L'Astrologue de Bruges
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L'Astrologue de Bruges (The Astrologer of Bruges) is the twentieth book from Yoko Tsuno
comic book
series written by Roger Leloup
and published in 1994. (ISBN 2-8001-2101-7)
to force her to reveal the location of a certain vial from the 16th century. On top of that, they possess a painting from that era which clearly depicts both Yoko and Monya! Eager to solve the mystery, Yoko, Monya, Morning Dew, Pol and Vic travel to Bruges of 1545 and stumble into a war between two powerful men, who struggle for control over the secret of the plague
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During their stay in Bruges, Yoko and her friends meet Mieke, a poor flower girl. Pol falls in love with Mieke and when the group returns to the present, they decide to take the girl along. But on their return to the present, one of their enemies already expects them and demands to be taken back in time. But this proves too much of a problem to handle for him, and he is vaporized. Mieke, however, remains in the present and adapts well, and becomes Pol's fiancee.
Yoko Tsuno
Yoko Tsuno is a comic book series created by the Belgian writer Roger Leloup published by Dupuis and in Spirou since its debut in 1970. Through twenty-five volumes, the series tell the adventures of Yoko Tsuno, a female electrical engineer of Japanese origin surrounded by her close friends, Vic...
comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
series written by Roger Leloup
Roger Leloup
Roger Leloup is a Belgian comic strip artist, novelist, and a former collaborator of Hergé. He is most famous for the Yoko Tsuno comic series.- Biography :...
and published in 1994. (ISBN 2-8001-2101-7)
Story
Two mysterious men, who are dressed in the style of ancient times and are seemingly ageless, summon Yoko to their domicile in BrugesBruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
to force her to reveal the location of a certain vial from the 16th century. On top of that, they possess a painting from that era which clearly depicts both Yoko and Monya! Eager to solve the mystery, Yoko, Monya, Morning Dew, Pol and Vic travel to Bruges of 1545 and stumble into a war between two powerful men, who struggle for control over the secret of the plague
Black Death
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. Of several competing theories, the dominant explanation for the Black Death is the plague theory, which attributes the outbreak to the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Thought to have...
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During their stay in Bruges, Yoko and her friends meet Mieke, a poor flower girl. Pol falls in love with Mieke and when the group returns to the present, they decide to take the girl along. But on their return to the present, one of their enemies already expects them and demands to be taken back in time. But this proves too much of a problem to handle for him, and he is vaporized. Mieke, however, remains in the present and adapts well, and becomes Pol's fiancee.