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Marsupilami #1
La Queue du Marsupilami
Bring M. Backalive, le plus grand chasseur des cinq hémisphères (sic), remonte le rio Soupopoaro, dans la forêt palombienne à bord du bateau du capitaine Bombonera. Une fois de plus, il va tenter de capturer un marsupilami vivant. Il sera aidé dans son entreprise par Tapamilastiko, un indigène de la tribu des Chahutas.
48 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 1987
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January 9, 2022
Unpopular opinion:
Definitely the worst comic book from my childhood that I've reread lately.
If I remember well, as a child this already wasn't my cup of tea.
Even now - as an adult - I find it very childish, both the plot and the language (not only of the Marsupilami, but also of the other characters).
After entire pages of "Hoebi! Bibibiiiii! Hoeba hoeba! etc.", there's only one thing left to say: "Bibi hoeba!*"
(*translation: "I'm out of here!")
Definitely the worst comic book from my childhood that I've reread lately.
If I remember well, as a child this already wasn't my cup of tea.
Even now - as an adult - I find it very childish, both the plot and the language (not only of the Marsupilami, but also of the other characters).
After entire pages of "Hoebi! Bibibiiiii! Hoeba hoeba! etc.", there's only one thing left to say: "Bibi hoeba!*"
(*translation: "I'm out of here!")
December 30, 2017
The Marsupilami is a character I remember from family summer holidays to France as a child. At the time my only experience of French and Belgium comics was Asterix and Tintin, but those holidays offered tiny glimpses to a host of other characters and stories, and by far the most fascinating to my young eyes was this leopard-spotted monkey-like creature with the extraordinary tail. It wasn’t until Cinebook started their English reprints of Spirou & Fantasio that I recently got to read my first Marsupliami story, albeit as a supporting character, and now Cinebook have gone one step further by offering us Franquin’s amazing creation in his own series.
Set in the fictional rainforest-clad country of Palombia, this is the green and lush habitat of the secretive and little-known Marsupilami. But one intrepid animal collector is out to change all of that and bag a live specimen to show off to the wider world, thus making himself famous. He’s taken passage on a small boat along a previously unexplored stretch of the Huaytoonarro where the small band of travellers encounter a local native fishing. After much confusion, shouting and pirhana-infested hijinks, the boat leaves the hunter in the care of the native and the hunt begins. Although there is a Marsupilami present, what isn’t known is that it’s a Marsupilami with a family, and he’s a fair bit brighter than your average jungle critter.
Although created by Franquin - the series is also overseen by him - the tale is written by Greg with plenty of gags, slapstick and general absurdity, but what really brings it too life is the artwork of Batem whose style sits perfectly alongside the great Franquin and enhances the madcap shenanigans perfectly. It’s a nicely rounded tale where we’re introduced to the Marsupilami’s world and family while the bad guys get their just rewards, even if, to be fair, the bad guys are more misguided than evil. That astounding tail is a genius creation with much comic potential, and Batem and Greg use it to it’s full advantage.
An excellent start to a new series that does a unique character the justice he deserves. More!
Set in the fictional rainforest-clad country of Palombia, this is the green and lush habitat of the secretive and little-known Marsupilami. But one intrepid animal collector is out to change all of that and bag a live specimen to show off to the wider world, thus making himself famous. He’s taken passage on a small boat along a previously unexplored stretch of the Huaytoonarro where the small band of travellers encounter a local native fishing. After much confusion, shouting and pirhana-infested hijinks, the boat leaves the hunter in the care of the native and the hunt begins. Although there is a Marsupilami present, what isn’t known is that it’s a Marsupilami with a family, and he’s a fair bit brighter than your average jungle critter.
Although created by Franquin - the series is also overseen by him - the tale is written by Greg with plenty of gags, slapstick and general absurdity, but what really brings it too life is the artwork of Batem whose style sits perfectly alongside the great Franquin and enhances the madcap shenanigans perfectly. It’s a nicely rounded tale where we’re introduced to the Marsupilami’s world and family while the bad guys get their just rewards, even if, to be fair, the bad guys are more misguided than evil. That astounding tail is a genius creation with much comic potential, and Batem and Greg use it to it’s full advantage.
An excellent start to a new series that does a unique character the justice he deserves. More!
March 14, 2021
Der Großwildjäger Bring M. Backalive ist auf der Suche nach dem Marsupilami. Er möchte es um jeden Preis fangen. Dabei begibt er sich Mitten in den Dschungel Palumbiens. Mit Hilfe eines Einheimischen versucht er das Marsupilami in eine Falle zu locken, jedoch ist das Marsupilami alles andere als dumm.
Das Cover gefällt mir richtig gut. Man sieht das Marsupilami mit seiner Familie und dem Wildjäger. Und auch die Geschichte ist super witzig. Ich liebe das Marsupilami sehr. Es ist witzig, schlau und freundlich. Die kleine Familie des Marsupilamis ist wirklich zuckersüß. Vor allem ihr Haus ist richtig großartig gemacht.
Besonders schön finde ich die Szene, bei der die gesamte Marsupilami Familie sich zusammentut und den beiden Jägern den Streich spielt. Sie haben es nicht anders verdient!
Moral von der Geschichte: Man fängt keine lebenden wilden Tiere!
Das Cover gefällt mir richtig gut. Man sieht das Marsupilami mit seiner Familie und dem Wildjäger. Und auch die Geschichte ist super witzig. Ich liebe das Marsupilami sehr. Es ist witzig, schlau und freundlich. Die kleine Familie des Marsupilamis ist wirklich zuckersüß. Vor allem ihr Haus ist richtig großartig gemacht.
Besonders schön finde ich die Szene, bei der die gesamte Marsupilami Familie sich zusammentut und den beiden Jägern den Streich spielt. Sie haben es nicht anders verdient!
Moral von der Geschichte: Man fängt keine lebenden wilden Tiere!
March 29, 2018
A fun adventure story of the marsupilami outwitting the hunter and natives who wish to capture them. Plenty of amusing moments: I particularly liked the narrator's comments.
June 29, 2023
Another fun read, this one covering one whole story on the Marsupilami :-)
November 2, 2018
J'ai déterré l'album de ma biblio cet aprèm' ...
Houba Houba.
La Marsu n'est pas seulement un personnage de la bd " les aventures de Spirou et Fantasio".
Il a droit à sa propre bébé où il vit, avec sa famille, des aventures assez drôles ^^
Houba Houba.
La Marsu n'est pas seulement un personnage de la bd " les aventures de Spirou et Fantasio".
Il a droit à sa propre bébé où il vit, avec sa famille, des aventures assez drôles ^^
February 15, 2022
La première chose à vous dire, c’est que ce livre était un cadeau de mon ami, Charlie. C’est l’histoire de ce qui se passe dans une jungle avec d’animaux sauvages.
February 6, 2023
Paljon viihdyttävämpi kuin muistin. Hauska.
May 19, 2023
Cawpile: 4.57 2.5*
I think this just hasn’t aged well.
I think this just hasn’t aged well.
December 24, 2023
FormNorm ¦ D.L. 11/2008 ¦ ²²tomes backside
I enjoy how they insinuate actual learning about the rainforest within the silliness of the fiction!
I enjoy how they insinuate actual learning about the rainforest within the silliness of the fiction!
March 24, 2025
Typical humourous BD. Exactly what you'd expect by a Marsupilami book I guess.
August 15, 2025
Marsupilami'nin ilk albümü. Palmobiya ormanına efsanevi Marsupilami'yi avlamak için gelen hırslı bir avcının, ormanda yaşayan yerlinerin de dahil olduğu keyifli bir macera.
February 10, 2026
Great fun!
I always liked Marsupilami, I got the new, darker storyline in beautiful hardcover and then this bent and well-read copy of a reprint of #1 and couldn't be more happy.
I always liked Marsupilami, I got the new, darker storyline in beautiful hardcover and then this bent and well-read copy of a reprint of #1 and couldn't be more happy.
May 18, 2026
Houbi houbi
July 20, 2026
Libro de Casa
November 23, 2020
Funny! :)
February 9, 2025
This was a book I bout at the Belgium Comic Museum in Brussels, so this is an important book for me as a fan of the Belgium Comic medium. This was very much a set up for the series as it doesn't really do anything interesting in the way of plot. This series is a spin-off of the equally popular Spiru and Fantasia series but you don't have to have read that series to enjoy this.
After reading this one, I didn't really know how to feel overall. I think it was a perfectly good story, but I kind of forgot it after a while. The story was just a typical Road Runner-style story of the main villain of the series "Bring M. Backalive", trying to catch the Marsupilami and setting up traps in the jungle to catch him, only for them to go wrong and backfire.
One thing I liked about the Marsupilami as a character was that, unlike other funny, quick-witted characters like Bugs Bunny or Sonic the Hedgehog, the Marsupilami has a wife and three kids. And wife is like most housewives, always nagging him, needing to be fed and whatnot; the Marsupilami has a home life life most of us, which is something you don't see in a lot of cartoons like this. The Marsupilami kids are just as active as their father is in this story, which makes it feel all the more fresh in my mind.
I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series as this one was very much a taster, and while it was as enjoyable as it should have been, I think this is a good enough starting point that any series like this should be.
After reading this one, I didn't really know how to feel overall. I think it was a perfectly good story, but I kind of forgot it after a while. The story was just a typical Road Runner-style story of the main villain of the series "Bring M. Backalive", trying to catch the Marsupilami and setting up traps in the jungle to catch him, only for them to go wrong and backfire.
One thing I liked about the Marsupilami as a character was that, unlike other funny, quick-witted characters like Bugs Bunny or Sonic the Hedgehog, the Marsupilami has a wife and three kids. And wife is like most housewives, always nagging him, needing to be fed and whatnot; the Marsupilami has a home life life most of us, which is something you don't see in a lot of cartoons like this. The Marsupilami kids are just as active as their father is in this story, which makes it feel all the more fresh in my mind.
I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series as this one was very much a taster, and while it was as enjoyable as it should have been, I think this is a good enough starting point that any series like this should be.
May 24, 2015
Le scénario n’est pas extraordinaire : une série de gags dans une histoire de chasse au Marsupilami. Le chasseur fait preuve des idées les plus farfelues pour capturer l'animal, mais se bute à tout coup à un échec. C'est enfantin, simple et efficace.
Des dessins très orientés jeunesse eux aussi, tout dans la couleur et l'exagération. Des cheveux orange, un bateau qui ne pourrait assurément pas naviguer, du vert partout.
Si vous la découvrez adulte, cette BD ne présentera pas de révolution littéraire à vos yeux, mais pour une BD jeunesse, c'est vraiment réussi.
Des dessins très orientés jeunesse eux aussi, tout dans la couleur et l'exagération. Des cheveux orange, un bateau qui ne pourrait assurément pas naviguer, du vert partout.
Si vous la découvrez adulte, cette BD ne présentera pas de révolution littéraire à vos yeux, mais pour une BD jeunesse, c'est vraiment réussi.
June 19, 2011
#Program BUBU
Pertama kali dibeli dan dibaca pada tanggal 19 Juni 2011.
Pertama kali dibeli dan dibaca pada tanggal 19 Juni 2011.
September 4, 2018
En Néerlandais.
October 24, 2018
Očaravajuće simpatičan crtež, ali tanka i pomalo konfuzna priča uz, doduše, pokoji geg za smejanje na sav glas.
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