Το ανεξερεύνητο τροπικό δάσος της Παλουμπίας, είναι ο φυσικός χώρος, όπου ζει το μικρό, σπάνιο και χαριτωμένο κίτρινο ζώο με τη μακριά-μακριά ουρά, που ακούει στο όνομα: Μαρσουπιλάμι. Έχει γρήγορα αντανακλαστικά, με τη μοναδική ουρά του κάνει πολύπλοκους κόμπους και τρέφεται κατά βάση με φρεσκότατα πιράνχας. Είναι τρυφερό, παιχνιδιάρικο και του αρέσουν τα χάδια, αλλά όταν θυμώνει, η οργή του είναι τρομερή. Στην πολυσύνθετη φωλιά του, μεγαλώνει τα μικρά του και οι περιπέτειές του -όπως θα διαπιστώσετε ευθύς αμέσως- είναι το ίδιο μ' αυτό διασκεδαστικές και γεμάτες απρόοπτα.
Aconselho qualquer pessoa que goste de banda desenhada mas que nunca leu nada de Marsupilami a ler este porque vai ser um novo universo fantástico com que irão sonhar. Aconselho-o também a quem já leu outras histórias Marsupilami porque aqui vão conhecer em detalhe os pequenos Marsus que são individualmente especiais e divertidos!
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[EN] I advise anyone who enjoys comics but have never read about Marsupilami to read this one because it's a brand new fantasy for you to dream about. I advise it to anyone who read other Marsupilami stories as well because here you'll meet in detail the little Marsus which are individually special and fun!
Bu albümde insanlar yok. Diyalog olmayınca, bir Tanrı anlatıcı eşliğinde, Marsupilami'nin üç yavrusunun ergenlik ayinine tanık oluyoruz. Babaları onları sönmüş bir volkanın çevresinde kapalı bir araziye bırakır ve sıvışır. Üç yavru kendilerini tehlikelere karşı korumayı öğrenirler, ardından da evin yolunu bulurlar.
Loved this one, de kleine Marsu’s moeten voor zichzelf leren zorgen als onderdeel van het opgroeien/volwassen worden. Ze hebben zelfs alle drie unieke eigenschappen.
This latest book takes an unexpected turn with the storytelling, but a welcome one at that. Rather than have outsiders blundering into the jungle domain of the Marsupilami and family we instead get what is, to all intents and purposes, a wildlife documentary.
Deep within the jungle is the caldera of a dormant volcano, home to ancient cacti that, periodically, eject a foul pollen into the atmosphere. This forces the creatures that live there to take refuge but it also, it transpires, forms part of the Marsupilami species’ rights of passage. Reluctantly the Marsupilami gathers his children, treks to the sleeping volcano, and deposits his children inside, sneaking away once they’re distracted. The reason, however reluctantly done, is to test the resourcefulness of the young ones. There are dangerous plants and hungry creatures to contend with, so it’s the three Marsupilami children against nature.
As a ritual it is indeed an odd one, but by and large it’s played for laughs, not least through the protracted and desperate hunting of a dishevelled jaguar, so beaten and battered that his sense of smell has faded and he has only one eye. And lots of scars, complete with stitch marks (naturally).
The cartoon peril is forgivably light and slapstick, but what holds it all together is this interesting approach to the story (you can almost hear Attenborough narrating the text) and the fleshing out of the three children, all of whom have remained rather flimsy as characters up until now.
I’m particularly enjoying Batem’s artwork too. Not a direct copy of Franquin’s but with enough nods and acknowledgements to capture his spirit. All-in-all, a great cartoon book.