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Fins de siècle #1
Οι Φάλαγγες της Μαύρης Τάξης
Μια ομάδα ακροδεξιών τρομοκρατών από τα απομεινάρια του στρατού του Φράνκο, δολοφονεί ένα ολόκληρο χωρίο στην Ισπανική εξοχή, υπογράφοντας ως "Οι Φάλαγγες της Μαύρης Τάξης". Ένας Άγγλος δημοσιογράφος μαθαίνει για την αποτρόπαια αυτή πράξη και αναγνωρίζει στους υπεύθυνους τους εχθρούς που πολέμησε στον Ισπανικό εμφύλιο. Έτσι, συγκεντρώνει τους παλιούς του συντρόφους από τις Διεθνείς Ταξιαρχίες και ξεκινά ένα δύσκολο ταξίδι σε όλη την Ευρώπη ακολουθώντας το ματωμένο μονοπάτι που αφήνουν πίσω τους. Ένα δυνατό πολιτικό θρίλερ από τις πένες αυτών που μας έδωσαν την "Παρτίδα Κυνηγιού".
84 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1979
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Pierre Christin
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May 29, 2015
‘The Black Order Brigade’, translated from the original French work ‘Les Phalanges de l'Ordre Noir’ is a chilling graphic novel with a political-thriller angle written by Pierre Christin. The highlight of the book is the brilliant illustrations by Enki Bilal, which sets the tone perfectly for a macabre political tale soaked in bloodshed and violence.
The first thing I noticed while reading ‘The Black Order Brigade’ was the hazy dream-like feel of the sketches that is amazing and haunting at the same time. But this style of illustration complements nicely for a tale that starts of with carnage and which is serious in its mood.
The story begins in late 70s with ‘The Black Order Brigade’ - a fascist organization dating back to Spanish Civil War and comprising of the remnants of Franco's former soldiers – cold-bloodedly massacring all the residents from a remote countryside village in Spain. When this news reaches London, an English journalist named Pritchard – a former member of International Brigades from the Spanish Civil War - recognizes them as former enemies and a greater threat to the future of Europe. Pritchard assembles a group of his former militant members from International Brigades for a final stand off against ‘The Black Order Brigade’. Soon Pritchard and his band is searching for ‘The Black Order Brigade’ which takes them all across the continental Europe in a long journey full of death, bloodbath and misery.
What makes the stand off between these two groups of old-timers fascinating is the fact that the author chose to portray them as aging old men with deteriorating health and illness, instead of super fit commandos. This gives their motivations which are fueled only by old glory and passions more visibility.
The first thing I noticed while reading ‘The Black Order Brigade’ was the hazy dream-like feel of the sketches that is amazing and haunting at the same time. But this style of illustration complements nicely for a tale that starts of with carnage and which is serious in its mood.
The story begins in late 70s with ‘The Black Order Brigade’ - a fascist organization dating back to Spanish Civil War and comprising of the remnants of Franco's former soldiers – cold-bloodedly massacring all the residents from a remote countryside village in Spain. When this news reaches London, an English journalist named Pritchard – a former member of International Brigades from the Spanish Civil War - recognizes them as former enemies and a greater threat to the future of Europe. Pritchard assembles a group of his former militant members from International Brigades for a final stand off against ‘The Black Order Brigade’. Soon Pritchard and his band is searching for ‘The Black Order Brigade’ which takes them all across the continental Europe in a long journey full of death, bloodbath and misery.
What makes the stand off between these two groups of old-timers fascinating is the fact that the author chose to portray them as aging old men with deteriorating health and illness, instead of super fit commandos. This gives their motivations which are fueled only by old glory and passions more visibility.
June 26, 2019
I prefer my protagonists as either children or old folks: either below 16 or above 60, nothing in between. This comic provides well of the latter, with a bunch of cranky farts killing each other for reasons that I'm not sure even matter so much. Politics, I guess. Or maybe they just got really old and want to go out with a bang.
Art's great. It's Enki Bilal so you know it will be. It pains some lovely landscape and backdrops for grisly murder. Plot is a bit less so but it pulls itself through, and I like these guys.
Art's great. It's Enki Bilal so you know it will be. It pains some lovely landscape and backdrops for grisly murder. Plot is a bit less so but it pulls itself through, and I like these guys.
September 13, 2015
At this time Bilal n was not a fashionable star who wind his drawings 100000 euros. Christin and Bilal. A political comic strip. A brigade of the Spanish civil war reunite after many years. They are old, sometimes sick. The danger : a fascist organisation, the black order brigade. But it is not so simple, settling of scores between Stalinist and Trotskyist of the POUP.
Everybody will go at the end of his history with his failures and his disappointments.. A melancholic graphic novel.
Everybody will go at the end of his history with his failures and his disappointments.. A melancholic graphic novel.
December 8, 2021
EXTREMELY disappointed. Tiresome anti-war, post-war drama, based on dirty dozen in a stupid way: they are all old and tired. And they have to hunt down other old people.
Not recommended. You could read this tiresome thing only for historical reasons.
Now I officially can say that Moebius & Bilal are great painters/artists but not good comic artists.
Not recommended. You could read this tiresome thing only for historical reasons.
Now I officially can say that Moebius & Bilal are great painters/artists but not good comic artists.
February 4, 2022
This was a great thriller
An international brigade that had fought against fascism in the Spanish civil war reforms 40 years later when band of terrorist from that era becomes active again. One bunch of gun-toting geriatrics chasing another made for a great story. The script by Pierre Christin does make for dry reading at some points but I was still entertained in the two sessions it took me to read it.
The art by Enki Bilal was a revelation for me, it’s my first time experiencing it. Some hints of Moebius and Gimenez in there and a grey-ish palette that worked really well with the morose tone of the story.
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An international brigade that had fought against fascism in the Spanish civil war reforms 40 years later when band of terrorist from that era becomes active again. One bunch of gun-toting geriatrics chasing another made for a great story. The script by Pierre Christin does make for dry reading at some points but I was still entertained in the two sessions it took me to read it.
The art by Enki Bilal was a revelation for me, it’s my first time experiencing it. Some hints of Moebius and Gimenez in there and a grey-ish palette that worked really well with the morose tone of the story.
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May 9, 2025
I always enjoy the art of Enki Bilal. This is why I purchased the book. The artwork is great as always. I found the story line itself to be uninteresting. I kept hoping for more.
August 9, 2021
Suite à la visite de la superbe exposition consacrée à Enki Bilal à Landerneau, l'envie m'a pris de relire, près de 30 ans plus tard, le dyptique co réalisé avec Christin au début des années 80. Je l'avais lu assez jeune, mais j'avais un souvenir marquant de l'ambiance. Le jeune Bilal avait ici l'occasion de frapper un grand coup.
La relecture a été un grand bonheur. L'histoire de cette errance de vieillards, anciens des brigades internationales, à la poursuite de vieux phalangistes commettant des attentats dans toute l'Europe était et reste une idée absolument brillante.
Ça se lit aujourd'hui comme une tranche d'histoire, dans ce contexte des années de plomb.
Le dessin est déjà magnifique, bien sûr !
La relecture a été un grand bonheur. L'histoire de cette errance de vieillards, anciens des brigades internationales, à la poursuite de vieux phalangistes commettant des attentats dans toute l'Europe était et reste une idée absolument brillante.
Ça se lit aujourd'hui comme une tranche d'histoire, dans ce contexte des années de plomb.
Le dessin est déjà magnifique, bien sûr !
August 6, 2016
Good historical fiction, great attention to details. I like also the fact old people are the main characters.
Pity for the massacre of the Italian language during the speech of the Italian member of Parliament. On top of all the other mistakes, a communist manages to address the people with the word the fascists use (''camerati''). This deserves to be quoted in the list of the Top 5 embarrassing misprints as number 6 ;-).
Pity for the massacre of the Italian language during the speech of the Italian member of Parliament. On top of all the other mistakes, a communist manages to address the people with the word the fascists use (''camerati''). This deserves to be quoted in the list of the Top 5 embarrassing misprints as number 6 ;-).
October 23, 2018
Nice tale of leftist revolutionary struggle. The Spanish Civil War was so important in the wars and conflicts to come that it was a defining moment in world history. And this was originally published in 1979, so it's an early Bilal. Pierre Christin is, on his own, a celebrated writer of BD. Bilal would proceed to mainly write and ilustrate his own stuff. This graphic novel was published in a time (the Cold War) where trenches were being deepen. Now we live in another such time, so maybe it's a good idea to recover narratives like this one.
November 10, 2023
Noir & post war, ένα βιβλίο με τη μαυρίλα των "ηλικιωμένων" που έζησαν πόλεμο, και δεν μπορούν να ζήσουν και πέρα από αυτο...
Μια ομάδα 'γέρων', που ενώ θα μπορούσαν να συνεχίσουν την ήρεμη ζωούλα τους, επιλέγουν τον δύσκολο δρόμο του να συνεχίσουν το καθήκον τους και να βρουν την γαλήνη μέσα από τη συνέχεια του πολέμου.
Μια ομάδα 'γέρων', που ενώ θα μπορούσαν να συνεχίσουν την ήρεμη ζωούλα τους, επιλέγουν τον δύσκολο δρόμο του να συνεχίσουν το καθήκον τους και να βρουν την γαλήνη μέσα από τη συνέχεια του πολέμου.
January 10, 2018
Relectura más de veinte años después de una obra que he disfrutado mucho más aunque me ha dejado el mismo poso de amargura que en su momento. Quizá más porque aún estando en el siglo XXI la lucha contra el fascismo sigue, por desgracia, todavía viva. Y vamos perdiendo.
November 24, 2020
odličan strip! bivši pripadnici internacionalnih brigada, sada starci na umoru, okupljaju se i kreću u totalnu osvetu. usput par njih dobije srčku, ali na kraju se falangistima najebu milosne majke i pri tome svi izginu. de ćeš bolje.
December 24, 2023
A noir trip through Europe and it’s bloody near history. Works in my mind as a sequel to the sublime movie Land and freedom.
June 22, 2019
> Un baroud d’honneur
> Combat désespéré avant l’issue fatale d’une bataille, militaire ou non. – Wiktionnaire
Cette expression résume à elle seule ce livre. C’est celui que d’anciens extrémistes de gauche face à des extrémistes de droite vont mener de nombreuses années après la guerre d’Espagne. A présent, ils sont devenus des vieillards et vont mener leur dernière bataille. Il s’agit d’un _one shot_ touffu paru en 1979 – 1 an après ma naissance, ça commence à faire – que l’on doit à la collaboration entre ENKI BILAL et PIERRE CHRISTIN.
Je ne suis pas du tout connaisseur du travail de la légende de la BD qu’est Enki Bilal. J’essaie simplement de m’y intéresser lorsque l’occasion se présente – c’est-à-dire plus prosaïquement lorsque je tombe sur l’une de ses oeuvres à la bibliothèque. Cette oeuvre de jeunesse a subi – comme ses protagonistes – le poids des années qui se ressent à la fois sur le plan de la technique et sur le style. Le sujet n’aide pas puisque les personnages représentés sont âgés et passablement déconfits. Le résultat est donc relativement moche sur le plan graphique – ce n’est évidement que mon avis très subjectif. Côté scénario le début est assez prenant, l’organisation de l’équipe et de la mission, tout s’enchaîne à un rythme soutenu, on est pris par cette histoire. Puis au bout d’un moment, l’effet de surprise prenant fin, on se lasse. Le schéma semble être toujours le même et la fin est attendue.
Je trouve très dommage que le scénariste n’ait pas exploité ce que l’on voit sur la couverture et sur la page de garde, la photo de l’équipe de l’équipe au moment de la guerre puis ce qu’ils sont devenus. Il aurait été intéressant de faire des allers-retours (_flashback_) entre ces deux époque de façon à créer un parallèle entre ces deux moments si différents de la vie dont le seul point commun est certainement l’imprudence et le courage. Ce choix, plus complexe à maîtriser, aurait donné plus de profondeur au récit. Un début sur les chapeaux de roues et une fin décevante, mais surtout l’aspect politique du sujet m’ont tout de même donné envie de lire un autre opus des mêmes auteurs: La partie de chasse.
https://www.aubonroman.com/2019/01/le...
> Combat désespéré avant l’issue fatale d’une bataille, militaire ou non. – Wiktionnaire
Cette expression résume à elle seule ce livre. C’est celui que d’anciens extrémistes de gauche face à des extrémistes de droite vont mener de nombreuses années après la guerre d’Espagne. A présent, ils sont devenus des vieillards et vont mener leur dernière bataille. Il s’agit d’un _one shot_ touffu paru en 1979 – 1 an après ma naissance, ça commence à faire – que l’on doit à la collaboration entre ENKI BILAL et PIERRE CHRISTIN.
Je ne suis pas du tout connaisseur du travail de la légende de la BD qu’est Enki Bilal. J’essaie simplement de m’y intéresser lorsque l’occasion se présente – c’est-à-dire plus prosaïquement lorsque je tombe sur l’une de ses oeuvres à la bibliothèque. Cette oeuvre de jeunesse a subi – comme ses protagonistes – le poids des années qui se ressent à la fois sur le plan de la technique et sur le style. Le sujet n’aide pas puisque les personnages représentés sont âgés et passablement déconfits. Le résultat est donc relativement moche sur le plan graphique – ce n’est évidement que mon avis très subjectif. Côté scénario le début est assez prenant, l’organisation de l’équipe et de la mission, tout s’enchaîne à un rythme soutenu, on est pris par cette histoire. Puis au bout d’un moment, l’effet de surprise prenant fin, on se lasse. Le schéma semble être toujours le même et la fin est attendue.
Je trouve très dommage que le scénariste n’ait pas exploité ce que l’on voit sur la couverture et sur la page de garde, la photo de l’équipe de l’équipe au moment de la guerre puis ce qu’ils sont devenus. Il aurait été intéressant de faire des allers-retours (_flashback_) entre ces deux époque de façon à créer un parallèle entre ces deux moments si différents de la vie dont le seul point commun est certainement l’imprudence et le courage. Ce choix, plus complexe à maîtriser, aurait donné plus de profondeur au récit. Un début sur les chapeaux de roues et une fin décevante, mais surtout l’aspect politique du sujet m’ont tout de même donné envie de lire un autre opus des mêmes auteurs: La partie de chasse.
https://www.aubonroman.com/2019/01/le...
July 19, 2016
Una especie de reescritura en clave socialdemócrata, o mejor dicho, de extremo centro reformista, de la ya de por sí reaccionaria "El hombre que fue jueves", de Chesterton. Una parábola con forma de thriller político para contarnos que los extremeños ideológicos se tocan, que los rojos y los pardos son la misma cara de una caduca moneda fuera de circulación. Un tebeo, en definitiva, que leído ahora refleja perfectamente los esfuerzos de la izquierda ilustrada europea de finales de los setenta para despojarse de todo rastro violento, revolucionario y obrero y evolucionar hacia los valores del capitalismo, el liberalismo y la democracia burguesa en los ochenta.
Ideologías (con perdón de Christin) aparte, el inverosímil relato, alargado hasta la extenuación y el agotamiento, es aburrido, reiterativo y cansino como un grifo goteando a las tres de la mañana. Bilal es un ilustrador cojonudo, pero como historietista resulta rígido, hierático y plomizo, con esos adustísimos personajes que parecen forjados en hierro oxidado. Quién sabe, quizá buscaba reflejar fielmente el ambiente de aquellos años de plomo de finales de los setenta en Europa, pero su arte contribuye a que leer esta rocambolesca e interminable historia sea como zamparse una olla de morteruelo durante una tórrida tarde de agosto.
Ideologías (con perdón de Christin) aparte, el inverosímil relato, alargado hasta la extenuación y el agotamiento, es aburrido, reiterativo y cansino como un grifo goteando a las tres de la mañana. Bilal es un ilustrador cojonudo, pero como historietista resulta rígido, hierático y plomizo, con esos adustísimos personajes que parecen forjados en hierro oxidado. Quién sabe, quizá buscaba reflejar fielmente el ambiente de aquellos años de plomo de finales de los setenta en Europa, pero su arte contribuye a que leer esta rocambolesca e interminable historia sea como zamparse una olla de morteruelo durante una tórrida tarde de agosto.
August 26, 2017
Fumetto di nicchia che si apprezza senza sconti con un bagaglio storico della guerra civile di Spagna. Disegni tratteggiati con cura maniacale accompagnano un'impietosa caccia al nemico bandita da un gruppo di ex-partigiani che si erge come ultimo baluardo della lotta contro l'ideologia fascista. Il ritmo serrato degli avvenimenti non impedisce a ciascuna personalità di emergere sopra le teste dei compagni, ed è forse questa eterogeneità fra amici, più che il fine ultimo di vendetta, ad alzare il valore della storia.
Tutto è bene finché non entra in gioco la mia deformazione professionale. Ricordo al sior traduttore (o siora traduttrice, ché il nome non viene specificato) che l'articolo indeterminativo non ha bisogno di apostrofo per introdurre sostantivi maschili. Da qui avremo:
1. "un'ebreo" > un ebreo
2. "giocano a rifare la storia in un’ospizio per rimbambiti" > [...] un ospizio per rimbambiti
3. "rapire un’esponente comunista" > rapire un esponente comunista
E dulcis in fundo:
4. "ti dò l'estrema unzione" > ti do [...]
Il primo è una svista, il secondo un vizio, il terzo indice di negligenza editoriale, il quarto autorizza al lancio di uova sull'editor incaricato della revisione del testo italiano. Questo romanzo a fumetti si merita una cura migliore.
Tutto è bene finché non entra in gioco la mia deformazione professionale. Ricordo al sior traduttore (o siora traduttrice, ché il nome non viene specificato) che l'articolo indeterminativo non ha bisogno di apostrofo per introdurre sostantivi maschili. Da qui avremo:
1. "un'ebreo" > un ebreo
2. "giocano a rifare la storia in un’ospizio per rimbambiti" > [...] un ospizio per rimbambiti
3. "rapire un’esponente comunista" > rapire un esponente comunista
E dulcis in fundo:
4. "ti dò l'estrema unzione" > ti do [...]
Il primo è una svista, il secondo un vizio, il terzo indice di negligenza editoriale, il quarto autorizza al lancio di uova sull'editor incaricato della revisione del testo italiano. Questo romanzo a fumetti si merita una cura migliore.
June 14, 2015
"One last mission" type of story with a bunch of old soldiers hunting down other old soldiers they fought 40 years ago. Unlike most stories of this type, it focuses more on the growing old part (and not just in a comedic way). Characters are mostly flat. Art is pretty solid.
January 2, 2011
A bunch of old people hunt down a bunch of other old people who pissed them off during the Spanish Civil War. Reading in French is much easier when there are pictures.
October 18, 2013
Oli tämä huomattavasti parempi kuin muistin. Komeita kuvia, hahmoja joiden kohtalo kiinnosti sekä juoni joka kuljetti kyseisiä hahmoja kohti surkeaa kohtaloa.
September 7, 2022
Grisly.
But so well written and illustrated!
The best character BY FAR is "a priest- strange by anyone's standards."
But so well written and illustrated!
The best character BY FAR is "a priest- strange by anyone's standards."
January 18, 2025
Enki Bilal's slightly dirty and wet aesthetics work wonders here, it's very beautiful. Page 12, a Spanish church, scowled, under a gray sky. The diversity of locations is rich and allows Bilal to explore different architectures and aesthetics across Europe, although all united in his same distinctive style: Aragon, London, Barcelona, Sicily, Rome, Switzerland, Heidelberg, Amsterdam, Paris, Massif Central...
Unfortunately, Pierre Christin's script is, for me, not up to par. The many dialogues are a bit heavy and stiff. There is a form of childishness and a lack of credibility in several situations, for example the group of activists that we follow commits an improvised bomb attack on a far-right group in Barcelona with only a few hours of preparation, all present there on the port in a total lack of discretion. It's naive and grotesque.
The brutal ending makes up for it a bit and, added to Bilal's excellent drawing, ultimately makes it a read that is not totally devoid of interest but undermined by monumental writing flaws.
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L’esthétique un peu sale et suintante de Enki Bilal fait merveille ici, c’est très beau. Page 12, une belle église espagnole, renfrognée, sous un ciel gris. La diversité des lieux est riche et permet à Bilal d'explorer différentes architectures et esthétiques à travers l’Europe, quoique toutes unies dans son même style distinctif: Aragon, Londres, Barcelone, Sicile, Rome, Suisse, Heidelberg, Amsterdam, Paris, Massif central…
Malheureusement le scénario de Pierre Christin n’est, pour moi, pas à la hauteur. Les nombreux dialogues sont un peu lourds et raides. Il y a une forme de puérilité et un manque de crédibilité dans plusieurs situations, par exemple le groupe d'activistes que l’on suit commet une attaque à la bombe improvisée sur un groupe d’extrême-droite à Barcelone avec une préparation de quelques heures seulement, tous présents là sur le port dans un manque de discrétion total. C’est naïf et grotesque.
La fin brutale rattrape un peu quand même et, ajoutée à au très bon dessin de Bilal, en fait au final une lecture pas totalement dénuée d’intérêt mais minée par des défauts d’écriture monumentaux.
Unfortunately, Pierre Christin's script is, for me, not up to par. The many dialogues are a bit heavy and stiff. There is a form of childishness and a lack of credibility in several situations, for example the group of activists that we follow commits an improvised bomb attack on a far-right group in Barcelona with only a few hours of preparation, all present there on the port in a total lack of discretion. It's naive and grotesque.
The brutal ending makes up for it a bit and, added to Bilal's excellent drawing, ultimately makes it a read that is not totally devoid of interest but undermined by monumental writing flaws.
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L’esthétique un peu sale et suintante de Enki Bilal fait merveille ici, c’est très beau. Page 12, une belle église espagnole, renfrognée, sous un ciel gris. La diversité des lieux est riche et permet à Bilal d'explorer différentes architectures et esthétiques à travers l’Europe, quoique toutes unies dans son même style distinctif: Aragon, Londres, Barcelone, Sicile, Rome, Suisse, Heidelberg, Amsterdam, Paris, Massif central…
Malheureusement le scénario de Pierre Christin n’est, pour moi, pas à la hauteur. Les nombreux dialogues sont un peu lourds et raides. Il y a une forme de puérilité et un manque de crédibilité dans plusieurs situations, par exemple le groupe d'activistes que l’on suit commet une attaque à la bombe improvisée sur un groupe d’extrême-droite à Barcelone avec une préparation de quelques heures seulement, tous présents là sur le port dans un manque de discrétion total. C’est naïf et grotesque.
La fin brutale rattrape un peu quand même et, ajoutée à au très bon dessin de Bilal, en fait au final une lecture pas totalement dénuée d’intérêt mais minée par des défauts d’écriture monumentaux.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 16, 2020
Pierre Christin's 'The Black Order Brigade' is an incredible story about elderly Spanish civil war veterans who were members of the International Brigades reuniting to confront the re-emergence of an old fascist threat. The Black Order Brigade is an elderly group of fascists that form in response to a remote, nearly forgot Spanish village elects a left leaning mayor. During the civil war, the town was fought over till the end of the war approached. Once it was clear the Republic was lost and fascist victory approached, the international brigades were disbanded and its members fled to their respective countries of origin. Despite their departure, the struggle against fascism never ended for them.
For some reason I expected the story to be a bit more lighthearted than it turned out to be. The characters were very reflective, thoughtful, and even struggled with the morality of what they were doing, though never wavering in their commitment to stopping the fascist threat. Christin's shows the dealing with their age and failing health, but more importantly with being forgotten or dismissed by the much younger people around them. Like them, the story shows how some people have totally forgotten the struggles that took place in Spain and elsewhere despite how that past continues to haunt the present both in the story and in our own time.
For some reason I expected the story to be a bit more lighthearted than it turned out to be. The characters were very reflective, thoughtful, and even struggled with the morality of what they were doing, though never wavering in their commitment to stopping the fascist threat. Christin's shows the dealing with their age and failing health, but more importantly with being forgotten or dismissed by the much younger people around them. Like them, the story shows how some people have totally forgotten the struggles that took place in Spain and elsewhere despite how that past continues to haunt the present both in the story and in our own time.
November 5, 2021
Franco'nun mirasını sahiplenen bir grup faşist İspanya'da katliam yapınca, İspanya İç Savaşı zamanında Franco'ya karşı savaşmış uluslararası anti-faşist tugayların eski üyeleri bir araya gelir ve mücadele başlar. Böyle yazınca kulağa Expendables türü uyduruk film senaryosu gibi geliyor, ama Pierre Christine'in senaryosu çok farklı: Farklı ülkelerden gelen bu eski tüfek solcuların yaşlılıkları, zaafları, kırgınlıkları ve çekinceleri var; bu da onları tam olarak kahraman yapmıyor. Her birinin cepheden ayrılınca kurduğu düzenli yaşamın izlerini, geçmişteki alışkanlıklarını ve ideolojik farklarını da göz önüne alan, esprili bir dil yaratmış. Buna rağmen melankolik bir çizgi roman okuduğumu söyleyebilirim; tek handikapı, diyaloglara fazla bel bağlaması. Enki Bilal'in çizimleri her zamanki gibi muhteşemdi.
NOT: Aslında senaryo tamamen kurgu değil. İspanya'da Franco 1975'te öldükten sonra, demokrasiye geçilmesini engellemek amacıyla 1980'e kadar aşırı sağcı ve faşistlerin terör eylemleri olmuş. Çizgi roman 1979'da yayımlanmış.
NOT: Aslında senaryo tamamen kurgu değil. İspanya'da Franco 1975'te öldükten sonra, demokrasiye geçilmesini engellemek amacıyla 1980'e kadar aşırı sağcı ve faşistlerin terör eylemleri olmuş. Çizgi roman 1979'da yayımlanmış.
February 3, 2019
Come in un film di Peckinpah, un gruppo di componenti delle Brigate Internazionali della Repubblica Spagnola si ritrova per combattere un gruppo di terroristi franchisti, anch'esso riemerso dopo quarant'anni (la storia è stata scritta, ed è ambientata, alla fine degli anni '70).
Non è chiaro il significato politico del tutto (i terroristi vogliono sabotare il processo di democratizzazione della Spagna di quegli anni? La Storia ci racconta il contrario: attentati contro ministri di Franco come Carrero Blanco), ma il ritrovo di vecchie glorie che rivivono per qualche settimana gli ideali giovanili è ben reso dal segno potente di Bilal.
Il fine sarà un "crepuscolo degli dèi".. ancora come in Peckinpah.
Non è chiaro il significato politico del tutto (i terroristi vogliono sabotare il processo di democratizzazione della Spagna di quegli anni? La Storia ci racconta il contrario: attentati contro ministri di Franco come Carrero Blanco), ma il ritrovo di vecchie glorie che rivivono per qualche settimana gli ideali giovanili è ben reso dal segno potente di Bilal.
Il fine sarà un "crepuscolo degli dèi".. ancora come in Peckinpah.
January 11, 2023
Debo admitir que esperaba una historia acerca de la Guerra Civil Española, en su lugar me encontré con una novela gráfica de tintes políticos enfocada más bien en la decadencia de los soldados de la Brigada Internacional y la situación política de la Europa de los setenta.
Le doy tres puntos porque la ilustración es sumamente interesante, especialmente en la elección de colores y su combinación (tiende a los grises y los cafés, colores que pueden asociarse con la vejez). Sin embargo el guión tiene unos cuantos agujeros que pudieron haberse arreglado con algunas páginas más de desarrollo. Ignoro si la versión del FCE es íntegra, pero me pareció que est novela gráfica se escribió a las carreras. Pudo haber dado más.
Le doy tres puntos porque la ilustración es sumamente interesante, especialmente en la elección de colores y su combinación (tiende a los grises y los cafés, colores que pueden asociarse con la vejez). Sin embargo el guión tiene unos cuantos agujeros que pudieron haberse arreglado con algunas páginas más de desarrollo. Ignoro si la versión del FCE es íntegra, pero me pareció que est novela gráfica se escribió a las carreras. Pudo haber dado más.
July 21, 2025
Mixed bag: masterful artwork, very nuanced characters and their dynamics, and meticulously researched value systems and historical backgrounds. The story itself is undermined by noise, I think by (albeit realistic) tonal whiplash between international communist idealism and practice, combined with the resulting messy actions with chaotic consequences. The movement is too vague to make an impact, and only able to yield destruction (despite its small in-group solidarity).
Most of the depth is in the psychology of the relationships, that's it. also: Bilal is very pleasant to look at.
Most of the depth is in the psychology of the relationships, that's it. also: Bilal is very pleasant to look at.
February 21, 2025
Çizimler hiç şüphesiz çok güzel. Ama sanki tek mekanda sürekli aynı karakterlerin resmine farklı açılardan bakmak bunalttı. Okurken keşke tek bir kare çizseymiş de altına tüm diyaloğu yazsaymış diye düşündüm. Resimlere bakmak pek keyif vermedi. Hikaye de başta heyecan verir gibi başlasa da belki sürekli bu tekrar eden görüntülerden dolayı biraz sıkıldım. Yine de Enki Bilal'in çizgileri harika.
April 11, 2020
O desenho de excepção de Bilal, a servir uma história sem pés nem cabeça em que a cada linha se renova o esforço de destruição do mais pequeno laivo do princípio da suspensão da descrença que o texto pudesse conter.
April 16, 2019
(PT) Ler "As Falanges da Ordem Negra" é ler o presente, embora se tenha passado nos anos 70.
April 7, 2020
Fede tegninger ... og så er ret ret vild med plottet og præmissen 😊
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