Namibia deel 3

Namibia #3

by Rodolphe, Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira (Leo), Bertrand Marchal (illustrator)

Namibië, eind jaren veertig van vorige eeuw. Miss Austin ontwaakt na
een ongeval uit coma... Maar blijkbaar is haar korte geheugen
volledig gewist en ze weet niks te vertellen over de ondergrondse
basis. Wel ziet ze in haar nachtmerries fragmenten terug uit wat ze
heeft beleefd en zo slaagt Katy erin de gebeurtenissen te
reconstrueren. Rond dezelfde tijd arriveert uit de VS de profeet
Ezechiel, een man over wie veel te doen is omdat hij mirakels zou
kunnen verrichten. Het nieuws is blijkbaar belangrijk genoeg om MI5
in rep en roer te zetten. Kennelijk is de profeet ook erg op de
hoogte van de gebeurtenissen in Namibië.

Genres: Comics, Bande Dessinée, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels, Comic Book, France, Adventure

Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Rodolphe is the pen name for Rodolphe Daniel Jacquette. His works are primarily written in French.

Reviews

[J.L. Sutton · Rating 3 out of 5]

"...Brownies, biscuits and maybe some sandwiches?"



New twists and turns abound in Rudolphe's Namibia, Episode #3, Kathy Austin is still trying to work out the interwoven mysteries of the dead appearing near their graves and monstrous insects on the loose. Not everyone wants this mystery solved and, as in previous episodes of this graphic novel, she is still running for her life. I don't know. I'm not sure how seriously I can take this (and I'm sure it's not meant to be taken seriously), but it's been entertaining. 3.25 stars

[Diz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume introduces religion into the strange mix of sci-fi elements that make up this story. The misogynist and racist character that was present in the first two volumes is absent from this volume, so I enjoyed reading it more.

[Simon Chadwick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kathy Austin is in a coma in a Numibian hospital while in America a disabled preacher of a small Chicago church is gently manipulated to capitalise on his particular brand of faith. The figure doing the manipulating, however, is unlikely to be of a religious persuasion. In Britain an agent is dispatched to repatriate Kathy, but is intercepted, and replaced, in Cairo, while back at the hospital a smiling benefactor appears to miraculously and clandestinely heal Kathy, bringing her out of her coma and obliterating her injuries.

What was once a stumbling voyage of strange discoveries and weird happenstance is now a game of espionage and bluff, with various powers attempting to control, throw off or eliminate others. The wider implications are not obvious as it’s not clear who all the players are, but, with help, Kathy continues to make in-roads into the mystery as events become increasingly surreal.

In this book the tension and mystery is ramped up, not with more odd or extinct creatures, but with cloak and dagger activities and potentially misplaced religious fervour. Kathy remains a tenacious and unflappable central character, determined to get to the bottom of the enigma, although now she may be more deeply involved than she realises.

The skilful blending of genres here are delivering something both captivating and unique. There’s a suggestion as to where it might be heading, but whether or not we’re being wrong-footed for narrative purposes remains to be seen. I for one would love to see a Netflix adaptation of this.

[Mark Smiley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Different plot lines emerge as should happen in a novel.

But, either I am disinterested because of what happens or I do not care as our library does not have the other volumes in this set.

[Alessandro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Come per il volume 2, la storia diventa sempre più complicata, a anche appassionate. Vediamo dove porterà...

[Tristan · Rating 3 out of 5]

See volume one for comments. A further layer of mystery is added, but it’s not enough to make me read on as the next instalments are not on Kindle Unlimited.

[An · Rating 2 out of 5]

Where in the beginning the mysteries presented were still somewhat interesting and got me curious about what may be going on, now with the introduction of aliens into the picture they've lost me.

[The_Mad_Swede · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picking up where Episode 2 , while also introducing a new important component – the religious group the Sons of Ezekiel – Episode 3 takes the narrative of Namibia further into the realms of the supernatural.

It will be interesting to see where the series goes from here.

[Eleo Emil · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5 étoiles

[Amélie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent livre d'un de mes scénariste préféré. Mais j'attendrais la suite avant de faire une review final.

[Florenceg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Très bonne suite.