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Carthago Single Issues #10
Carthago. Band 10
Les ressources naturelles sont cherchées toujours plus loin, toujours plus profond. Au risque de libérer des monstres qu'on croyait depuis longtemps disparus... Lors d'un forage dans une caverne sous-marine, des scaphandriers sont attaqués par un mégalodon. Ancêtre préhistorique du requin, il est le plus féroce prédateur des mers que n'ait jamais connu notre planète. Employée par le richissime collectionneur Feiersinger, l'océanographe Kim Melville découvre que des spécimens ont survécu dans des grottes sous-marines alors qu'ils sont censés avoir disparu depuis 5 millions d'années ! Une découverte qui pourrait remettre en question l'équilibre écologique de la planète et la survie même de l'humanité.
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First published October 23, 2019
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Christophe Bec
286 books50 followersChristophe Bec is the writer of over fifty graphic novels. His flagship series as a writer, Shrine, has sold several hundred thousand copies worldwide. He is also the author of the comics Prometheus, Carthago, Darkness, Bunker, and Aéropostale.
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February 5, 2025
And so the story draws to a close however there are a number of mysteries left unanswered - some I think ended satisfactorily others I am not so sure about - I was torn with the rating I was going to give this book as at some points I wanted to rate it higher and then at others considerably lower it is a strange one.
I guess this is the price you pay for so many storylines - it felt like each major character had their own tale to tell and sometimes the crossed others paths (in some cases several times) but they did not all feel as resolved as some others.
I guess like all good books there are some threads that are just left undone - partly for the idea of further stories at later date and others just for the mystery of it all
I guess this is the price you pay for so many storylines - it felt like each major character had their own tale to tell and sometimes the crossed others paths (in some cases several times) but they did not all feel as resolved as some others.
I guess like all good books there are some threads that are just left undone - partly for the idea of further stories at later date and others just for the mystery of it all
October 30, 2022
This series had it all at the beginning, great drawing, mystery and writing good enough to give it Hollywood blockbuster feeling. However, somewhere after the first arc (if we can call it like that as it abruptly ends only for Bec to use flashbacks to explain what happened after the time jump) it goes downhill story wise. Pacing is all over the place, plot holes everywhere, characters have become just a bunch of cardboard cutouts and as the story nears the conclusion, it seems that as if Bec didn't had a clue where to lead a story or and editor to point him the right way or the publisher just decided to cut it as it dragged on. Ten issues are more than enough to tell a story like this, without filling it with unnecessary infodumps and scenes that are only there for the sake of filling a quota per issue.
Even the shift of story, from the chase after megalodon and other prehistoric animals to quest to find Atlantis and its mermaid-like inhabitants wouldn't be a problem if Bec knew what he was doing. It could've been something like a Jurassic Park series, only in comic book. Or pretty much any Michael Crichton novel, where you disregard any plot holes or ludicrous story for the fun of it and storytelling skills.
Is it worth the read? Sure, at least first few issues. Still, drawing remains the prime quality of this series.
P.S.
And why Carthago, Bec? For the love of God, why?
Even the shift of story, from the chase after megalodon and other prehistoric animals to quest to find Atlantis and its mermaid-like inhabitants wouldn't be a problem if Bec knew what he was doing. It could've been something like a Jurassic Park series, only in comic book. Or pretty much any Michael Crichton novel, where you disregard any plot holes or ludicrous story for the fun of it and storytelling skills.
Is it worth the read? Sure, at least first few issues. Still, drawing remains the prime quality of this series.
P.S.
And why Carthago, Bec? For the love of God, why?
September 12, 2025
sympa ! on a l'impression que c'est la fin. certains dénouements un peu facile et prévisible mais c'est quand même une bonne bd et un univers intéressant.
October 24, 2020
A good ending. Thank you for writing and drawing a classic
May 13, 2021
I can imagine a lot of people would hate this ending.
Personally, I liked it. The whole series wasn't the kind of story that had one focus, a linear plot and a clean resolution.
My main take is that this story is about climate change/emergency and how we need to work with nature or risk everything. The frustration of nature is displayed by 'The Troublemaker' and it's violence against humans.
The only part I found... Difficult was Kim. The mother. She made some asinine choices and in the end, simply died pointlessly, if poetically but it was interesting to see the most likeable character become the most despicable (for me anyway) and the most despicable actually become redeemable.
A fascinating story with absolutely marvelous illustrations and multi layered storylines - I could easily imagine this as a solid trilogy of novels digging deep into the life of London and his Sean Courtneyesque life, concluding in the third book with the sequence in Carthago.
9/10 for me. Great science fiction comic series, only let down by feeling slightly rushed in areas and not delving deeply enough into Lou's mysteries.
Personally, I liked it. The whole series wasn't the kind of story that had one focus, a linear plot and a clean resolution.
My main take is that this story is about climate change/emergency and how we need to work with nature or risk everything. The frustration of nature is displayed by 'The Troublemaker' and it's violence against humans.
The only part I found... Difficult was Kim. The mother. She made some asinine choices and in the end, simply died pointlessly, if poetically but it was interesting to see the most likeable character become the most despicable (for me anyway) and the most despicable actually become redeemable.
A fascinating story with absolutely marvelous illustrations and multi layered storylines - I could easily imagine this as a solid trilogy of novels digging deep into the life of London and his Sean Courtneyesque life, concluding in the third book with the sequence in Carthago.
9/10 for me. Great science fiction comic series, only let down by feeling slightly rushed in areas and not delving deeply enough into Lou's mysteries.
March 28, 2020
Très belle série, démarrée en 2008 et terminée fin 2019. En 10 tomes, une première sous-série de 5 tomes suivie d'une autre, située dix années plus tard dans le temps.
L'histoire est un thriller écolo centré sur la mer, le monde des abysses, les mégalodons, l'Atlantide, le tout est plutôt de bonne tenue, même si le scénario créée des attentes qui ne seront pas toutes honorées.
L'histoire bascule progressivement vers le fantastique, mais en douceur.
Les personnages sont complexes, parfois ambigus, avec notamment le personnage du Centenaire, dont tous les secrets ne seront pas révélés.
Le suspens est constant. La narration, pleine de flash-back est parfois un peu tortueuse, mais on ne s'y perd jamais.
La qualité du dessin est impressionnante, avec de magnifiques doubles pages de scènes marines qui valent vraiment le coup d'oeil. Le changement de dessinateur dans la deuxième sous-série se fait facilement.
Je ne suis pas très fan de la fin de la série, un peu trop elliptique à mon gout, mais l'ensemble est plus que recommandable pour passer un bon moment en apnée.
L'histoire est un thriller écolo centré sur la mer, le monde des abysses, les mégalodons, l'Atlantide, le tout est plutôt de bonne tenue, même si le scénario créée des attentes qui ne seront pas toutes honorées.
L'histoire bascule progressivement vers le fantastique, mais en douceur.
Les personnages sont complexes, parfois ambigus, avec notamment le personnage du Centenaire, dont tous les secrets ne seront pas révélés.
Le suspens est constant. La narration, pleine de flash-back est parfois un peu tortueuse, mais on ne s'y perd jamais.
La qualité du dessin est impressionnante, avec de magnifiques doubles pages de scènes marines qui valent vraiment le coup d'oeil. Le changement de dessinateur dans la deuxième sous-série se fait facilement.
Je ne suis pas très fan de la fin de la série, un peu trop elliptique à mon gout, mais l'ensemble est plus que recommandable pour passer un bon moment en apnée.
March 29, 2024
La historia de fondo de los híbridos es una tontería, ya no se habla nada de Carthago, la empresa causante de todo por extraer gas, los malos ahora son buenos y salen otros malos nuevos, un poco sin ton ni son, los megalodones ya no están aislados, vienen por cientos...
Los dibujos están bien, pero no merece la pena.
Los dibujos están bien, pero no merece la pena.
March 16, 2020
On en redemande, un sauvetage inespéré, les dons de Lou, et le mystère qui s’éclaircit petit à petit...
Si on aime la saga et les grands fonds...
Si on aime la saga et les grands fonds...
March 13, 2021
Madness.
November 8, 2023
very disappointed by this ending. It felt trite. It definitely felt like a rip off of several movies and TV series.
The art was good though.
The art was good though.
June 12, 2024
Confusing and disjointed
Lots open ended questions with few answers. Ending was scattered bits and very confusing at to what was actually happening
Lots open ended questions with few answers. Ending was scattered bits and very confusing at to what was actually happening
August 5, 2025
The arc could have ended better, and the art was sloppy, as if finished in great haste.
February 24, 2024
I got this comic via a Humble Bundle and as I am a bit lazy when it comes to writing reviews this year, I am going to write one review for the entire series.
These comics remind me - the story, the storytelling and the artwork (the characters move a bit stiffly) - of the adventure comics I read during the seventies and eighties (Bob Morane for example). They also have a European feel: the locations, the artwork, no superheroes, and occasionally a bit of nudity.
They feel a bit dated, but as adventure comics go, I enjoyed them. The stories revolve around the Centenarian of the Carpathians and his aides, mainly London Donovan, who search/hunt the world for weird and often very dangerous creatures.
Volumes 9 and 10 weren't as good as the previous volumes.
These comics remind me - the story, the storytelling and the artwork (the characters move a bit stiffly) - of the adventure comics I read during the seventies and eighties (Bob Morane for example). They also have a European feel: the locations, the artwork, no superheroes, and occasionally a bit of nudity.
They feel a bit dated, but as adventure comics go, I enjoyed them. The stories revolve around the Centenarian of the Carpathians and his aides, mainly London Donovan, who search/hunt the world for weird and often very dangerous creatures.
Volumes 9 and 10 weren't as good as the previous volumes.
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