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A renowned physicist and the head of MI5 battle threats to the Empire and solve extraordinary mysteries across the globe. The 28th adventure of Blake & Mortimer, the most distinguished duo of gentlemen-adventurers!
Blake and Mortimer must defend Hong Kong against a megalomaniacal Chinese warlord. When a relic of the first emperor of China is discovered by an acquaintance of Mortimer, things take a turn for the worse...Blake and Mortimer must defend Hong Kong against a megalomaniacal Chinese warlord.
A hairdryer sent by an unknown party temporarily turns Fantasio into a docile automaton. Coming to his senses in a moving, but driver-less, car, he hears the voice of his abductor, who introduces himself as Zorglub. When an accident allows Fantasio to escape, the mysterious kidnapper tries again with Spirou. In fact, the abductions'' only purpose is to send the Count of Champignac a message he and Zorglub are old acquaintances. But what is the enigmatic genius planning?
Created byEdgar Pierre Jacobs after WWII, Professor Philip Mortimer, nuclear physicist, and Captain Francis Blake, dashing head of MI5, are legendary heroes of the 9th art. The author, a close friend of Hergé, took part in the visual realisation of Tintin in the Congo, Tintin in America, The Blue Lotus, King Ottokar's Sceptre, The Seven Crystal Balls, and Prisoners of the Sun.
One evening in Tokyo, air traffic controllers detect an unknown flying object and send two aircraft to intercept and identify it. However, the fighters' last message before they crash into each other is 'ryu' - dragon! The whole business has deeply upset Professor Sato Akira, and he calls upon his friend Mortimer, who can always be counted upon for good advice. But before he's even received the invitation, Mortimer is already targeted by men hell bent on getting rid of him... Captain Francis Blake, dashing head of England's MI5. Professor Philip Mortimer, world-renowned nuclear physicist. The most distinguished duo of gentleman-adventurers, battling the forces of evil and their arch nemesis Olrik around the globe, below the earth, even across time itself... The 22nd adventure of Her Majesty's finest protectors! ,
Deep under Sao Miguel island, rumoured to be the last emerging part of Atlantis, Professor Mortimer has discovered samples of a mysterious radioactive metal. Could it be the Atlanteans' legendary orichalcum?
Professor Mortimer's past in India is about to catch up with him - in Antarctica!
Blake and Mortimer head to the United States to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the discovery of a 177-year-old body, which appears to have died very recently. The body is that of a Scottish major, Mortimer's forebear, who was leading a British military expedition to the US in 1777.
This volume contains books 9 to 12 - two unmissable two-parters that represent a turning point in the story of our agents, and which are widely considered by critics and readers alike to be the pinnacle of the series. Characterised by a return to 20th century Earth, these two stories are suffused with incredible melancholy and poetic charm, and force Valerian, the action man, to face his limitations.
Captain Francis Blake, dashing head of England's MI5. Professor Philip Mortimer, world-renowned nuclear physicist. The most distinguished duo of gentleman-adventurers, battling the forces of evil and their arch nemesis Olrik around the globe, below the earth, even across time itself... The 17th adventure of Her Majesty's finest protectors!
The original adventures of Francis Blake and Philip Mortimer, from the 1940s.
Captain Francis Blake, dashing head of England's MI5. Professor Philip Mortimer, world-renowned nuclear physicist. The most distinguished duo of gentleman-adventurers, battling the forces of evil and their arch nemesis Olrik around the globe, below the earth, even across time itself... The 16th adventure of Her Majesty's finest protectors!
When an ancient Christian relic surfaces in Greece, Blake and Mortimer face one of their toughest challenges ever.
Captured and then abandoned by Olrik, Mortimer is now lost at sea with no provisions. Fortunately, he can always count on Blake. Once reunited, and with the help of some old friends, the two British gentlemen continue their dangerous mission to stop Von Stahl from resurrecting the Third Reich using the evil power of the 30 pieces of silver. A mission that will take them throughout Greece and into the very Kingdom of Hades!
Captain Blake having been assassinated at Athens Airport, Olrik seems to have won the first round. A furious Mortimer swears that he'll avenge his friend. He goes on the hunt for Olrik, but information is scarce. Sheik Abdel Razek, an old man with mysterious powers, protects him against Dr. Grossgrabenstein's crew. The doctor is a devoted Egyptologist who has undertaken excavations not far from the Great Pyramid. Amidst strange events, Mortimer sometimes feels like he's losing his way in this investigation that will lead him into the darkest depths of the Great Pyramid.
A full-colour graphic novel set in the land of Scandinavian myth and runic legend, where Viking warriors discover a child in a space capsule. Naming him Thorgal Aegirsson, Leif Haraldson adopts him. This fantastic saga is accessible to everyone, and has sold more than thirteen million copies worldwide.
The mysterious cube on Aldebaran was destroyed by a terrorist, along with the quantum gate that allowed passage to a new world - stranding Kim and her team on the other side. At least, they did manage to find - and befriend - the intruder who'd kidnapped Marie. Meeting his people, Kim discovers that the planet has recently begun being plagued by strange phenomena. What is the young woman going to find out - and what sort of impact will it have on Humanity's future?
The time has come for war councils, as the elders of the First Families prepare the coming campaign against their enemies of the Last Families. They're still unsure about the leader they've chosen, though - Saul. In response, the latter continues to slide deeper into authoritarianism, and orders that the trials for switching families now be fought to the death. A cruel move that will only stoke the growing rebellion in Neosalem's population - one that Leila will spearhead...
Tasked by the queen to close the 'Septimus Wave' case once and for all, Captain Blake is facing a daunting task, for many questions remain unanswered. Where did the spaceship buried beneath London come from? What became of Lady Rowana and Professor Evangely? Meanwhile, Mortimer is trying to pull Olrik out of the catatonic state the villain has been in since his encounter with the ship's occupant. Has the threat to the nation truly been vanquished?
A man washes ashore with a serious head injury. His memory gone, all he has to find out his own identity is a mysterious tattoo: XIII.
Largo Winch: a principled man is suddenly made CEO of a big international group. High adventure and high finance - the 18th volume of the reluctant billionaire's trials!
The race is on to save Nasir... and Hong Kong!
Three founding volumes in which Luke loses his cartoon character appearance to become a true Western hero.
Can a man such as Zorglub ever change, or will he always be the same brilliant but blundering megalomaniac?
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