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Extraordinary Adventures Of Adele Blanc-sec Vol. 2: The Mad Scientist / Mummies on Parade by Jacques Tardi (Hardcover, 2011)

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After establishing the world of the prickly heroine with the first two episodes of this classic series (combined in Fantagraphics' The Extraordinary Adventures of Ad?le Blanc-Sec, Volume 1), Jacques Tardi plunges us back into Belle-epoque Paris for another double dosage of heroic derring-do, evil and crazy malefac- tors, mad actresses (yes, Clara Benhardt makes a return appearance) and monsters! In The Mad Scientist, the science that brought us revived dinosaurs now results in a pithecanthrope stalking the streets of the City of Light, climaxing in an amazing car chase involving a foe from the previous volume. Will the perpetually inept Inspector Caponi just make things worse? Probably. Then in the second episode, A Dusting of Mummies, the mummy glimpsed in Ad?le's apartment in previous episodes comes alive! The volume concludes with the sudden startling (and delightful) incursion of some characters familiar to Tardi fans, and a shocking climax that leaves the future of both Ad?le and this series in doubt as World War I erupts. (It's the only story in the entire series not to feature an in our next episode teaser.) The Extraordinary Adventure of Adele Blanc-Sec, Volume 2, is the lucky seventh book in Fantagraphics' acclaimed series of Tardi reprints, showcasing the rich variety of graphic novels from one of France's greatest living cartoonists.

Book Title
Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec Vol. 2: the Mad Scientist / Mummies on Parade
Author
Jacques Tardi
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Comics
Number of Pages
96 Pages