Chipekwe

Carthago Adventures #2

by Christophe Bec (Contributor), Fafner (Illustrator)

L'homme croit avoir tout exploré, tout découvert. Il s'imagine avoir maîtrisé son environnement et n'avoir plus rien à craindre de ses prédateurs d 'autrefois. Mais il y a, au sommet des montagnes les plus escarpées, au fond des abysses ou dans la touffeur de jungles reculées, des créatures qui rôdent. Des géants aux mâchoires acérées qui ont peuplé les cauchemars de nos ancêtres. Des chimères ? Des mythes anciens et dépassés ? Ce sont en réalité des avertissements qui ont traversé les âges. Il suffit de savoir écouter...

Genres: Comics, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels, Bande Dessinée

62 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Christophe 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.

Reviews

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

London Donavan and his effectric billionaire boss look into the legend of the Loch Ness Monster before heading to Africa in search of a dinosaur. This one was very good. This series is actually better than the Carthago series it spins out of.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

And so now the story moves on - my comment about monster of the week is only becoming stronger - (and I for one have no issue with that - an episodic story means at least you know it will be wrapped up in one go rather than being dragged out till the next issue - I know I have no patience).

Now the team move to warmer climes and now you start to see the connections and web of power being shown off with references now to organisations who will play a large part in later stories.

There is a twist in this book that although predictable - after all you know where the story ends if you have read the original series - goes to show the more graphic side of the books. Its good to be reminded what is at stake.

[Mirnes Alispahić · Rating 3 out of 5]

Starts with Bessie from Loch Ness, ends with African dinosaur. Sort of. Bec is definitely better in telling one shot stories rather than writing a series (in this case the same one which sprung off this spin-offs). Good art, although occasionally looks weird in some shots.

[Johan · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Pascal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un peu moins 'léché' esthétiquement que les albums de la série, et un récit plus minimaliste, mais qui complète les albums de la série, pour les fans...

[Luke Shea · Rating 2 out of 5]

The rest of CARTHAGO is enjoyably dumb but carried by the spectacular art. This volume contains absolute dogshit disaster art where the characters are VERY clearly traced from photos of celebrities, including Ian McKellen and George Clooney. A travesty. but still has dinosaurs and is maybe the dumbest of this enjoyably dumb series. For completionist perverts only.

[Rino · Rating 2 out of 5]

Der grösste Fehler, den dieser wirklich ganz ordentlich illustrierte und vor allem super kolorierte Comic macht ist, dass er uns auf dem Cover einen Dinosaurier verspricht (den Feiersinger einzig anhand der Hinweise "Kopf und Schwanz wie eine Echse" als Ceratosaurus identifiziert), und als tatsächliches Monster nur prähistorische Krokodile liefert. Die sind zwar nett inszeniert, aber alles in allem doch eher enttäuschend, wenn man sich das gelungene Buchcover noch einmal anschaut.
Von den rassistischen Implikationen der Darstellung der eingeborenen Afrikaner fange ich besser gar nicht erst an.