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Iznogoud #13
Θέλω να γίνω χαλίφης στη θέση του Χαλίφη
An obsession, a leitmotiv, the quest of a lifetime... That is what it is to Iznogoud – becoming caliph instead of the caliph. And that is why he will stop at nothing. A ghost that drives caliphs – and only caliphs – insane? Worth a try. A specialist in scandals? Why not. A magical wax museum? Let’s go! A good thing indeed that he is as stupid and unlucky as he is evil...
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First published January 1, 1978
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René Goscinny
2,035 books1,242 followersRené Goscinny (1926 - 1977) was a French author, editor and humorist, who is best known for the comic book
Asterix
, which he created with illustrator Albert Uderzo, and for his work on the comic series Lucky Luke with Morris (considered the series' golden age).
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July 12, 2022
English Cinebook (UK) Edition = 2016
->Translation = Jerome Saincantin
One of my favorite of the dozen Iznos that I've read!
->Translation = Jerome Saincantin
One of my favorite of the dozen Iznos that I've read!
September 23, 2019
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March 1, 2023
Y’a des trucs drôles. De manière générale c’est plutôt drôle. Mais il y a aussi des choses (représentations racistes) qui me sont restées en travers de la gorge, et qu’aujourd’hui je trouve inacceptables. Cela me désole, j’avais envie de le marrer et lire plein d’Iznogoud.
On ne refait pas l’histoire, et on n’oublie pas les paradigmes des époques précédentes. Il est meme intéressant de s’en éclairer.
Mais aujourd’hui, je préfère lire autre chose.
On ne refait pas l’histoire, et on n’oublie pas les paradigmes des époques précédentes. Il est meme intéressant de s’en éclairer.
Mais aujourd’hui, je préfère lire autre chose.
April 8, 2017
Lo mejor de lo mejor! Divertidisimas las desventuras del pobre visir.
February 19, 2017
Loved this latest instalment.
A good break from reality and a few chuckles along the way at the desperation of Iznogoud to obtain his ultimate goal!
A good break from reality and a few chuckles along the way at the desperation of Iznogoud to obtain his ultimate goal!
October 17, 2021
Altre storielle divertenti, ricche di humor e di giochi di parole, di trovate comiche e che finiscono sempre nello stesso modo, questo si sà. Ma il bello è scoprire come ci si arriva.
4 stelle meritate.
4 stelle meritate.
June 23, 2020
Peruskauraa ja samaa kaavaa, mutta tällä kertaa huvitti enemmän.
October 21, 2016
Feeling down? Need a smile on your face? Then you really can’t do much better than Iznogoud, and, fortunately for you, there’s a new volume available of puntastic outlandish tales of magic, greed and consequences.
Iznogoud is the Grand Vizier to the gentle Haroun Al Plassid, the Caliph of Baghdad, and he craves the power his master holds. Like Wile E Coyote hungering for the Roadrunner, each tale resets the dire outcome of the last for Iznogoud to blindly stumble through yet another wickedly inspired plot with much the same result. The strength of the strips lies in the partnership between the superbly gifted cartoonist, Jean Tabary, and the master of witty comics writing, Rene Goscinny, as they turn out strip after strip of magical misadventure and comeuppance.
In this latest volume Iznogoud, and his trusty sidekick Wa’at Alahf, visits a haunted palace where a spectre is known to turn the mind of a Caliph to jelly, so all Iznogoud needs to do is persuade the Caliph to spend a night there. In Scandal In Baghdad a character with the ability to literally sniff out wrongdoing offers his services to Iznogoud to have the Caliph dethroned, while in the third tale the action centres around a wax museum where the exhibits are past and future killers that can be magically brought to life, but not without consequences. The fourth tale, The Voracious Cushion, finds Iznogoud presented with a giant cushion, not unlike the one the Caliph spends all day reclining in, that can make the person lazing upon it disappear. Finally, the fifth story involves a lowly, poor fisherman who is suddenly in possession of enormous wealth due to the discovery of an ostrich that lays golden eggs. It just so happens that Iznogoud needs a fortune to bribe the Caliph’s army, so the ostrich must be found.
So the premise is always daft, it just about always features a magic something or other, and the results are pretty much the same, but like Tom & Jerry or Sylvester & Tweety, it’s the humour, the grotesque characters, and the glorious artwork that carry you through to the inevitable ending. One of these four tales is the work of Tabary alone, presumably one of the stories created after Goscinny’s death. Tabary has clearly absorbed much of Goscinny’s rhythms and pace for the story, but it does lack Goscinny’s extraordinary gift for word play. That said, it’s quite possible that if it weren’t labelled a such you’d not notice the difference as Tabary harvests the experience of drawing hundreds of Iznogoud pages by this point.
The stories feel effortless and timeless, but they’re genuine works of art that deliver plenty of gags wrapped around weird and wonderful situations. There are plenty of reasons Goscinny is one of the most-read French authors in the world, and this book is one of them.
Iznogoud is the Grand Vizier to the gentle Haroun Al Plassid, the Caliph of Baghdad, and he craves the power his master holds. Like Wile E Coyote hungering for the Roadrunner, each tale resets the dire outcome of the last for Iznogoud to blindly stumble through yet another wickedly inspired plot with much the same result. The strength of the strips lies in the partnership between the superbly gifted cartoonist, Jean Tabary, and the master of witty comics writing, Rene Goscinny, as they turn out strip after strip of magical misadventure and comeuppance.
In this latest volume Iznogoud, and his trusty sidekick Wa’at Alahf, visits a haunted palace where a spectre is known to turn the mind of a Caliph to jelly, so all Iznogoud needs to do is persuade the Caliph to spend a night there. In Scandal In Baghdad a character with the ability to literally sniff out wrongdoing offers his services to Iznogoud to have the Caliph dethroned, while in the third tale the action centres around a wax museum where the exhibits are past and future killers that can be magically brought to life, but not without consequences. The fourth tale, The Voracious Cushion, finds Iznogoud presented with a giant cushion, not unlike the one the Caliph spends all day reclining in, that can make the person lazing upon it disappear. Finally, the fifth story involves a lowly, poor fisherman who is suddenly in possession of enormous wealth due to the discovery of an ostrich that lays golden eggs. It just so happens that Iznogoud needs a fortune to bribe the Caliph’s army, so the ostrich must be found.
So the premise is always daft, it just about always features a magic something or other, and the results are pretty much the same, but like Tom & Jerry or Sylvester & Tweety, it’s the humour, the grotesque characters, and the glorious artwork that carry you through to the inevitable ending. One of these four tales is the work of Tabary alone, presumably one of the stories created after Goscinny’s death. Tabary has clearly absorbed much of Goscinny’s rhythms and pace for the story, but it does lack Goscinny’s extraordinary gift for word play. That said, it’s quite possible that if it weren’t labelled a such you’d not notice the difference as Tabary harvests the experience of drawing hundreds of Iznogoud pages by this point.
The stories feel effortless and timeless, but they’re genuine works of art that deliver plenty of gags wrapped around weird and wonderful situations. There are plenty of reasons Goscinny is one of the most-read French authors in the world, and this book is one of them.
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