Amazonie, épisode 4

Amazonie #4

by Rodolphe, Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira (Leo), Bertrand Marchal (Illustrator)

1949. Miss Austin poursuit son enquête dans la moiteur de la forêt tropicale, à la recherche de cette créature aux pouvoirs surnaturels. Mais le MI6 n'est pas le seul à s'intéresser à cette affaire, à commencer par les services secrets allemands qui semblent surtout vouloir retrouver les traces d'un trésor embarqué dans un sous-marin échoué dans cette partie du monde. La créature viendrait elle-même d'Allemagne où elle fut exhibée comme une bête de foire ?... Les deux affaires auraient-elles un lien ?...

Genres: Bande Dessinée, Comics, Adventure

48 pages, Hardcover

First published February 15, 2019

About the author

Rodolphe is the pen name for Rodolphe Daniel Jacquette. His works are primarily written in French.

Reviews

[Metodi Markov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Английски Индиана Джоунс, но в пола, която се бори с нацисти, в търсене на изгубено из джунглите на Амазония съкровище.

Какво повече му трябва на човек!?! :)

[Simon Chadwick · Rating 4 out of 5]

We finally get to learn of the origin of the mysterious man-like being that's brought Kathy to the Amazon. We've seen it in action several times now, and understand what it can do, but its exact nature will come as something of a surprise.

Beginning in Germany, 1943, we get to see it being sold to a travelling circus to become one of the many exhibits. When a senior German officer brings his son for a private viewing, the being's extraordinary talents are revealed during a beating by the circus owner. This results in the officer taking possession of the being and delivering it into the hands of Dr Hoffmann. Hoffman is the elderly German now stuck in a narrow tributary of the Amazon and surrounded by aggressive locals. Fortunately for him, his connection to the being – and its connection to the locals – is enough to save the lives of himself and Reinhart.

Meanwhile, with Délio now healed (thanks to a different intervention by the mysterious giant), he and Kathy are looking to avoid the confrontation with the natives and the stuck boat by finding their way back to the dispensary. After building a raft, they begin a swift journey riding the current while the Germans are forced to switch to the native's canoes and battle against it. Slowly but surely, the various sub-plots and characters are all drifting towards the same spot.

I'm really enjoying the reveals here, and the plotting is keeping everything intriguing and fresh. Anyone that's seen an Indiana Jones movie or enjoyed a Hellboy story will be well aware of the Nazis messing around with the paranormal, so this has been an interesting spin on that. And we're not done yet – there's one more volume to come to wrap everything up!

[Stephane Savoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rodolphe et Léo... quel tandem... je les adore!

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un poil moins fan du coup de crayon (par rapport aux mondes d Aldebaran) mais l histoire est très sympa. Une bonne série entre X-files et Indiana Jones.

[Pascal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pas mal, on découvre peu à peu le mystère...le coup du sous-marin nous donne envie de lire la suite et à la fin.