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Exciting battles, intrigue and deep human emotions drive this installment of an epic tale of bravery, greed and lust. In the age of Crusades, Magpie's thieves find danger when they steal riches from a monastery. Meanwhile, Aymar continues to St. Jacques, planning his return to Bois-Murray and his place as Lord. Exciting battles, intrigue and deep emotions drive this installment of an epic tale of bravery, greed and lust

48 pages, Hardcover

First published November 15, 1986

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Hermann Huppen

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Hermann was born in 1938 in Bévercé (now a part of Malmedy) in Liège Province. After studying to become a furniture maker and working as interior architect, Hermann made his debut as comic book artist in 1964 in the comics magazine Spirou with a four page story. Greg noticed his talent and offered him to work for his studio. In 1966, he began illustrating the Bernard Prince series written by Greg, published in the comic magazine Tintin periodical. In 1969, also in collaboration with Greg, he began the western series Comanche. This appeared at the same time as other western series such as Blueberry.
Hermann began writing his own stories in 1977, starting the post-apocalyptic Jeremiah series, which is still produced today. In the same period, he also made three albums of Nick, inspired by Little Nemo in Slumberland, for Spirou.[1] In 1983 he began a new series, Les Tours de Bois-Maury, which is set in the Middle Ages and is less focused on action than his other works.
Hermann has also created many non-series graphic novels sometimes together with his son Yves H. One of them, Lune de Guerre, with a story by Jean Van Hamme, was later filmed as The Wedding Party by Dominique Deruddere.[2]
Hermann is characterized by a realistic style and stories that are both somber and angry, with a sense of disillusion with regards to the human character in general, and current society more specifically.


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1,227 reviews20 followers
November 20, 2017
Nunca había leído nada de Hermann, pero me arroje al tomo acompañado por las buenas criticas que vi por ahí y si señor, este tipo es una maquina de hacer buenos comics. 3 historias que nos habla de un obrero acusado de asesinato y un caballero que quiere recuperar su castillo perdido,todo es increíble y te atrapa, aunque el tema medieval no sea de mi preferencia y al terminarlo, sigo preguntandome, que le ve de mágico esa gente que le gusta esa época?, ¿la falta de medicina?, el sudor en los campos?, la inquisición?, la peste?,bueno, me fui por otros canos, pero volviendo al comic, las 3 historias son solidas y el arte es impresionante, hay detalles en viñetas que te dejan boquiabierto, con un detalle que te cagas y un manejo del claroscuro que te hace aplaudir y asombrarte que este comic tenga tanto tiempo, sin que se note el paso del tiempo o la época en que fue creado, es duro y potente.Muy buena lectura.
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843 reviews
September 5, 2021
Onhan tämä ilman muuta laatusarjakuvaa: hyvin tehtyä, taustatyötä myöten. Tarinakokonaisuudessa vain on niin valtava määrä henkilöitä, että minä en pysy perässä. Ja vähän liian synkkä on tämä maailma minun makuuni, vaikka olisikin totuuden mukainen kuvaus tuosta ajankohdasta ja maailmasta.
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June 3, 2019
Vallan viihdyttävä pieni tarina. Kyllä näitä ilokseen lukee ja mielellään kuvia katselee.
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July 29, 2022
Une bonne immersion sur les chemins peu sûrs du Chemin de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle.
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282 reviews17 followers
May 3, 2010
La historia se centra en German, el joven ladron al que queman la mano en el Vol. 1, ahora el y su grupo deciden atracar una abadia donde tienen algunas piezas de oro, y para esto son ayudados por un contrahecho, Ludovico. Alda, la unica mujer en el grupo es utilizada como carnada para que distraiga al guardia del pueblo. Hay una historia paralela muy corta con Amaury al que una pareja que lo contrata, intenta seguir su vida despues de que su hijo contrahecho muere poco tiempo despues de su nacimiento.
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1,376 reviews45 followers
July 29, 2011
Retour d'un personnage du premier tome : Germain.

Pour le coup, il est le véritable héros de cet épisode où Aymar et Olivier n'apparaissent pas, ou alors très peu et de manière anecdotique (je dois avouer que ma dernière lecture de ce tome remonte à plus d'un an).

Quoiqu'il en soit, c'est un très bon album, qui introduit quelques autres figures marquantes de la série (Marcus et Alda pour ne pas les nommer). Une histoire sombre et violente, comme souvent chez Hermann, mais ça n'en rends le récit que plus beau.
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