Author: Yves Sente; illustrated by Peter Van Dongen and Teun Berserik
Based on the Characters of E.P. Jacobs
Age: 10 years and up
Size: 21.7 x 28.7 cm
Number of pages: 72 colour pages
Publication: December 2019
ISBN: 9781849184373
£8.99 inc. VAT
Mortimer is brought to the camp of General Li Hsi, the Chinese warlord, where he is reunited with a seriously injured Nasir. The professor was kidnapped in order to recover the archaeological proof of the general’s imperial lineage, but also to repair the Red Wing, a formidable combat aircraft Olrik unwittingly delivered. While Blake moves heaven and earth to find him and protect Hong Kong, Mortimer escapes to go in search of the only thing that can save Nasir: a legendary pearl …
The last volume was out in February so I really can't recall what I wrote...luckily, Blogger has not deleted my review! You can read that here:
https://hoopercomicart.blogspot.com/2019/02/cinebook-9th-art-blake-mortimer-25.html
This one with its 10-15 cramped panels a page and lots of text to read in each really had me ready to put it down. That, however, is probably down to my temperament at the moment. I gave up then started re-reading and let things flow and you can understand why fans of the series creator, Edgar P. Jacobs, still love the series under the new team.
You really cannot go wrong for good old fun and action with a retro twist if it is under the Blake and Mortimer banner. Twists, turns and some lovely art -not to mention great colouring by Peter Van Dongen. And 72 pages for £8.99 is not bad.
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