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La Quête de l'oiseau du temps #1-4
The Quest for the Time Bird
The world of Akbar is on the brink of chaos. The evil god Ramor will be released from his prison, and there's only one thing that can stop it... the legendary Time Bird. It's up to the beautiful young Pelisse to find it!
Accompanied by her magical pet, Furry, and the aging knight, Bragon, they have only eight days to save their home!
Accompanied by her magical pet, Furry, and the aging knight, Bragon, they have only eight days to save their home!
232 pages, Hardcover
First published December 1, 1992
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September 17, 2016
My girlfriend was sitting next to me on the couch while I was reading The Quest for the Time Bird, and she asked me what it was. I told her it was something I'd never heard of, but I'd found it half off at a used bookstore a few blocks away.
"Is it good?" she asked.
"It's actually pretty awesome," I said, and showed it to her. "And it's gorgeous."
She looked at it. "That's a lot of boobs. Is it so awesome because of all the boobs?"
"Eh," I said. "Of course it's got a lot of boobs. It's French."
So like, Quest for the Time Bird is French, and it doesn't really have a plot that you're ever going to remember -- just sort of a generic quest-thing -- and yeah, it's got an embarrassing amount of boobs. The women in the story are all catfighting sexpots, and the men are the only characters with depth, and most of it is just ridiculous. The dialogue is terrible to begin with, and whoever translated it did a pretty bad job of sequencing the word balloons, so that most of the time you've got to reread sequences of panels out of order to even understand what's being said.
Even with all that, I just really liked this book. It's stunningly beautiful and there's something really untamed and uncynical about it -- I don't know much about the original series, but it seems like it was a real labor of love. And for as dumb and forgettable as the series of quests are that make up the book's middle, the ending is quite honestly very poignant and sad -- the good guys sort of win, but they lose everything they care about in meaningful ways that really stick, and ways that completely unravel the meaning of the adventure they's been on. It's all, you know, very fucking French.
Plus there's an amazing variety of fauna incorporated into the high-fantasy framework, and if there's anything I love, it's weird alien animals with saddles on them. Gets me every time.
Anyway, at its real-world, non-secondhand price point, I don't know if QfrTB is worth the cost of admission, but it's still a big, meaty graphic novel for fantasy nerds, with an aesthetic that lies somewhere between The Dark Crystal and Fire and Ice. I liked it. I saw a lot of unique elements that I'm pretty sure have been pillaged in the fantasy movies I grew up with (and one little creature in particular that is literally Stitch from Lilo & Stitch), and there's parts of the story (particularly the ending) that I can see sticking with me for quite awhile.
Anyway, that's all I have to say about that.
"Is it good?" she asked.
"It's actually pretty awesome," I said, and showed it to her. "And it's gorgeous."
She looked at it. "That's a lot of boobs. Is it so awesome because of all the boobs?"
"Eh," I said. "Of course it's got a lot of boobs. It's French."
So like, Quest for the Time Bird is French, and it doesn't really have a plot that you're ever going to remember -- just sort of a generic quest-thing -- and yeah, it's got an embarrassing amount of boobs. The women in the story are all catfighting sexpots, and the men are the only characters with depth, and most of it is just ridiculous. The dialogue is terrible to begin with, and whoever translated it did a pretty bad job of sequencing the word balloons, so that most of the time you've got to reread sequences of panels out of order to even understand what's being said.
Even with all that, I just really liked this book. It's stunningly beautiful and there's something really untamed and uncynical about it -- I don't know much about the original series, but it seems like it was a real labor of love. And for as dumb and forgettable as the series of quests are that make up the book's middle, the ending is quite honestly very poignant and sad -- the good guys sort of win, but they lose everything they care about in meaningful ways that really stick, and ways that completely unravel the meaning of the adventure they's been on. It's all, you know, very fucking French.
Plus there's an amazing variety of fauna incorporated into the high-fantasy framework, and if there's anything I love, it's weird alien animals with saddles on them. Gets me every time.
Anyway, at its real-world, non-secondhand price point, I don't know if QfrTB is worth the cost of admission, but it's still a big, meaty graphic novel for fantasy nerds, with an aesthetic that lies somewhere between The Dark Crystal and Fire and Ice. I liked it. I saw a lot of unique elements that I'm pretty sure have been pillaged in the fantasy movies I grew up with (and one little creature in particular that is literally Stitch from Lilo & Stitch), and there's parts of the story (particularly the ending) that I can see sticking with me for quite awhile.
Anyway, that's all I have to say about that.
September 26, 2020
Prvi put sam u celosti pročitao ovaj strip koji mnogi smatraju klasikom stripa... Sastoji se od četiri albuma/epizode, i ovo je zaokružena priča, iako, koliko shvatam, postoje nekakvi prikveli ili spinofovi, nisam siguran.
Crtež i kolor su fenomenalni. Od dizajna sveta i likova, do kadriranja, sve je urađeno sa takvim stilom, ukusom i veštinom, pa je ovo jedan od najlepših stripova koje sam ikada "gledao". Scenario je zanimljiv, na momente odličan (posebno u poslednjoj epizodi), ali povremeno isklizava u nekakve pokušaje komedije, koji, na žalost, ne upotpunjavaju likove i priču, već je koče i usporavaju. Ovo sam doživljavao i dok sam čitao, recimo, Jodorovskog - meni je to sve nekako na granici između genijalnosti i gluposti, taman me nešto oduševi, a onda se pojavi nekakva adolescentska vrsta komedije koja mi pokvari ugođaj.
Tako su ovde prve tri epizode dobre, možda i vrlo dobre, a ono što mi je smetalo je glas naratora - koji nam bespotrebno opisuje sve ono što vidimo, usporavajući radnju, kao i ti već pomenuti pokušaji komedije, koja me je malo-malo izbacivala iz sveta stripa umesto da me još više uvuče u njega. Povremeno neke naivnosti sam oprostio, ipak je ovo strip star preko četrdeset godina... A onda je došla četvrta epizoda, Jaje tmine, koja se iskupila za sve ranije i koja mi je bila potpuno savršena. Šteta što i prve tri epizode nisu bile takve, onda bi i meni ovo bio jedan od omiljenih stripova svih vremena.
I za kraj, moram da napomenem da se ja inače ne kapiram sa francusko-belgijskom školom/vrstom stripa, a shvatio sam pre jedno desetak godina i da je to (ponajviše) zbog forme. 50ak strana po albumu/epizodi, (pre)veliki broj kadrova na tabli, zatim način na koji se vodi naracija, tempo i ritam smenjivanja kadrova i priče, sve to mi nekako ne odgovara, a ne znam da objasnim zašto. Zato ove moje četiri zvezdice uzmite sa rezervom, ja sam dete američkog stripa, to je ono što volim i redovno čitam, pratim i to je ono što me "radi".
Crtež i kolor su fenomenalni. Od dizajna sveta i likova, do kadriranja, sve je urađeno sa takvim stilom, ukusom i veštinom, pa je ovo jedan od najlepših stripova koje sam ikada "gledao". Scenario je zanimljiv, na momente odličan (posebno u poslednjoj epizodi), ali povremeno isklizava u nekakve pokušaje komedije, koji, na žalost, ne upotpunjavaju likove i priču, već je koče i usporavaju. Ovo sam doživljavao i dok sam čitao, recimo, Jodorovskog - meni je to sve nekako na granici između genijalnosti i gluposti, taman me nešto oduševi, a onda se pojavi nekakva adolescentska vrsta komedije koja mi pokvari ugođaj.
Tako su ovde prve tri epizode dobre, možda i vrlo dobre, a ono što mi je smetalo je glas naratora - koji nam bespotrebno opisuje sve ono što vidimo, usporavajući radnju, kao i ti već pomenuti pokušaji komedije, koja me je malo-malo izbacivala iz sveta stripa umesto da me još više uvuče u njega. Povremeno neke naivnosti sam oprostio, ipak je ovo strip star preko četrdeset godina... A onda je došla četvrta epizoda, Jaje tmine, koja se iskupila za sve ranije i koja mi je bila potpuno savršena. Šteta što i prve tri epizode nisu bile takve, onda bi i meni ovo bio jedan od omiljenih stripova svih vremena.
I za kraj, moram da napomenem da se ja inače ne kapiram sa francusko-belgijskom školom/vrstom stripa, a shvatio sam pre jedno desetak godina i da je to (ponajviše) zbog forme. 50ak strana po albumu/epizodi, (pre)veliki broj kadrova na tabli, zatim način na koji se vodi naracija, tempo i ritam smenjivanja kadrova i priče, sve to mi nekako ne odgovara, a ne znam da objasnim zašto. Zato ove moje četiri zvezdice uzmite sa rezervom, ja sam dete američkog stripa, to je ono što volim i redovno čitam, pratim i to je ono što me "radi".
March 20, 2018
I was reading the issues by NBM and after I finished each one of the four, I instantly reread it in the Titan edition for comparison. As it comes to the comic book , it's one of the best comics in the genre and I absolutely loved it.
This edition tho, keeped bugging me for the digital process that the pages went through. In some of them I loved the vividness of the colors, in others I thought it was too pale and whitened. After reading both, I conclude that whatever it's flaws (there were pages where the illustration details were completely destroyed by the amateur editing, mostly in the second issue) the NBM version with it's retro warm style is more enjoyable for the reader.
Also I didn't understand why they changed the translation and the lettering. Especially in Roxanna, that they named Pelise for some reason or other (I'm guessing it had to do with copyrights but still).
This edition tho, keeped bugging me for the digital process that the pages went through. In some of them I loved the vividness of the colors, in others I thought it was too pale and whitened. After reading both, I conclude that whatever it's flaws (there were pages where the illustration details were completely destroyed by the amateur editing, mostly in the second issue) the NBM version with it's retro warm style is more enjoyable for the reader.
Also I didn't understand why they changed the translation and the lettering. Especially in Roxanna, that they named Pelise for some reason or other (I'm guessing it had to do with copyrights but still).
September 16, 2021
What an epic tale this is. Read it, it's a blast!
The art is simply stunning and the story is really engaging, in this far-away world of 7 kingdoms ("marches").
It has it all: adventure, violence, mystery, romance, humor, tragedy, irony, surprise, mischief, and an handful of plot twists up until the end.
This particular edition even has a gorgeous appendix with art from the original black and white edition (yes, you'll notice how the characters characteristics - see Bragon and Pelisse - changed in this later/remastered version).
Well, to sum it up, This is one of the most surprising graphic novels I read in the last decade.
Highly recommend it!
The art is simply stunning and the story is really engaging, in this far-away world of 7 kingdoms ("marches").
It has it all: adventure, violence, mystery, romance, humor, tragedy, irony, surprise, mischief, and an handful of plot twists up until the end.
This particular edition even has a gorgeous appendix with art from the original black and white edition (yes, you'll notice how the characters characteristics - see Bragon and Pelisse - changed in this later/remastered version).
Well, to sum it up, This is one of the most surprising graphic novels I read in the last decade.
Highly recommend it!
January 19, 2021
E considerată o serie cult de heroic-fantasy à la franco-belge 🙂 - mai exact plasată în top 5 în absolut toate topurile online de BD fantasy (BDGest, Sens Critique, BDfugue, etc). Primul volum a apărut în 1983, al doilea în 1984, al treilea în 1985 și al patrulea, care încheie povestea primului ciclu, în 1987.
Problema mea e că primele două volume sunt... dezamăgitoare, ca să nu fiu mai drastic. Le Tendre scrie mult prea mult, iar Loisel încă învață să deseneze, se străduiește să înghesuie prea multă informație în fiecare casetă, planșele sunt supra saturate cu linii, hașuri, bule de text, onomatopee, iar acțiunea curge cu hopuri. Lectura e îngreunată de decupajul "original", chiar dacă povestea e foarte simplă și complet liniară, fără surprize și fără învățăminte (mă rog, putem învăța că masele largi populare de masculi întărâtați vor lăsa totul baltă ca să alerge după posesoarea unui piept generos, ignorând orice pericol). Până acum, două albume pentru copii de școală generală, cu umor de gen "arroseur arrosé" și aventuri fără pretenții.
(câteva zile mai târziu)
Am terminat cele patru volume ale seriei, și părerea mea s-a îmbunătățit considerabil. Volumul al treilea oferă exact ceea ce caută fanii heroic fantasy, și anume aventuri eroice, ținuturi exotice, și un antagonist interesant care ridică miza poveștii. Riga (personajul de pe copertă) e totuși prea puțin folosit - abia apucase să-mi devină simpatic, când s-a terminat volumul... 🙂
Ultimul volum admite încă din prima pagină ceea ce era evident în primele două volume, și anume că asta e o poveste pentru copii 🙂 după care se străduiește să contrazică afirmația inițială cu un scenariu destul de adult, care virează brusc spre misticism. Finalul m-a dezamăgit iarăși, fiind foarte previzibil. Așa e când ai citit prea multe cărți 🙂
Arta lui Loisel e net superioară față de primele volume, deși (așa cum se vede din exemple) încă aglomerează prea mult planșele - uitați-vă la scenele de luptă din turnul păsărilor vs scena de explorare din ținutul înzăpezit.
Una peste alta, înțeleg de ce e considerată BD "incontournable" - are eroi remarcabili, de care te atașezi, și o combinație de poezie, umor și acțiune care funcționează - dar povestea în ansamblu e slabă, și timpul a trecut neiertător peste excesele anilor '80.
Problema mea e că primele două volume sunt... dezamăgitoare, ca să nu fiu mai drastic. Le Tendre scrie mult prea mult, iar Loisel încă învață să deseneze, se străduiește să înghesuie prea multă informație în fiecare casetă, planșele sunt supra saturate cu linii, hașuri, bule de text, onomatopee, iar acțiunea curge cu hopuri. Lectura e îngreunată de decupajul "original", chiar dacă povestea e foarte simplă și complet liniară, fără surprize și fără învățăminte (mă rog, putem învăța că masele largi populare de masculi întărâtați vor lăsa totul baltă ca să alerge după posesoarea unui piept generos, ignorând orice pericol). Până acum, două albume pentru copii de școală generală, cu umor de gen "arroseur arrosé" și aventuri fără pretenții.
(câteva zile mai târziu)
Am terminat cele patru volume ale seriei, și părerea mea s-a îmbunătățit considerabil. Volumul al treilea oferă exact ceea ce caută fanii heroic fantasy, și anume aventuri eroice, ținuturi exotice, și un antagonist interesant care ridică miza poveștii. Riga (personajul de pe copertă) e totuși prea puțin folosit - abia apucase să-mi devină simpatic, când s-a terminat volumul... 🙂
Ultimul volum admite încă din prima pagină ceea ce era evident în primele două volume, și anume că asta e o poveste pentru copii 🙂 după care se străduiește să contrazică afirmația inițială cu un scenariu destul de adult, care virează brusc spre misticism. Finalul m-a dezamăgit iarăși, fiind foarte previzibil. Așa e când ai citit prea multe cărți 🙂
Arta lui Loisel e net superioară față de primele volume, deși (așa cum se vede din exemple) încă aglomerează prea mult planșele - uitați-vă la scenele de luptă din turnul păsărilor vs scena de explorare din ținutul înzăpezit.
Una peste alta, înțeleg de ce e considerată BD "incontournable" - are eroi remarcabili, de care te atașezi, și o combinație de poezie, umor și acțiune care funcționează - dar povestea în ansamblu e slabă, și timpul a trecut neiertător peste excesele anilor '80.
October 30, 2017
Un dibujo espectacular y una historia curiosa, aunque con muchos lugares comunes de la literatura fantástica, conforman un clásico del cómic europeo que quizás no tiene el mismo impacto ahora que cuando se publicó por primera vez, en todo caso es entretenido y merece la pena echar un rato leyéndolo.
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March 5, 2017čudesna priča ispripovijedana na čudesan način. iako broji više od 40 godina, revolucionarna!
February 18, 2014
La portada de esta edición integral me enamoró a primera vista y aún por encima el cómic iba de mi género favorito, fantasía épica así que me lo auto regalé.
La conclusión general es que no está mal del todo, hay partes en las que el dibujo flojea un poco o que al menos parece que faltan dibujos, expresiones y cosillas así, pero esos detalles, pasan bastante inadvertidos gracias al gran coloreado que tiene.
Por otro lado al guión le pasa algo parecido, hay partes que te enganchan y otras que dices er... esto... mmm... pofale.
Básicamente, lo he disfrutado pero no es un 10, pongamos que es un 6 o 6,5, entretenido y ameno pero no tan adictivo como otros cómics que he tenido el placer de leer.
La conclusión general es que no está mal del todo, hay partes en las que el dibujo flojea un poco o que al menos parece que faltan dibujos, expresiones y cosillas así, pero esos detalles, pasan bastante inadvertidos gracias al gran coloreado que tiene.
Por otro lado al guión le pasa algo parecido, hay partes que te enganchan y otras que dices er... esto... mmm... pofale.
Básicamente, lo he disfrutado pero no es un 10, pongamos que es un 6 o 6,5, entretenido y ameno pero no tan adictivo como otros cómics que he tenido el placer de leer.
January 25, 2016
The evil god Ramor is about to be released from his mystical prison. The sorceress Mara can stop it, but she needs time to work the enchantment, time which she doesn't have, so she sends her daughter Pelisse and the aged warrior Bragon (who may or may not be Pelisse's father) to search for the legendary Time Bird. Aided by a not-so-mysterious "stranger" they face mercenaries, hunters, angry birds and many other obstacles. A fun adventure with great art and infused with a bawdy sense of humor.
November 12, 2012
I can't help myself, but I am kinda french comics fanatic :) The story wasn't so long as I expected and could be more complicated, but the drawing is marvelous - very funny, very action, very nice! I have discovered another great illustrator in Loisel! Try it even if you are not keen on bubbles - you will enjoy it.
January 8, 2016
Read this in my late teens as Roxanna and the quest for the time bird. Now collected in one volume, this book is a lush treat for the eyes thanks to the talents of Regis Loisel. Loisel went on to work as a story and character designer for Disney on films like Mulan and Lilo and Stitch. He is also the artist behind the PAN graphic novel. Buy this book, it's a great thing to have on the shelf.
August 8, 2015
Tiene ideas buenas, pero al final todo se desinfla y me he quedado con cara de "esto no puede ser así" :S
January 7, 2023
A grand adventure. An epic quest, a fellowship of characters, action, humor. Excellent art.
March 8, 2023
I honestly don't know what possessed me to drop $400.00 on this on Amazon, but I did get all the issues, in English and in hard back and if ever I'm lucky I'll have Regis Loisel or Serge Le Tendre sign it. Still, - 1 star for you.
Regardless, I'm glad I got myself a copy of this graphic novel; wish it hadn't been so steep, obviously, however, having read Peter Pan I was interested in this due to Regis Loisel's involvement. Honestly, he's an extremely talented artist I can understand WHY his work is so revered.
I thoroughly enjoyed the story (despite a few translation hiccups) which slowed the pacing a bit.
It's clear there's a great love for the genre of fantasy as several fantasy tropes rear their head and are thoroughly subverted with expert fashion that kept me guessing and even expanded my mind a bit.
One of my favorite sections of the story (besides most of it (especially the ending)) is in the 2nd issue following Bragon's relative minor success in securing 1 of 3 McGuffins, where he, and a growing cast of daring adventurers, journey to a desert city in hopes of finding special runes with directions where to find the Time Bird - in the Temple of Oblivion.
I loved the surprise reveal of what makes the Temple of Oblivion so . . . oblivious. If you want to know too you'll have to buy the book.
If there's one downside (beside physical copies in English costing a shitload) it's that by issue 4 it feels like they might've been up against a tight deadline and so there's some "wrap-this-shit-up-itis" which is a shame but not to its detriment.
It was an engaging semi-deconstruction of a Conan-esque Barbarian warrior past his prime being roped into saving the world, one last time. I'm more than happy to've read this story, high-fantasy I never knew I needed in my life.
Regardless, I'm glad I got myself a copy of this graphic novel; wish it hadn't been so steep, obviously, however, having read Peter Pan I was interested in this due to Regis Loisel's involvement. Honestly, he's an extremely talented artist I can understand WHY his work is so revered.
I thoroughly enjoyed the story (despite a few translation hiccups) which slowed the pacing a bit.
It's clear there's a great love for the genre of fantasy as several fantasy tropes rear their head and are thoroughly subverted with expert fashion that kept me guessing and even expanded my mind a bit.
One of my favorite sections of the story (besides most of it (especially the ending)) is in the 2nd issue following Bragon's relative minor success in securing 1 of 3 McGuffins, where he, and a growing cast of daring adventurers, journey to a desert city in hopes of finding special runes with directions where to find the Time Bird - in the Temple of Oblivion.
I loved the surprise reveal of what makes the Temple of Oblivion so . . . oblivious. If you want to know too you'll have to buy the book.
If there's one downside (beside physical copies in English costing a shitload) it's that by issue 4 it feels like they might've been up against a tight deadline and so there's some "wrap-this-shit-up-itis" which is a shame but not to its detriment.
It was an engaging semi-deconstruction of a Conan-esque Barbarian warrior past his prime being roped into saving the world, one last time. I'm more than happy to've read this story, high-fantasy I never knew I needed in my life.
July 13, 2024
Me leí la historia en los 4 tomos separados que encontré en la biblioteca, pero prefiero dejar mi opinión en esta edición para hablar de ella en conjunto. Lo primero de todo: no le puedo dar más que 2 estrellas (a lo mejor serían más bien 2'5) por lo repulsivamente machista que es. Es un clásico de fantasía de los 80, vale, se nota. Toda primera interacción con Pelisse de cualquier hombre/macho de una de las razas de Akbar es para acosarla, babear por ella o cualquier intención de índole sexual sobre sus atributos físicos de los que, además, Pelisse parece no enterarse al 100% porque cumple un tanto el tropo "born sexy yesterday" y es una inocente y joven muchacha sin experiencia alguna. Esta infantilización todavía se lleva un pasito más allá con el personaje de Kiskill, una especie de guardiana virgen que va siempre casi completamente desnuda y cuyo destino es perder su virginidad con el "héroe desconocido" y ya a partir de ese momento ser su pareja y no tener más relevancia en la trama que ser un cuerpo. Pos ok. Sé que en Francia tienen un problema gordo con la pedofilia y efebofilia pero madre mía, el nivel de repugnancia y machismo de la trama ha sido preocupante.
En cuanto a la historia, pues bien, es un divertimento ligero, espada y brujería clásica donde a veces, es cierto, se sobreexplican muchas cosas en los bocadillos del narrador. El diseño de escenarios y razas de Akbar es lo que más me ha gustado, es inmersivo y exuda fantasía por los 4 costados. Si no fuese por el adorable bichito que es Vaina y sus dru dru dru se me hubiese hecho aún más bola. Es una pena cómo algo que podría ser una buena historia de fantasía heroica termina tan arruinado por este nivel de machismo y sexualización.
En cuanto a la historia, pues bien, es un divertimento ligero, espada y brujería clásica donde a veces, es cierto, se sobreexplican muchas cosas en los bocadillos del narrador. El diseño de escenarios y razas de Akbar es lo que más me ha gustado, es inmersivo y exuda fantasía por los 4 costados. Si no fuese por el adorable bichito que es Vaina y sus dru dru dru se me hubiese hecho aún más bola. Es una pena cómo algo que podría ser una buena historia de fantasía heroica termina tan arruinado por este nivel de machismo y sexualización.
January 22, 2025
The Quest for the Time Bird is a weird, campy, fantasy story that has either fully commited to its silly world, or its just unintentionally funny and weird and I'm not entirely certain of either option.
As the title hints at, there's a grand quest to be completed and the characters and the descriptive boxes really do like to remind the reader of it and every step they are taking. An old knight is sent to a one last quest to save the world with a girl he is certain is his daughter. After that, it just keeps getting weirder from the alien humanoid creatures, the many masked characters, gods and what have you. There are parts that they must've known to be ridicilous and bizzare, and in those moments the story manages, even if only briefly, to sing as it embraces its world, but there are a few too many weird, weird things that are hard to take serious even if they probably should be taken.
The art seems to be a bit all over the place: in certain pages its beautifully detailed and in others the faces look nothing like the characters just in the previous panel.
All in all, it's a relatively entertaining story that had potential to be much more. As the characters reached their endings, I was surprised to see the depth given to them. However, with all the half-committed silliness and weirdness, I couldn't fully embrace them which made me think more about the potential of this graphic novel rather than the graphic novel we have here today.
As the title hints at, there's a grand quest to be completed and the characters and the descriptive boxes really do like to remind the reader of it and every step they are taking. An old knight is sent to a one last quest to save the world with a girl he is certain is his daughter. After that, it just keeps getting weirder from the alien humanoid creatures, the many masked characters, gods and what have you. There are parts that they must've known to be ridicilous and bizzare, and in those moments the story manages, even if only briefly, to sing as it embraces its world, but there are a few too many weird, weird things that are hard to take serious even if they probably should be taken.
The art seems to be a bit all over the place: in certain pages its beautifully detailed and in others the faces look nothing like the characters just in the previous panel.
All in all, it's a relatively entertaining story that had potential to be much more. As the characters reached their endings, I was surprised to see the depth given to them. However, with all the half-committed silliness and weirdness, I couldn't fully embrace them which made me think more about the potential of this graphic novel rather than the graphic novel we have here today.
December 21, 2019
Goh... Ja... Ik weet het zo nog niet.
Het verhaal op zich is wel goed, al had ik er wel meer van verwacht. Dat is natuurlijk het nadeel als je overal dingen leest als 'grote reeks', 'echt een cultstrip' en meer van dat ge-blabla. Dan denk je er misschien te veel bij.
Maar desondanks zijn er wel een paar dingen in de verhaallijn die iets beter aangemaakt hadden mogen worden, en er zitten ook een paar onduidelijkheden in (over de wereld, de tijdsspanne enzovoorts) die wel wat vroeger uitgelegd hadden mogen worden.
Het grootste probleem was echter de druk zelf. Dit is dus een van de redenen dat ik meestal de voorkeur geef aan van dat mat, een beetje grover papier in plaats van dat glanzend, glad papier zoals dit. De kleuren zien er nogal raar uit, er zitten grote contrasten in en dan maakt dat de gebeurtenissen soms moeilijk zichtbaar zijn. Ik was trouwens ook geen voorstander van de lettering, en dat komt eigenlijk zelden voor.
Maar! Ik heb de aparte albums gelezen, niet de gebundelde integraal. Die is, geloof ik, op mat papier gedrukt, heeft een nieuwe inkleuring gekregen (en met wat geluk ook een nieuwe lettering?). Ik moet een keer in de winkel erdoor bladeren om te zien hoe die uitgave eruitziet. Het zou me niet verwonderen als daar al die dingen minder erg zijn. En dat zou al een groot pluspunt zijn.
6.2/10
Het verhaal op zich is wel goed, al had ik er wel meer van verwacht. Dat is natuurlijk het nadeel als je overal dingen leest als 'grote reeks', 'echt een cultstrip' en meer van dat ge-blabla. Dan denk je er misschien te veel bij.
Maar desondanks zijn er wel een paar dingen in de verhaallijn die iets beter aangemaakt hadden mogen worden, en er zitten ook een paar onduidelijkheden in (over de wereld, de tijdsspanne enzovoorts) die wel wat vroeger uitgelegd hadden mogen worden.
Het grootste probleem was echter de druk zelf. Dit is dus een van de redenen dat ik meestal de voorkeur geef aan van dat mat, een beetje grover papier in plaats van dat glanzend, glad papier zoals dit. De kleuren zien er nogal raar uit, er zitten grote contrasten in en dan maakt dat de gebeurtenissen soms moeilijk zichtbaar zijn. Ik was trouwens ook geen voorstander van de lettering, en dat komt eigenlijk zelden voor.
Maar! Ik heb de aparte albums gelezen, niet de gebundelde integraal. Die is, geloof ik, op mat papier gedrukt, heeft een nieuwe inkleuring gekregen (en met wat geluk ook een nieuwe lettering?). Ik moet een keer in de winkel erdoor bladeren om te zien hoe die uitgave eruitziet. Het zou me niet verwonderen als daar al die dingen minder erg zijn. En dat zou al een groot pluspunt zijn.
6.2/10
January 7, 2021
"Oh, la rutina de siempre. Peleas, persecuciones, cansancio, hambre, pies helados, tortazos y reconciliaciones... sin olvidar, claro está, una gota o dos de erotismo. En fin, una pequeña epopeya y grandes miserias. Pero uno se acostumbra. Ya lo verás"
Pocas citas podrían resumir mejor La búsqueda del pájaro del tiempo. Este clásico del género de fantasía no ha envejecido demasiado bien (por ejemplo esa sexualización innecesaria de Pelisse o su aparente habilidad para excitar a cualquier miembro del sexo masculino independientemente de su especie chirrían mucho) pero tiene todos los elementos básicos para que funcione una historia de este estilo. Desde los dibujos, cuyos trazos te transportan directamente a otras épocas, hasta la estructura de la historia con sus continuas misiones prácticamente independientes que son la excusa perfecta para pasear a nuestros héroes por todos los reinos, nos deja ver que nos encontramos con una historia del héroes tradicional. Y funcionaba, al menos para mí. Sin ser nada extraordinario, me parecía una historia que entretenía y sabía jugar bien sus cartas hasta ese final. El último capítulo me pareció el más flojo. La resolución del misterio me pareció previsible y toda la parte de la leyenda del pájaro del tiempo bastante farragosa, por lo que me quedé con un sabor agridulce al terminarlo.
Pocas citas podrían resumir mejor La búsqueda del pájaro del tiempo. Este clásico del género de fantasía no ha envejecido demasiado bien (por ejemplo esa sexualización innecesaria de Pelisse o su aparente habilidad para excitar a cualquier miembro del sexo masculino independientemente de su especie chirrían mucho) pero tiene todos los elementos básicos para que funcione una historia de este estilo. Desde los dibujos, cuyos trazos te transportan directamente a otras épocas, hasta la estructura de la historia con sus continuas misiones prácticamente independientes que son la excusa perfecta para pasear a nuestros héroes por todos los reinos, nos deja ver que nos encontramos con una historia del héroes tradicional. Y funcionaba, al menos para mí. Sin ser nada extraordinario, me parecía una historia que entretenía y sabía jugar bien sus cartas hasta ese final. El último capítulo me pareció el más flojo. La resolución del misterio me pareció previsible y toda la parte de la leyenda del pájaro del tiempo bastante farragosa, por lo que me quedé con un sabor agridulce al terminarlo.
February 14, 2022
Un archétype de l'heroïc fantasy avec une place surprenante allouée à la sexualité et aux charmes féminins.
Le premier tome m'a un peu refroidi. Le dessin et surtout la colorisation sont très primaires et rappellent les premiers Corto Maltes. L'histoire était probablement innovante à l'époque mais la popularité croissante du genre affadi forcément le scenario et le monde dans lequel l'aventure se déroule.
Mais j'ai été pleinement embarqué par le récit dès le 2e tome. L'histoire date de 1983 ce qui rend la performance encore plus impressionnante mais j'aurai ces mêmes louanges si la BD sortait aujourd'hui, 40 ans(!) plus tard. Je me suis beaucoup attaché aux personnages et leur destin a suscité chez moi une émotion croissante jusqu'à un final audacieux et poignant.
Le bien triomphe mais aux prix d'immenses sacrifices pour nos héros: Bulrog perd un membre et probablement davantage, Mara la vie, Bragon ses seules raisons de vivre et Pelisse son existence. Seul survit notre anti héros, le plus fragile, le moins courageux. J'ai aimé cette morale d'une vie aléatoire et injuste.
Le premier tome m'a un peu refroidi. Le dessin et surtout la colorisation sont très primaires et rappellent les premiers Corto Maltes. L'histoire était probablement innovante à l'époque mais la popularité croissante du genre affadi forcément le scenario et le monde dans lequel l'aventure se déroule.
Mais j'ai été pleinement embarqué par le récit dès le 2e tome. L'histoire date de 1983 ce qui rend la performance encore plus impressionnante mais j'aurai ces mêmes louanges si la BD sortait aujourd'hui, 40 ans(!) plus tard. Je me suis beaucoup attaché aux personnages et leur destin a suscité chez moi une émotion croissante jusqu'à un final audacieux et poignant.
Le bien triomphe mais aux prix d'immenses sacrifices pour nos héros: Bulrog perd un membre et probablement davantage, Mara la vie, Bragon ses seules raisons de vivre et Pelisse son existence. Seul survit notre anti héros, le plus fragile, le moins courageux. J'ai aimé cette morale d'une vie aléatoire et injuste.
July 4, 2020
This is a beautiful story. The story just feels so classic and satisfying. It has a great blend of action, character relationships and humour. The three part quest and its concluding chapter are easy to fall into - a tried and tested pattern that wraps around the reader. The blossoming relationships between the characters happens through the art and through the narrative wonderfully. The illustrations and the story meld together beautifully and its a real delight to experience.
The end of the story was beautiful and bittersweet. Usually an ending that is so tinged in sadness would turn me off from the tale but there was something so satisfying and haunting about it that it made the story feel truly complete.
This is definitely an experience I would recommend to other readers. I am so glad that I took the chance and ordered this.
The end of the story was beautiful and bittersweet. Usually an ending that is so tinged in sadness would turn me off from the tale but there was something so satisfying and haunting about it that it made the story feel truly complete.
This is definitely an experience I would recommend to other readers. I am so glad that I took the chance and ordered this.
January 3, 2023
Exceptional.
Very original and entertaining.
The hardcover edition of this book is very large, a coffee table like book. I believe originally this was a French series from the 1980s. The hardcover book contains the first part of the series, the first four volumes. It concludes with volume 4, The Egg of Darkness.
The art style looks like it certainly was from a different time (40 years ago), very easy to read in the hardcover edition. The story is enjoyable, very much a maverick among stories as this is not related to any other ongoing series or IP. Perhaps due to its age. The story is set in the fictional land of Ackbar. Throughout the four volumes the characters travel all over Ackbar meeting the different groups and cultures that inhabit its world. It was fun to follow along with Bragon, Pelisse, Bulrog and all the rest.
Fun to read.
Very original and entertaining.
The hardcover edition of this book is very large, a coffee table like book. I believe originally this was a French series from the 1980s. The hardcover book contains the first part of the series, the first four volumes. It concludes with volume 4, The Egg of Darkness.
The art style looks like it certainly was from a different time (40 years ago), very easy to read in the hardcover edition. The story is enjoyable, very much a maverick among stories as this is not related to any other ongoing series or IP. Perhaps due to its age. The story is set in the fictional land of Ackbar. Throughout the four volumes the characters travel all over Ackbar meeting the different groups and cultures that inhabit its world. It was fun to follow along with Bragon, Pelisse, Bulrog and all the rest.
Fun to read.
April 21, 2024
This was strange.
I love Loisel’s style, and it was a great pleasure looking at all of these wonderful illustrations. His characters are unbelievable and so natural, whatever their breed or build, be they animal or human, flying, swimming or walking. Same goes for the alien worlds he created.
But the illustrations were pretty much it, the storyline was kind of silly. It has fantasy elements, mystery and magic, and strange worlds with strange beings. The ending felt a letdown.
The writing is at many points of the story clumsy. It is baffling, since the comic otherwise looks so professional and perfect. Sometimes it was hard to follow because of this. So much work has been put into the book I would have hoped the story would have been worked before making the book.
I wanted to like this. But I only liked the illustrations.
I love Loisel’s style, and it was a great pleasure looking at all of these wonderful illustrations. His characters are unbelievable and so natural, whatever their breed or build, be they animal or human, flying, swimming or walking. Same goes for the alien worlds he created.
But the illustrations were pretty much it, the storyline was kind of silly. It has fantasy elements, mystery and magic, and strange worlds with strange beings. The ending felt a letdown.
The writing is at many points of the story clumsy. It is baffling, since the comic otherwise looks so professional and perfect. Sometimes it was hard to follow because of this. So much work has been put into the book I would have hoped the story would have been worked before making the book.
I wanted to like this. But I only liked the illustrations.
February 25, 2025
Deze stripklassieker nog eens gelezen. De eerste strip uit de reeks vond ik eigenlijk niet zo goed, het was eerder een introductie tot alle karakters. Heremelien, de knappe jonge dame die problemen op lost met haar zweep of haar weelderige boezem. En ze wordt vergezlefd van haar super koddige mini-marsupilami. Dan kwam er Bolster, de opvliegende ridder. En een gemaskerde man als comic relief. Meh, dacht ik toen, door Suske En Wiskes nogal een degout gekregen van de gemaskerde mannen.
Het wordt gelukkig een stuk beter na het eerste deel. Wat volgt is een leuke epic-fantasy serie waarin onze helden op zoek gaan naar, je raadt het nooit, de tijd vogel. Het leukste aan de reeks vond ik de originele personages en rassen die voorkomen, die wijken gelukkig nogal af van het standaard elfen/dwergen gedoe.
Ook best mooi getekend al overdonderde het me nooit. Leuke fantasy strip, met de eerste vier delen ook een mooi afgerond verhaal. Maar voor mij is het geen topper.
Het wordt gelukkig een stuk beter na het eerste deel. Wat volgt is een leuke epic-fantasy serie waarin onze helden op zoek gaan naar, je raadt het nooit, de tijd vogel. Het leukste aan de reeks vond ik de originele personages en rassen die voorkomen, die wijken gelukkig nogal af van het standaard elfen/dwergen gedoe.
Ook best mooi getekend al overdonderde het me nooit. Leuke fantasy strip, met de eerste vier delen ook een mooi afgerond verhaal. Maar voor mij is het geen topper.
October 3, 2020
Le Tendre y Loisel logran hacer un cómic en clave jungiana que interpela al lector a través de los diferentes arquetipos que habitan en el subconsciente. La búsqueda del pájaro del tiempo es al final nuestra búsqueda, por eso resuena, llena y sobrecoge a través de los dibujos, los diálogos y la voz del propio narrador. El que sepa mirar encontrará las preguntas y algunos indicios que nos permiten navegar por el río de la vida. Se trata de una obra maestra donde las piezas encajan de forma brillante desde la primera hasta la última página. Lo he disfrutado y sin dudarlo aguardaré paciente la oportunidad de releerlo con aún más calma si cabe.
June 3, 2023
Sećam se da sam kao klinac čitao pojedine epizode ovog stripa u “Stripoteci”, i da mi je poseban utisak ostavio Rig, ali nekako nisam upamtio koji to beše strip. Ipak, sve do ovog Integrala nisam imao priliku da pročitam celinu od četiri epizode. U pitanju je neopterećujuća, nepretenciozna i zabavna avantura, a crtež i kolorit su prelepi. Pravo je zadovoljstvo imati “U potrazi za pticom vremena” u kolekciji, posebno ovakvo kvalitetno izdanje Čarobne knjige.
February 27, 2022
Pellise es hija de la Princesa hechizera Mara y su madre le a encargado la mision de buscar un pajaro capaz de detener el tiempo,la unica esperanza de impedir que despierte de su letargo el peligroso dios Ramor.Para ello debera hacer equipo con el veterano guerrero Bragon,antiguo amante de su madre. No es solo un viaje hacia encontrar su objetivo¿Tambien sera un viaje a conocer a su padre?
November 4, 2025
I found the characters in this book to be endlessly charming and at times surprisingly human. The art is gorgeous, and the both the story and world feel grand but lived in. This is also probably the best use of a manic pixie dream girl I’ve seen as even the reader is left believing she could be real
June 8, 2017
Dibujo caótico con demasiado diálogo. Trazos borrosos que necesitan de mucha observación para diferenciar personajes y paisaje. La historia tan simple como el grupo que se va formando con el objetivo de encontrar algo. Problemas por el camino con diferentes razas.
August 17, 2017
Prudko kvalitná záležitosť. Krásne vystavený klasický fantasy príbeh s dobre vygradovaným záverom. Najviac sa mi páčil tretí zošit s príbehom o love a strete dvoch starych bojovníkov v súboji cti. Silno odporúčam.
August 29, 2023
3,5
Un'avventurona dal gusto nostalgico, con disegni magnifici (e colori non sempre all'altezza). Puro fantasy anni '70/'80, con donnone discinte, mostriciattoli e molta ironia. Si concede una sfumatura malinconica nel finale. Un bel volume più per storici del genere che per cultori contemporanei.
Un'avventurona dal gusto nostalgico, con disegni magnifici (e colori non sempre all'altezza). Puro fantasy anni '70/'80, con donnone discinte, mostriciattoli e molta ironia. Si concede una sfumatura malinconica nel finale. Un bel volume più per storici del genere che per cultori contemporanei.
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