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Thorgal #25
The Blue Plague
Thorgal and his family have left Arachnea s island to continue seeking a place to live in peace. As they sail along unknown shores, they re attacked by pirates, then rescued by Prince Zarkaj, who takes them to his palace and pampers them especially Aaricia. But when Jolan and his mother turn out to have caught the terrible Blue Plague, the prince has them thrown into a guarded pit to die and it s up to Thorgal to escape in search of a cure. He s a child of the stars, beloved of the gods and touched by destiny, but also a reluctant hero, a simple man with simple dreams. Thorgal: an extraordinary Viking saga with strong elements of science fiction, by one of the master scriptwriters of Franco-Belgian comics."
48 pages, Paperback
First published November 6, 1999
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March 27, 2025
PT Este volume adotou uma abordagem narrativa diferente em relação aos anteriores. Uma parte significativa da aventura é contada por Jolan, que relata os eventos desde o último volume. É uma escolha interessante, embora não tenha certeza se resultou totalmente para mim.
Fora isso, é mais uma grande e original aventura. O ritmo começa de forma lenta e culmina num desfecho algo abrupto, mas no final, tudo se encaixa bem o suficiente.
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EN This volume took a different narrative approach compared to the previous ones. A significant portion of the adventure is recounted by Jolan, who explains the events since the last installment. It’s an interesting choice, though I’m not sure it entirely worked for me.
Aside from that, it’s another great and original adventure. The pacing starts off as a slow burn and leads to a somewhat abrupt ending, but overall, everything comes together well enough.
Fora isso, é mais uma grande e original aventura. O ritmo começa de forma lenta e culmina num desfecho algo abrupto, mas no final, tudo se encaixa bem o suficiente.
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EN This volume took a different narrative approach compared to the previous ones. A significant portion of the adventure is recounted by Jolan, who explains the events since the last installment. It’s an interesting choice, though I’m not sure it entirely worked for me.
Aside from that, it’s another great and original adventure. The pacing starts off as a slow burn and leads to a somewhat abrupt ending, but overall, everything comes together well enough.
October 1, 2021
(3,9 of 5 for Thorgal the Unlucky Lucker)
I like Thogal's adventures (even those without him). It's usually a simple adventure, but the world is rich, the pace is fast and it just keeps me reading. This adventure was also good, but this one is rather one of the weaker ones. The classic scheme "Thorgal stumbles into something by accident, got unlucky and then super lucky" is very obvious here. I guessed with certainty all the plot points and what becomes what at the moment of first hint/appearance.
Despite that this story was a little too obvious, I enjoyed it. It's still Thorgal, after all.
I like Thogal's adventures (even those without him). It's usually a simple adventure, but the world is rich, the pace is fast and it just keeps me reading. This adventure was also good, but this one is rather one of the weaker ones. The classic scheme "Thorgal stumbles into something by accident, got unlucky and then super lucky" is very obvious here. I guessed with certainty all the plot points and what becomes what at the moment of first hint/appearance.
Despite that this story was a little too obvious, I enjoyed it. It's still Thorgal, after all.
April 11, 2016
This latest outing allows us to catch up with Thorgal and his family as they seek a new, quite life, away from the havocs of the north, but, as is increasingly obvious, the world is an unforgiving place and one danger is simply replaced with another as they sail further south.
Straying into the channels of a mangrove forest they come across what appears to be an empty vessel, but when Jolan hops aboard he finds the blue corpse of the boat’s owner. With little time to think they soon find themselves pursued by diminutive pirates and running out of room to manoeuvre their boat, so abandon it to hide in the water beneath the spreading roots of the trees. Just when it looks like they’ll be discovered they’re rescued by the local Prince aboard his royal ship and taken to his island stronghold where they find some semblance of tranquility, until, that is, the Prince makes a move on Thorgal’s wife Aaricia and reveals a blue patch on her skin. Fearing they’re all infected, the Prince casts the family into a steep-valley where they find more victims of the plague waiting for death, but as always Thorgal isn’t willing to accept the fate being pushed upon him and chooses his own path as he seeks a cure for his family’s woes.
The genius of the Thorgal books is how adaptable they are to pace, genre and viewpoint, so not every tale is about Thorgal himself, not every story is wall-to-wall action and you’re never quite sure if you’re going to be reading science fiction, fantasy, or something else entirely. Because of this every book is abundant with promise and is yet to disappoint. Rosinski’s art sits so perfectly with Van Hamme’s scripts that just a single panel lifts you straight back into Thorgal’s world or sword and survival, and no matter what Van Hamme seems to throw at him, Rosinksi delivers. This remains one of my absolute favourites and if I could persuade just one of you out there to give it a try I’d consider that a job well done.
Straying into the channels of a mangrove forest they come across what appears to be an empty vessel, but when Jolan hops aboard he finds the blue corpse of the boat’s owner. With little time to think they soon find themselves pursued by diminutive pirates and running out of room to manoeuvre their boat, so abandon it to hide in the water beneath the spreading roots of the trees. Just when it looks like they’ll be discovered they’re rescued by the local Prince aboard his royal ship and taken to his island stronghold where they find some semblance of tranquility, until, that is, the Prince makes a move on Thorgal’s wife Aaricia and reveals a blue patch on her skin. Fearing they’re all infected, the Prince casts the family into a steep-valley where they find more victims of the plague waiting for death, but as always Thorgal isn’t willing to accept the fate being pushed upon him and chooses his own path as he seeks a cure for his family’s woes.
The genius of the Thorgal books is how adaptable they are to pace, genre and viewpoint, so not every tale is about Thorgal himself, not every story is wall-to-wall action and you’re never quite sure if you’re going to be reading science fiction, fantasy, or something else entirely. Because of this every book is abundant with promise and is yet to disappoint. Rosinski’s art sits so perfectly with Van Hamme’s scripts that just a single panel lifts you straight back into Thorgal’s world or sword and survival, and no matter what Van Hamme seems to throw at him, Rosinksi delivers. This remains one of my absolute favourites and if I could persuade just one of you out there to give it a try I’d consider that a job well done.
March 14, 2020
Net als het voorgaande 'Arachnea' speelt 'De blauwe ziekte' zich in vagelijk Midden-Oosterse regio's af, ver van Thorgal's oorspronkelijke verblijfplaats. Een plaatje op blz. 38 doen zelfs vermoeden dat we in de buurt van de Kilimanjaro in Tanzania zijn. Van Hamme laat alle remmen gaan en verzint onzinnige octopusdraken, een volk van dwergpiraten en een dom verhaal rond twee tweelingbroers. Omdat de familie blijkbaar te groot is geworden voor alle nog komende avonturen, laat hij in no time Darek, Lehla en Muff achter. Verder heeft het verhaal ineens een voice over, het wordt verteld door Jolan, die helaas verder geen rol van betekenis speelt. Nog erger, dat hij en zijn familie aan het eind van het album nog leven is meer geluk dan wijsheid en de deus ex machina-achtige oplossing is eigenlijk een slag in het gezicht van iedereen die daadwerkelijk met dodelijke ziektes te maken krijgt.
Als Van Hamme heeft geprobeerd zijn reeks nieuw leven in te blazen, dan is dat mislukt. Dit album doet alleen terugverlangen naar vroeger werk.
Als Van Hamme heeft geprobeerd zijn reeks nieuw leven in te blazen, dan is dat mislukt. Dit album doet alleen terugverlangen naar vroeger werk.
July 29, 2011
Episode déroutant et envoûtant, dans un décor mêlant mille et une nuits et mangrove tropicale. pour la première fois, Jolan devient narrateur, bien que Thorgal assume encore le rôle de héros.
September 13, 2022
Było dwóch braci, których rozdzielono, gdy byli niemowlakami. Jeden miał zostać królem, drugiego wychowały karły. Ten od karłów dorósł i w ramach wdzięczności nauczył swoich wychowawców konstruować broń... Ten motyw to najlepsze podsumowanie "Błękitnej zarazy". Skąd on do cholery wiedział jak konstruować broń? Przecież to się kupy nie trzyma skoro wychowali go ci, których miał potem rzekomo nauczać. Najgorzej, że to nie jedyna wtopa w tym tomie, a wybrnięcie z fabularnej dziury przez podsunięcie Thorgalowi - kompletnie z dupy - lotni, tylko po to, by dotarł do celu na czas, było tak kuriozalne, że życzyłem mu jakiegoś spektakularnego zderzenia ze skałą. Radzę omijać
February 21, 2023
Glad to have stumbled upon this series. The art, the story, the character archtypes, all resemble any 80s Fantasy series we'd watch as children. The characters might be cliché and the stories predictable, but they're pleasant to read.
Couldnt help but comparing Thorgal and his advebtures to Rahan, and although Thorgal is not as well written or drawn, it is still a nice entry in a similar universe
Couldnt help but comparing Thorgal and his advebtures to Rahan, and although Thorgal is not as well written or drawn, it is still a nice entry in a similar universe
July 21, 2021
After leaving the spider island, Thorgal and his family sail to a place where Jolan by chance contacts a deadly blue plague..
With no known cure and painfully fatal Thorgal and his family are thrown into a quarantine valley..
With only a week left courageous Thorgal risks everything to save his family... And too much favors our hero...
With no known cure and painfully fatal Thorgal and his family are thrown into a quarantine valley..
With only a week left courageous Thorgal risks everything to save his family... And too much favors our hero...
June 22, 2025
A rather rushed volume of Thorgal with a lot of different things happening very quickly, but even then it was thoroughly enjoyable. Jolan's narration across the issue is interesting and the ending panel hits hard as always. Great art for the diverse sets of characters and scenery and some nice character development for the family.
August 4, 2018
Storia tesa e disperata. Sebbene non si nutrano grossi dubbi sull’esito, è comunque gestito benissimo il ritmo, e quindi fa piacere vivere la rincorsa di Thorgal per salvare i suoi. Bello anche il ravvedimento finale del gemello viziato. Insomma, Thorgal raramente si smentisce.
May 17, 2022
Penurias con una peste de por medio. Realmente agónico. Es verdad que a estas alturas ya estamos un poco cansados de que todo lo malo del mundo le pase a esta familia, pero aún así, es una buena lectura.
November 24, 2017
Une petite parenthèse bleue dans les périgrinations de la petite famille de Thorgal. Pas vraiment de surprise, elle survivra à cette épreuve supplémentaire!
March 29, 2020
Plot twists and turns will make Thorgal reevaluate his allegiances while trying to rescue his family from a fatal disease. It is an ok story with all its pulpy excitement.
June 30, 2021
All good.
. . Excellent story,from beginning to end. Follow Thorgal's adventures throughout his life. I love it. Good vacation reading. :)
. . Excellent story,from beginning to end. Follow Thorgal's adventures throughout his life. I love it. Good vacation reading. :)
April 30, 2022
Une autre histoire de Thorgal, une autre femme random qui tombe en amour avec le preux viking parce qu'il est dont bin merveilleux
April 23, 2023
2eme opus du cycle de 3 tomes: THORGAL : LE VIKING ERRANT (tomes 24-25-26), le mal bleu qui contamine tous et tout, y compris la famille de Thorgal, une terrible course contre la montre s'engage...
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September 22, 2023
Not good. An unimaginative relic.
October 30, 2023
trop kiffé
July 8, 2024
Thorgal doit sauver les siens d'un terrible mal qui tue le porteur du virus en quelques jours. Les illustrations de Rosinski permettent d'apprécier un album banal.
July 31, 2025
Divertissant, mais cousu de fil blanc.
November 17, 2025
A pretty meagre adventure. It requires a hell of a long set-up, and then rushes to its ending.
June 28, 2020
Cinebook publishes two sizes and the smaller almost always means I won't like it beyond ***.
This isn't bad but I'll only be getting more Thorgal if I see it at a very base price.
The art is good but it's too "messy" and "scratchy" for my tastes.
This isn't bad but I'll only be getting more Thorgal if I see it at a very base price.
The art is good but it's too "messy" and "scratchy" for my tastes.
January 29, 2025
Coś zaczęło się psuć z rysunkiem, szczególnie z mimiką Thorgala, za co niestety ocena o 1 w dół.
February 18, 2017
#GettingGraphic
September 24, 2017
in the seventeenth episode of the saga thorgal's family is facing another danger: a mysterious illness that threatens their existence. in a remote kingdom something is brewing and only waits a great hero to unfold.
there was a slight bend in the previous issues concerning the originality and the interesting of the scenario but in blue plague that was corrected.
there was a slight bend in the previous issues concerning the originality and the interesting of the scenario but in blue plague that was corrected.
December 14, 2025
"Błękitna Zaraza" świetnie się zaczyna, jest tu dużo napięcia i spora stawka. to byłby naprawdę dobry album gdyby nie słabe, pośpieszne, naiwne zakończenie, z elementami deus ex machina. To taki przypadek gdzie masz już nadzieję na powrót do poziomu z najlepszych lat, a tu nagle na ostatnich kilku planszach takie rozczarowanie.
Scenariusz: **
Rysunki: **
Scenariusz: **
Rysunki: **
May 2, 2021
Det här var en av de första fantasy serierna jag läste som blandade in science fiction i allt det magiska. Det var en ögonöppnande upplevelse som gjort det här en mycket minnesvärd serie! Har den åldrats? Absolut, men jag kan inte låta bli att älska den trots detta.
November 8, 2009
Kolejny tom przygód Thorgala. Po raz kolejny Thorgal i jego rodzina znajdują się w niebezpieczeństwie. Trochę za dużo już nieszczęść jak na jedną dosyć małą rodzinkę.
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