Le repaire de la murène
Encyclopedia
Le repaire de la murène, written and drawn by Franquin
, is the ninth album of the Spirou et Fantasio
series, adding underwater adventure to the Spirou universe. After serial publication in Spirou
, it was released as a complete hardcover album in 1957.
An old Fantasio
invention, the "Fantacopter", makes a reappearance.
A new discovery in the biology of Marsupilami
is revealed, as he demonstrates amphibious qualities.
André Franquin
André Franquin was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best known comic strip creations are Gaston and Marsupilami, created while he worked on the Spirou et Fantasio comic strip from 1947 to 1969, during a period seen by many as the series' golden age.-Franquin's beginnings:Franquin was...
, is the ninth album of the Spirou et Fantasio
Spirou et Fantasio
Spirou et Fantasio is one of the most popular classic Franco-Belgian comic strips. The series, which has been running since 1938, shares many characteristics with other European humorous adventure comics like Tintin and Asterix...
series, adding underwater adventure to the Spirou universe. After serial publication in Spirou
Spirou (magazine)
Spirou magazine is a weekly Belgian comics magazine published by the Dupuis company...
, it was released as a complete hardcover album in 1957.
Story
In The Moray's Keep, shipping magnate Xénophon Hamadryas offers a $ 6000 prize to the makers of a submarine innovation in order to find his sunken ship Le Discret off the French Mediterranean coast. The Count of Champignac's mini-sub invention is so spectacular that the competition must resort to sabotage. A chain of secrets need to be exposed while the maritime criminal John "the Moray" Helena lurks in the deep.Background
The inventions of the Count of Champignac are central to this story as the X4 mushroom elixir that increases brain activity comes into play, resulting in the "Véhicule sous-marin individuel".An old Fantasio
Fantasio
Fantasio is a fictional character from the Spirou et Fantasio comic strip. He was introduced in 1944 by Jijé, who was then drawing Spirou's adventures. Fantasio is Spirou's best friend and co-adventurer, a graphic reporter with an uncontrolled imagination and a mop of blond hair...
invention, the "Fantacopter", makes a reappearance.
A new discovery in the biology of Marsupilami
Marsupilami
Marsupilami is a fictional comic book species created by André Franquin, first published on 31 January 1952 in the magazine Spirou. Since then it appeared regularly in the popular Belgian comic book series Spirou et Fantasio until Franquin stopped working on the series in 1968 and the character...
is revealed, as he demonstrates amphibious qualities.