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Title: The Demon of the Eiffel Tower: The Most Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec by Jacques Tardi, R. Lofficier, A. Delobel, Jean-Marc L'Officier ISBN: 1-56163-001-2 Publisher: NBM Publishing, Inc. Pub. Date: December, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Fantastic Comics Series by French Artist Tardi
Comment: Tardi's Adele Blanc-Sec series mixes humor, horror and Belle Epoque steampunk with panache and wonderfully drawn characterization. The series includes 5 or 6 more books and is a must for all fantasy fans.

Rating: 4
Summary: Wonderful insight into Belle-Epoque France.
Comment: Before I begin my review, one thing that needs to be corrected. Anne Delobel is not the illustrator for Adele Blanc-Sec. Tardi drew AND wrote all of the books in the series. Delobel is Tardi's colourist.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec are a wonderful insight into Belle-Epoque France. Most people are only familiar with the high-cultured and very controlled aspects of French society and are therefore unaware of those aspects which are grotesque and cynical. Tardi's simple but effective style portrays this perfectly. It, as well as his dialogue, allows him to depict the Belle Epoque's distrust of authority, obsession with the underworld, and fascination with the occult in a style which is caustic and deliciously witty. Read some Tardi and he will show you a France which is far more complex and gripping than the "ooh-la-la" world that most people have come to expect.

The reviewer before me asked if there were any more books in the series. There are about six others, but they have not been translated to my knowledge. I would certainly rate "Eiffel Tower Demon" five stars, but I would rate the translation lower. Having read the original, there are certain nuances in the French language which are difficult to translate into English. Having seen parts of the translation, I couldn't help but feel that there was something missing.

But that aside, I would still recommend the translation. Tardi's work is virtually unknown in most of North America, and it's about time that its brilliance received the recognition that it deserves.

Rating: 4
Summary: Clever comic spoof of 19th century detective thrillers
Comment: Another amusing, absurd detective thriller from Tardi and Delobel. Plucky crime reporter (and committer!) Adele Blanc-Sec is still reeling from the murder of her lover in Adele_and_the_Beast when a series of mysterious plague deaths attract her attention. In spite of the incompetent assistance of a Sherlock Holmes wannabe and the clumsy efforts of the police Adele successfully unmasks the conspirators of a sinister Assyrian cult. Talk about surprise endings!