Le Trésor

Djinn #4

by Jean Dufaux, Ana Mirallès

Die Suche nach dem Schatz des Sultans nähert sich ihrem Höhepunkt. Kim Nelson folgt den Spuren ihrer Großmutter, der Haremsdame Jade. Doch in dem Wüstentempel, wo Jades Begleiter den Tod fanden, wartet auf Kim eine Überraschung...

Genres: Bande Dessinée, Comics, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Erotica, Historical, Comic Book

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Jean Dufaux is a Belgian comic book writer. Beginning his professional career as a journalist for "Ciné-presse", Dufaux started writing comic books in the 1980s. Perhaps his most well-known, and certainly his most long-running, series is Jessica Blandy.

Reviews

[Corrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

We continue with book 4 The Treasure.

There’s a treasure, long hidden, deep in the heart of the Turkish desert. All those who have tried to obtain it have never returned. But Kim Nelson, a young Englishwoman, has inherited the powers invested in her smoldering ancestor, Jade, the favorite of the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. These powers hold the key to a treasure that no one has ever laid eyes on. Following her escape from Turkey’s last ever harem, Kim is finally ready to unlock the secret… but what’s waiting for her in the depths of the desert cave isn’t exactly what she was expecting…

Ana Mirallès watercolor art continues to be fabulous. Such a feast for the eye and what attracted me to read these graphic novels in the first place.

m/f, m/f/f

Themes: Turkey, Kim is a Djinn now, in search of treasure, the sultan sets all his women free, Youssouf Sarki gets a task, war is looming, we leave Turkey.

4 stars

[Naomi Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this one better than Volume 3. I felt like there was a little more story here and I was more engaged. Also love Jade being in a poly-triad <3

[Jess Swann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un nouveau tome qui met en scène Jade et surtout Kim face au fameux trésor. Pour le coup, la superposition temporelle est plus que judicieuse. D'un côté, on suit l'expédition menée par Jade et son issue fatale pour certains... De l'autre, on voit Kim , nouvelle djinn, confrontée à une sorte de banquier de Zurich magique qui lui propose un coffre. Le moins que l'on puisse dire c'est que c'est la roulette russe avec ces coffres.. Et j'aime beaucoup la décision de Kim, surtout après la dernière planche qui intrigue suffisamment.

Pour le reste, j'apprécie la manière dont le contexte historique réel est mis en scène par les auteurs et surtout; l'image des oiseaux libérés des volières en même temps que les femmes du harem, jolie image qui signe la fin d'une époque


Ce que j'aime : le contexte historique plus présent, le mystère du coffre de Kim et le revers de médaille d'un autre coffre...


Ce que j'aime moins : j'ai l'impression qu'on arrive au bout de l'histoire de Jade, le fatalisme de Kim qui pense que le "djinnisme" est une malédiction (alors que bon... ok tout plaide dans ce sens pour l'instant mais c'est à voir)


En bref : Un tome dont l'intrigue gagne en épaisseur et donne une dimension historique à l'ensemble


Ma note


7/10

[Deniz · Rating 3 out of 5]

After 4 books, it's still not clear if Kim seeks the Sultan's treasure or the sensation of being a genie. She says she isn't after the treasure, but she sure acts like it. But I think that's the book's lack of ability to convey a clear message, rather than an exciting mystery about the plot. Then again, the plot of Djinn has never been strong. In the end it's just a comic with beautiful (and very much naked) women and men in exotic settings.

[Mirrordance · Rating 3 out of 5]

Con questo episodio si conclude la "quadrilogia" ambientata in turchia con flash tra l'oggi e l'inizio secolo, con la sovrapposizione delle storie di Kim Nelson e di sua nonna Jade.


Interessante la storia e piacevole il tratto grafico. A volte faticoso seguire le due storie che si sovrappongono.

[Jean-Philippe · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5

[EyrisReadsTheWorld · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ce quatrième tome est le dernier du cycle 1. Du coup, on finit sur une fin à suspense qui m’a bien donné l’envie de lire le cycle 2. J’ai beaucoup aimé ce tom plein de mystère. Nos personnages atteignent enfin le trésor mais ce n’est pas exactement ce qu’ils pensaient. De plus, c’est une bande-dessinée joliment historique je trouve.

[Rafaela Oliveira · Rating 4 out of 5]

On y connais mieux Jade, son côté human (pad le djinn). Ses motivations pour trahir le sultan et le vol du grand trésor. Ce que je n'ai pas compris c'est le voyage de Kim dans le désert et la banque souterraine.

[Murat · Rating 2 out of 5]

Orientalizm bir dağ olsa, bu serinin deniz seviyesinden yüksekliği 8.848 metre olurdu.

Buna ek olarak, saçma sapan davranan karakterler, ve ne idüğü belirsiz, tarihsel temellere yaslanmaya çalışan bir hikaye var.

Ha bir de mükemmel çizimler.

[Alina Brzozowska · Rating 1 out of 5]

The comic objectifies women, and it's also ageist. I'm not particularly keen on reading/watching scenes depicting old men(geezers) having sex with young women, but never the other way around. Jean Dufaux has completely lost it. This comic is ageist trash and objectifies women.

[(a)lyss(a) · Rating 2 out of 5]

While the story picked up a bit it's still pretty weird and slow. The art is beautiful but very little actually happens and a lot of what does is very outdated, Western views.

[Krishnakumar Mohanasundaram · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again.. a not-so-understandable narrative.. but you do manage to get the general storyline of the first 4 issues all together..

Interesting enough to keep you moving with the next Volume..

[Sanjeev Kumar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating end to the first cycle. Magic and mysticism elegantly wrapped up in a mirage of an ending. This was a really good series. We don’t always get our dreams but we have to reach for them every day.

Enjoy!

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

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