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Blake et Mortimer #19
De vloek van de dertig zilverlingen deel 1
Mortimer is uitgenodigd in Griekenland voor een schokkende archeologische vondst: de dertig zilverlingen van Judas. Wie ze aanraakt, krijgt de toorn Gods over zich! Vallen de zilverlingen in slechte handen, dan dreigt de hele mensheid er onderdoor te gaan. Net nu Olrik is weten te ontsnappen uit de gevangenis van Jacksonville... Theologisch fantasme of wetenschappelijke realiteit? Een ding is zeker: met dit bloedstollende verhaal lost Jean Van Hamme – acht jaar na Bericht uit het verleden – de hooggespannen verwachtingen moeiteloos in. De overleden René Sterne (Adler) en Chantal De Spiegeleer (Madila) zorgen voor tekenwerk op het niveau van deze mythe van de Negende Kunst!
56 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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Jean Van Hamme
765 books185 followersJean Van Hamme, is a Belgian novelist and comic book writer. He has written scripts for a number of Belgian/French comic series, including Histoire sans héros, Thorgal, XIII, Blake and Mortimer, Lady S and Largo Winch.
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October 17, 2012
I think Jean Van Hamme may be the best adventure comic book writer working today. I love his work on the Thorgal series and Lady S and I plan to read Largo Winch and XIII soon. His work on the classic Blake & Mortimer series is a great example of his ability to weave complex, exciting plots. I thought The Francis Blake affair was *great* - a Buchanesque romp with lots of verve, but the lack of science fiction elements didn't go down well with fans. However, he has since done more stories for the series and this new two-parter seems all set to be one of the most exciting yet. Early Christian relics with strange powers, a secret Nazi plot - it's all been done before, but Van Hamme uses the familiar elements to craft an exciting story that is in the tradition of Jacobs' work and even a little better, and that's what counts.
February 18, 2019
The first chapter in two comics about the wages of Sin. The title of the book is essentially a giveaway about the subject namely the 30 piece of silver that were given to Judas Iscariot after he sold Jesus to the Romans. These pieces of silver were tainted by the sin of Judas and became his curse while living. Upon his death his body, writings and silver pieces that he never spend ware buried with him and his place of burial a secret for the world. With earthquake and other natural disasters his fate and history had disappeared until such a natural disaster opens a tomb in which some of his fate can be traced to and some history about his last years on earth and sanctuary that was been given to him by the early Christians.
This is start were professor Mortimer arrives in Greece and finds himself the target for gunmen while trying to uncover what is going on and what is the problem with the one silver piece and historical papers about Judas. Hot on his heals are the hidden remains of the Third Reich who has employed the services of Olrik who they sprung from an America Jail after a previous adventure. While Blake is hot on Olrik's heels, he is chasing Mortimer and his friends to obtain the Christian treasure of the Thirty pieces of Silver which would in their view the best chance to regain their world order and a Fourth Reich.
A nice tightly written thriller with a solid historical background that keeps accelerating in pace and tension and leave the reader with a true cliffhanger. Good illustrations and very well written. Placed in the year 1955 a mere 11 years after WWII when a Nazi presence was not all that unbelievable.
Do buy both installments at the same time so you can really enjoy the whole story.
This is start were professor Mortimer arrives in Greece and finds himself the target for gunmen while trying to uncover what is going on and what is the problem with the one silver piece and historical papers about Judas. Hot on his heals are the hidden remains of the Third Reich who has employed the services of Olrik who they sprung from an America Jail after a previous adventure. While Blake is hot on Olrik's heels, he is chasing Mortimer and his friends to obtain the Christian treasure of the Thirty pieces of Silver which would in their view the best chance to regain their world order and a Fourth Reich.
A nice tightly written thriller with a solid historical background that keeps accelerating in pace and tension and leave the reader with a true cliffhanger. Good illustrations and very well written. Placed in the year 1955 a mere 11 years after WWII when a Nazi presence was not all that unbelievable.
Do buy both installments at the same time so you can really enjoy the whole story.
August 11, 2023
Det var författaren Jean Van Hamme (då tillsammans med tecknaren Ted Benoit) som först introducerade mig för Edgar P. Jacobs seriehjältar Blake och Mortimer när jag 2019 läste albumet
Affären Francis Blake
utgivet av Cobolt förlag. Sedan dess har jag läst en del av en hel del av Edgar P. Jacobs album på engelska samt de album som Cobolt gett ut med material producerat av diverse serieskapare som fortsatt serien efter Jacobs död (däribland Van Hamme och Benoit). Senast, för nästan två år sedan, var det
De fem lordernas ed
av serieförfattaren Yves Sente och serietecknaren André Juillard.
Och nu var det dags igen.
Albumet De trettio silvermyntens förbannelse – del 1: Nicodemus manuskript är den första delen (av åtminstone två) och är återigen skrivet av Jean Van Hamme, som denna gång samarbetade med serietecknaren René Sterne. Tyvärr gick Sterne bort hastigt under seriens produktion, vilket ledde till att hans fru, Chantal de Spiegeleer, färdigställde arbetet. Resultatet är sömlöst och i alla avseenden ett värdigt avslutande verk för Sterne, som jag är intresserad av att läsa mer serier av. Stilmässigt lyckas Sterne och de Spiegeleer, precis som Benoit och Juillard, med att på ett bra sätt fånga upp Jacobs bildmässiga estetik, så att serien verkligen känns som ytterligare ett album i serien.
Van Hamme kan mycket väl vara min favoritförfattare på serien. Å ena sidan använder han sig av den något texttunga komposition som Jacobs själv ofta gjorde, vilket också hjälper till att skapa kontinuitet, samtidigt som han å andra sidan tycks ha en bättre känsla för när han ska hålla tillbaka, så att det inte blir fullt så texttungt som framför allt Jacobs tidiga album i serien har en tendens att vara. Och intrigmässigt levererar Van Hamme berättelser som är 100% Blake och Mortimer.
I det här albumet presenteras två problem som skiljer på de två vännerna, som egentligen skulle ge sig ut på en fiskesemester i Lake District i norra England. Kapten Francis Blake blir först ivägkallad till USA, där skurken överste Olrik blivit utbruten från fängelset, och sedan får professor Philip Mortimer en inbjudan att åka till Grekland där ett högst intressant arkeologiskt fynd har uppdagats. Dessa två problem lägger grunden för en spännande intrig och albumet fungerar ypperligt som en inledning på historien, som jag nu med spänning ser fram emot att få läsa klart.
Och nu var det dags igen.
Albumet De trettio silvermyntens förbannelse – del 1: Nicodemus manuskript är den första delen (av åtminstone två) och är återigen skrivet av Jean Van Hamme, som denna gång samarbetade med serietecknaren René Sterne. Tyvärr gick Sterne bort hastigt under seriens produktion, vilket ledde till att hans fru, Chantal de Spiegeleer, färdigställde arbetet. Resultatet är sömlöst och i alla avseenden ett värdigt avslutande verk för Sterne, som jag är intresserad av att läsa mer serier av. Stilmässigt lyckas Sterne och de Spiegeleer, precis som Benoit och Juillard, med att på ett bra sätt fånga upp Jacobs bildmässiga estetik, så att serien verkligen känns som ytterligare ett album i serien.
Van Hamme kan mycket väl vara min favoritförfattare på serien. Å ena sidan använder han sig av den något texttunga komposition som Jacobs själv ofta gjorde, vilket också hjälper till att skapa kontinuitet, samtidigt som han å andra sidan tycks ha en bättre känsla för när han ska hålla tillbaka, så att det inte blir fullt så texttungt som framför allt Jacobs tidiga album i serien har en tendens att vara. Och intrigmässigt levererar Van Hamme berättelser som är 100% Blake och Mortimer.
I det här albumet presenteras två problem som skiljer på de två vännerna, som egentligen skulle ge sig ut på en fiskesemester i Lake District i norra England. Kapten Francis Blake blir först ivägkallad till USA, där skurken överste Olrik blivit utbruten från fängelset, och sedan får professor Philip Mortimer en inbjudan att åka till Grekland där ett högst intressant arkeologiskt fynd har uppdagats. Dessa två problem lägger grunden för en spännande intrig och albumet fungerar ypperligt som en inledning på historien, som jag nu med spänning ser fram emot att få läsa klart.
July 16, 2015
This could easily be entitled Indiana Jones and the Curse of the 30 Pieces of Silver: it's that kind of adventure! There's also a twist of The Maltese Falcon in this cocktail, and why not?
Ploughing a similar furrow to other Blake and Mortimer adventures (Blake and Mortimer separate to get involved in seemingly disparate plots, but you know that they're going to be connected; shadowy figures tailing the heroes; journeys to far off places; OLRIK!), if you've read the series this far you're probably going to love this story.
The story involves the discovery of part of a mysterious treasure which seems to carry the curse of the Lord Almighty Himself, and which . The race is on for Mortimer and his comrades to recover the rest of the treasure, and the power it represents, before the forces of evil beat them to it and secure a devastating occult weapon. Olrik's in on the plot, having been busted out of a federal penitentiary at the beginning of the story. Given he's the heroes' perpetual nemesis, he spends a lot of time playing second fiddle to more powerful figures, which is an interesting character trait.
Most of the story follows Mortimer's adventures, with Blake offstage for the majority of the narrative. As this is the first of a two-part story, I expect Blake to show up in the next installment just the nick of time (and probably in disguise!) to pull Mortimer's fat out of the fire.
Definitely one of the best entries in the series so far (reading in order of the English language editions).
Ploughing a similar furrow to other Blake and Mortimer adventures (Blake and Mortimer separate to get involved in seemingly disparate plots, but you know that they're going to be connected; shadowy figures tailing the heroes; journeys to far off places; OLRIK!), if you've read the series this far you're probably going to love this story.
The story involves the discovery of part of a mysterious treasure which seems to carry the curse of the Lord Almighty Himself, and which . The race is on for Mortimer and his comrades to recover the rest of the treasure, and the power it represents, before the forces of evil beat them to it and secure a devastating occult weapon. Olrik's in on the plot, having been busted out of a federal penitentiary at the beginning of the story. Given he's the heroes' perpetual nemesis, he spends a lot of time playing second fiddle to more powerful figures, which is an interesting character trait.
Most of the story follows Mortimer's adventures, with Blake offstage for the majority of the narrative. As this is the first of a two-part story, I expect Blake to show up in the next installment just the nick of time (and probably in disguise!) to pull Mortimer's fat out of the fire.
Definitely one of the best entries in the series so far (reading in order of the English language editions).
March 27, 2016
La lettura ideale sotto Pasqua. Una trama avvincente che mischia azione, follia, magia e religione; una reliquia maledetta, un nuovo super cattivo (per di più nazista). In poche parole, semplicemente perfetto.
February 21, 2019
Je suis toujours gêné à l'idée qu'une oeuvre originale d'un auteur soit ensuite prolongée par d'autres auteurs. Il ne doit y avoir de Tintin que ceux écrits par Hergé. Mais Astérix survit au départ de ses créateurs (j'ai cessé de lire depuis une décennie) et Blake et Mortimer sont repris par une nouvelle équipe.
J'avais lu la production d'origine, et je ne regarde les suites qu'épisodiquement. La Malédiction des trente deniers est pour ainsi dire une offre qui divertit le lecteur sans s'imposer comme une étape obligée.
J'avais lu la production d'origine, et je ne regarde les suites qu'épisodiquement. La Malédiction des trente deniers est pour ainsi dire une offre qui divertit le lecteur sans s'imposer comme une étape obligée.
July 17, 2019
Spannend verhaal en het eerste deel van een tweedelige serie. Het volgt op "Bericht uit het verleden".
Typische Blake & Mortimer verhaal in de stijl van Edgar Jacobs met verwijzingen naar de tweede wereldoorlog, gevluchte nazi's, een schatrijke zakenman met hoogheidswaanzin en verwijzingen naar het vroege christendom en bijbelse figuren.
Typische Blake & Mortimer verhaal in de stijl van Edgar Jacobs met verwijzingen naar de tweede wereldoorlog, gevluchte nazi's, een schatrijke zakenman met hoogheidswaanzin en verwijzingen naar het vroege christendom en bijbelse figuren.
March 30, 2025
Histoire intéressante, qui réunit les origines de la religion chrétienne et la Grèce antique. En plus de l’intrigue, l’œuvre est bien illustrée par René Sterne et Chantal Spiegeleer. On a quelques clins d’œil comme le Lincoln du Mystère de la Grande Pyramide, ou le dessin final, qui est aussi la pochette de l’album, qui nous emmène au Temple du Soleil de Tintin.
June 6, 2023
3.5 sterren voor het eerste deel van dit avontuur. Het verhaal heeft een groot Indiana Jones gehalte en had gemakkelijk kunnen dienen als proefdruk voor een film. Wel een leuk verhaal met aardig tekenwerk.
July 14, 2021
Un très bon départ d'une histoire intéressante, un peu "derivative" du Mystère de la Grande pyramide, mais avec des rappels intéressants des histoires précédentes.
August 6, 2021
Muy logrados los dibujos de Blake, Mortimer y otros personajes clásicos. Los demás tienen un estilo distinto, pero me ha gustado
December 18, 2022
Um livro de aventuras que respeita o formato original. Bem escrito e desenhado. Vale a pena.
April 2, 2025
I enjoyed the author's imaginative take on the story of Judas. The end of the narrative is an unexpected twist.
The mystery keeps one on the edge.
The mystery keeps one on the edge.
April 23, 2015
It’s been a while since I’ve read a Blake & Mortimer – entirely my fault for not making the time for it – but rather pleased that the next one on my reading list has a script by Van Hamme. These contemporary tellings of their adventures benefit from a solid back story and the benefit of hindsight, so the stories tend to be a little slicker and embrace modern sensibilities. By this I mean that not only has Olrik, that ever-present rogue, been captured but he’s doing time for his heinous actions too, so he’s a little less the pantomime villain in this one.
Not that he’s in prison for long as some band of desperadoes bust him out resulting in Blake being called across to the US to assist in his recapture. This is much to the disappointment of Mortimer who was looking forward to them both enjoying a holiday, so now on his own Mortimer finds himself at a loose end until an invitation to assist on an extraordinary archaeological dig in Greece is presented to him. Unable to resist he heads out and walks straight into a scenario that his rational scientific mind finds difficult to comprehend – a silver coin reportedly belonging to Judas Iscariot, and by extension, the potential resting place of the other 29 coins and the remains of Judas himself.
Naturally there are darker forces at work here too, which you’ll discover add a slight Indiana Jones tone to the proceedings, and inevitably Olrik is caught up in it too, albeit Van Hamme works hard to present him in a more rounded manner than we usually see him. But that means, of course, that Blake is searching for him in completely the wrong place, and Mortimer is very much on his own.
The art in this book is so incredibly pleasing to see, so alike the original books that it can’t help but stir feelings of nostalgia. Astounding work, really, and worth the price of admission on its own. However, you don’t just get the art, you get the story too, and for my money Van Hamme turns in one of the best Blake & Mortimer tales to date.
Not that he’s in prison for long as some band of desperadoes bust him out resulting in Blake being called across to the US to assist in his recapture. This is much to the disappointment of Mortimer who was looking forward to them both enjoying a holiday, so now on his own Mortimer finds himself at a loose end until an invitation to assist on an extraordinary archaeological dig in Greece is presented to him. Unable to resist he heads out and walks straight into a scenario that his rational scientific mind finds difficult to comprehend – a silver coin reportedly belonging to Judas Iscariot, and by extension, the potential resting place of the other 29 coins and the remains of Judas himself.
Naturally there are darker forces at work here too, which you’ll discover add a slight Indiana Jones tone to the proceedings, and inevitably Olrik is caught up in it too, albeit Van Hamme works hard to present him in a more rounded manner than we usually see him. But that means, of course, that Blake is searching for him in completely the wrong place, and Mortimer is very much on his own.
The art in this book is so incredibly pleasing to see, so alike the original books that it can’t help but stir feelings of nostalgia. Astounding work, really, and worth the price of admission on its own. However, you don’t just get the art, you get the story too, and for my money Van Hamme turns in one of the best Blake & Mortimer tales to date.
February 12, 2026
An intriguing premise: the discovery of ancient manuscripts and a cask containing a single silver coin that may be part of the 30 pieces of silver paid to Judas Iscariot. While Blake is off in America looking for leads in Olrik's escape from a Pennsylvania penitentiary, Mortimer joins a pair of archaeologists in the search for the final resting place of the traitorous disciple of Jesus.
Hot on their trail is a surviving Nazi war criminal who believes that the cursed coins hold unlimited power.
It's obviously a successful recipe: archaeologists, biblical relics, Nazis. If you're going to steal from pulp adventure stories, steal big. Yet it never feels derivative, probably because the Blake and Mortimer milieu is quite a bit different from Indiana Jones.
This first part is not full of fast paced-action, although we have a welcome return of CAR CHASES! (which, sadly, had been missing from the previous three entries in the series.) And the cliffhanger into part two seems a bit more of a cliff-leaner. Nevertheless, the plot promises an exciting follow-up.
Although three more books were published in the interim, this entry in the Blake and Mortimer series is clearly set after the events of The Strange Encounter, which is also by Van Hamme.
Hot on their trail is a surviving Nazi war criminal who believes that the cursed coins hold unlimited power.
It's obviously a successful recipe: archaeologists, biblical relics, Nazis. If you're going to steal from pulp adventure stories, steal big. Yet it never feels derivative, probably because the Blake and Mortimer milieu is quite a bit different from Indiana Jones.
This first part is not full of fast paced-action, although we have a welcome return of CAR CHASES! (which, sadly, had been missing from the previous three entries in the series.) And the cliffhanger into part two seems a bit more of a cliff-leaner. Nevertheless, the plot promises an exciting follow-up.
Although three more books were published in the interim, this entry in the Blake and Mortimer series is clearly set after the events of The Strange Encounter, which is also by Van Hamme.
August 14, 2019
Primeira parte de uma aventura que nos leva à procura das 30 moedas que Judas recebeu para trair Jesus e o entregar aos romanos. O arqui-inimigo Olrik, desta vez, junta-se a um antigo criminoso de guerra nazi, que pretende recuperar os denários para dominar o poder maléfico da sua maldição. Claro que a maldição de Olrik é o Professor Mortimer que, juntamente com a capitão Francis Blake, se encarregam de lhe estragar os planos, salvando o dia.
February 4, 2010
Super! J'attends avec impatience la suite.... (cela va prendre du temps je pense)
April 15, 2015
Brought home from the library by my son. New people in charge of this venerable pair of characters. Still true to the spirit
May 9, 2016
Una ottima storia con un buon soggetto e una sceneggiatura rispettosa dei canoni ma abbastanza moderna. Lo spunto è un classico dell'avventura archeologica. Mi è piaciuta parecchio.
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