A review by crowyhead
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec: Pterror Over Paris / The Eiffel Tower Demon by Jacques Tardi
4.0
Misplaced this for a while, so it took me longer than usual to finish.
This is an entertaining read, in some ways a forerunner of recent steampunk and gas lamp fantasy. The stories are amusing and intentionally a bit baroque. My favorite thing about this book is the constant look of determination on Adele's face. I also dig this bit about the series inception, courtesy of Wikipedia:
"A survey of popular series demonstrated an abundance of strong male protagonists but women in the lead role represented only by, on the one hand, the ingenuous Bécassine and, on the other, the primarily sexual Barbarella; thus, he sought to differentiate his series by centring it on a heroine every bit the equal of these other comics' heroes."
Neat!
This is an entertaining read, in some ways a forerunner of recent steampunk and gas lamp fantasy. The stories are amusing and intentionally a bit baroque. My favorite thing about this book is the constant look of determination on Adele's face. I also dig this bit about the series inception, courtesy of Wikipedia:
"A survey of popular series demonstrated an abundance of strong male protagonists but women in the lead role represented only by, on the one hand, the ingenuous Bécassine and, on the other, the primarily sexual Barbarella; thus, he sought to differentiate his series by centring it on a heroine every bit the equal of these other comics' heroes."
Neat!