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Saturday 11 August 2018

SPIROU & FANTASIO 14 - THE CLOCKMAKER AND THE COMET


Author: Tome & Janry
Age: 8 years and up
Size: 21.7 x 28.7 cm
Paperback
Number of pages: 48 colour pages
Publication: May 2018
TOTAL: £6.99 INC. VAT


Spirou and Fantasio are spending a few days at Champignac Castle, keeping an eye on the estate while the Count is away visiting family. One night, as they are preparing to watch a comet pass in the sky, Fantasio’s clumsiness causes them to lose consciousness.

They awaken to the very noisy arrival of de Champignac aboard one of his strange machines – except that the old man claims to be not the Count himself, but one of his descendants ... back from the future!

The fighter pilot never deserved that egg in the face over the Azores. Just saying. What can you expect from Spirous and Fantasio other than some really daft idea that is going to be full of gags and humour? Conquistadores? High octane fuelled military action...resulting in an egg in the face. Time travel. If it helps out -I got a paper cut from the book!  Owchie.

Something that hit me straight away was the colour.  Not sure whether it is the tones used or what but they really catch the eye (notice I never mentioned like an egg in the eye? Oh.). This is a fun series and I think the cover says it all -for a series I was unsure of at the outset it's becoming very enjoyable!

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