Φορντλανδία

Marsupilami #6

by André Franquin (Writer), Yann (Writer), Batem (Illustrator)

Kali ini Bip dan Sarah harus menemukan marsupilami yang menghilang secara misterius.
Di tengah perjalanan, mereka bertemu dengan Noe dan Venus (pasangan si hitam Mars) yang juga sedang berusaha memecahkan teka teki ini. Mantan istri Noe dan Bring M. Backalive ternyata juga terlibat.

Ternyata, semua bukti mengarah ke suatu daerah yang bernama Fordlandia.
Lalu, mengapa mereka saling berkaitan?
Apa yang terjadi di Fordlandia?

Genres: Comics, Bande Dessinée, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Melissa Charitos · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 ster. Prima boekje, maar niet erg grappig.

[Timo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heti kun Marsupilamin itsensä annetaan ottaa pääosa eikä olemaan ainoastaan tarkkailijana, albumista tulee hyvä. Ei täydellinen, mutta hyvä.

[StrictlySequential · Rating 4 out of 5]

D.L. September 2004 = 18 tomes on back

[Al Capwned · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely not my favourite Marsupilami album.

[Simon Chadwick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Possibly the greatest charm of the Marsupilami as a character is his absurd but brilliant biology. Of course, he’s tough, resourceful, intelligent and loving, but he sure gets a lot done with that extraordinary tail. It’s a marvel of evolution. And, boy, does he need it in this adventure. The mother of his children has been kidnapped by collectors, and that’s something he can’t allow to stand. But he’s not the only one tracking the villains,. He’s soon joined by Bip and Sarah who are keen to help. And then there’s Noah, and Black Mars’s girlfriend, Venus, who have lost Black Mars to the animal collector’s too.

The trail leads them to Fordlandia, a town deep in the Amazon established by Henry Ford in the 1920s to cultivate rubber but now abandoned and rusting as the rainforest reclaims it. Fordlandia sounds far-fetched, but it’s very much a real place. Designed for over 10,000 people, it still retains a tiny population today, although for the purposes of this story it’s utterly abandoned.

Also making a welcome return is the Amazonian native tribe with their hilarious speech. There’s no poking fun here, but instead we get a language that’s quite easy to follow once you know where to break the words. An ingenious way of rendering a language without having to resort to translation boxes. Great fun.

Batem’s artwork is incredible, and you can see why he’s such a perfect fit for a character conceived by Franquin. From rusting cars to jaguars, he makes it all look so easy, packing in the humour.

This is yet another book that can be equally enjoyed by the young and old alike. Well worth getting under the nose of any child – it won’t fail to disappoint.

[G-E · Rating 3 out of 5]

Une BD correcte, sans plus. J’ai bien aimé les faits historiques dans cette histoire (Fordlandia et l’oie de sapin). La fin m’a paru un peu précipitée.

[Vindersloon · Rating 2 out of 5]

En Néerlandais.