The Smurfs #25: The Gambling Smurfs (25)

Les Schtroumpfs / The Smurfs #23

by Peyo

Celebrating over 60 years of SMURFS, Papercutz is all in continuing its long winning streak of SMURFS graphic novels. With an all-new animated TV series in the works, Papercutz continues to double-down and publish THE SMURFS comics that started it all. Here in “The Gambling Smurfs” we see the consequences of what happens after the Smurfs visit the Human world and are inspired to try their little blue hands at games of chance. It starts as just a fun new hobby, but when the stakes are raised, the Smurfs fall into a vicious cycle of playing, betting, and losing, and playing again. Has the Smurfs Village become the new Sin City? It’s no big surprise that Gargamel is also around to take advantage of this unfortunate situation. Has Gargamel’s luck finally changed? Have the Smurfs finally lost?

Genres: Bande Dessinée, Comics, Fantasy, Childrens, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Comic Book

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Pierre Culliford, known as Peyo, was a Belgian comics artist, perhaps best known for the creation of The Smurfs comic strip.

Reviews

[Lana · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this book of the Smurfs, they get caught up in the world of gambling. Before long, the whole village is hooked on gambling and something has to be done. This is a cute graphic novel of the Smurfs that took me back to my childhood watching them on Saturday mornings.
I enjoyed this story but would have been more pleased to have seen it in color, Especially when the smurf’s little world is meant to be blue! I still had fun with it though...
Thank you to Papercutz and NetGalley for this advanced copy!

[Damien Tournay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Une sympathique aventure des Schtroumpfs qui une fois de plus rapportent dans leur village des défauts humains... pour leur plus grand malheur.

[Amine · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's good but not as good as the Schtroumpfissime.

[Soobie is expired · Rating 4 out of 5]

Questo albo mi è proprio piaciuto!!

Il modo in cui gli autori si riferiscono al vizio del gioco è sopraffino. Ovviamente, i Puffi prendono le cattive dagli umani: un terzetto di loro va in città per prendere delle spezie per Cuoco. Purtroppo non tornano con le spezie ma con l'idea di scommettere su tutto.

Fortunato, però, è il puffo che più fa riflettere: talmente accecato dalla voglia di vincere che non esita a mettere in pericolo l'intero villaggio pur di riuscire a vincere la sua scommessa. Un brividino di paura mi era sceso lunga la schiena...

[Wayne McCoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

'The Smurfs #25: The Gambling Smurfs' with story and art by Peyo is a graphic novel that tells what happens when the Smurfs learn bad things from humans.

When some of the Smurfs are sent to the village to get some things, they observe the humans wagering. It manages to follow them home and causes havoc until Papa Smurf has to end it. When another threat emerges, they may have to ask their biggest enemy for help.

This was a fun story that kept escalating to a crescendo. The Smurfs are always a good read.

[Alexe Hélène · Rating 5 out of 5]

Comme tout les Schtroumpfs! Tout simplement agréable à lire!

[Feirodenn]

Un album sur le danger des jeux de paris, avec son lot de gags et de comiques de situation habituel, très divertissant !

[Wojtek Konieczny · Rating 4 out of 5]

7/10

[flowery · Rating 1 out of 5]

PROMOWANIE HQZARDU 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

Papa Smurf: Sudah berkali-kali kubilang jangan mensmurf ke desa manusia! Mereka bukan contoh baik! Berapa kali harus kuulang, hah!?

Asli kocak banget buku yang isinya cuma 1 cerita ini. Kaum smurf tergila-gila taruhan, ketularan dari manusia. Buntutnya desa mereka jadi taruhan waktu manusia mau membuka hutan untuk arena judi. Untung saja Gargamel mau diajak kerjasama menyelamatkan hutan.

Rhoma Irama: Judiiiiiiii!

[Leslie McKee · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've never read any of the Smurfs comics, so I wasn't quite sure of what to expect. It was just okay for me. Gambling doesn't seem like a smurfy thing to do, but apparently it is. I had expected a bit more humor. It's much more apparent in print than on TV just how much they Smurfs use the word "Smurf." I think in the future I'll stick to watching the cartoon reruns.

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy, but I wasn't required to leave a positive review.

[Charvi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating: 3.5 stars

This was a cute one but not very funny? The plotline was great, character antics wonderful and the sketches were amazing! I just felt that the word Smurf was so overused that I got annoyed with it.
Otherwise it did make me smile a lot but if crack out laughing funny is what the book is going for it missed it's mark. Then maybe it's just better suited for younger readers.

[Truly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awalnya kocak baca kisah para smurf.
Tapi lantas jd malu kalau dibayangkan kelakuan manusia seperti itu
Kali ini musuh bebuyutan malah menjadi rekan sejawat
Mungkin pepatah lama benar juga, musuh dari musuhku adalah sahabatku
Smurf memang tiada duanya!

[Engel Dreizehn · Rating 3 out of 5]

ARC Copy...confused over is this a continuation or re-publishing of Peyo's works however I found the aesop to be on the "one-handed" side...yes gambling is bad but still the narrative reminded of the delights of the smurfs I enjoyed as a child.

[Stijn · Rating 4 out of 5]

'De goksmurfen'

[Kerlip Bintang · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kayaknya baru edisi ini, satu buku cuma ada satu cerita. Tapi kok gag nemu judi kartu nya ya? Yakin judulnya dah cucok?

[Bàlint · Rating 5 out of 5]

27 octobre 2014: J'ai lu ça tout seul.



2 mars 2013: Maman a lu ça pour moi.

[Catherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

L'histoire est drôle même s'il y a une morale assez forte et grosse à la fin. La morale est par contre très bien intégrée et fait partie de l'histoire!

[Akbar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Smurf yang lucu, kembali mengajarkan kepada kita bahwa judi tidak akan pernah membawa dampak yang positif dalam jangka panjang. Pelajaran buat kita semua...

[Heather Bennett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everyone loves smurfs, but who knew that they would learn to gamble. That isn't very smurfy of them, what will be next for them to learn in the modern world. HAHA.