By The Numbers Book 1: Traffic in Indochina

Victor Levallois #1

by Laurent Rullier, StanislAs (Artist)

The accidental — and life changing — adventures of timid accountant Victor Levallois, from Europe to Southeast Asia! PUBLICATION IN 4 VOLUMES - COMPLETED WORK. The accidental adventures of Victor Levallois, a timid accountant that gets pulled into a life of danger. It all started in 1948 when Victor was entrusted with an unusual errand: deliver a suitcase to the port of Marseilles. But, when the suitcase is stolen, Victor finds himself bound for Saigon and the decadence, intrigue and adventure of a colonial war!

Genres: Comics, Comic Book, Graphic Novels

50 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 19, 2014

Reviews

[George Kaslov · Rating 5 out of 5]

What can I say, I am weak to anything that reminds me of Tintin.

[David · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was pretty bad. The art is a little cartoonish, like tin-tin, which isn't necessarily bad, just not great. The writing was terrible, and I don't think it can be entirely blamed on translation. Comixology keeps recommending European comics. I have liked a few, but I notice that a lot of them seem to be puerile fantasies. The hero is an unsympathetic jerk, as are almost all of the characters. I found very little to like in any of them. The plot is full of holes and laziness (mysterious old man insists you take his sock drawer full of cash) and the story is told in flashback with the present completely unexplained.

[Stephen Theaker · Rating 4 out of 5]

An accountant gets dragged into a shady deal and, what's worse, the money he was meant to hand over gets stolen. Rather than doing the sensible thing, he follows the money to French-occupied Vietnam and tries to get it back. A good story with excellent art.

[Daniel Q · Rating 3 out of 5]

A somewhat strange story. The art is good (but not spectacular), in the "ligne claire" style popularized by Tintin. The story is more mature and more convoluted. It is not clear where it will go in the next books, but I'm intrigued enough to read the next one.

[Nick Nguyen · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars