al_capwned's review
3.0
I have to admit that I got a bit tired by the many explanation comic bubbles, despite the fact that the story is good enough. First time I read a Blake and Mortimer comic book. The style is similar to that of Hergé and the so called "ligne claire".
al_capwned's review against another edition
4.0
Better than the first part but there's too much exposition in comic bubbles again. I'm sure that half of them, at least, are unnecessary.
spacestationtrustfund's review against another edition
3.0
Album saisissant qui comble le trou dans mon cœur causé par le fait d'avoir fini de lire toutes les bédés vrombissantes de Tintin. Aventure émouvante, intrigue animée, dessins éblouissants.
bookwomble's review against another edition
4.0
An enjoyable conclusion to the Egyptian adventures of Blake and Mortimer.
Actually, Blake is more conspicuous by his absence in this story, rather like Holmes in The Hound of the Baskerville's, so most of the action is carried by Professor Mortimer, who does a pretty good job of it. When Captain Blake does appear, it is in a very Holmesian way, which I took as an homage to the Great Detective rather than a cliché, though I guess it could be seen either way depending upon your inclination.
The supernatural element is similarly debatable: was magic actually used, or were suggestion and hypnotism employed? It could easily be either, and the story does not suffer for the ambiguity - another mystery to ponder!
I'm reading these stories in the order they were published in English, so chronologically this story come before the one I read first, The Yellow M. The stories are enjoyable in whatever order you read them, but it would make sense to read them chronologically.
Actually, Blake is more conspicuous by his absence in this story, rather like Holmes in The Hound of the Baskerville's, so most of the action is carried by Professor Mortimer, who does a pretty good job of it. When Captain Blake does appear, it is in a very Holmesian way, which I took as an homage to the Great Detective rather than a cliché, though I guess it could be seen either way depending upon your inclination.
The supernatural element is similarly debatable: was magic actually used, or were suggestion and hypnotism employed? It could easily be either, and the story does not suffer for the ambiguity - another mystery to ponder!
I'm reading these stories in the order they were published in English, so chronologically this story come before the one I read first, The Yellow M. The stories are enjoyable in whatever order you read them, but it would make sense to read them chronologically.
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