{"product_id":"blake-mortimer-the-complete-collection-9781800441477","title":"Blake \u0026 Mortimer: The Complete Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt long last, a hardback collected edition of \u003ci\u003eBlake \u0026amp; Mortimer\u003c\/i\u003e is published in English! A Cinebook exclusive, not even available in French, this \u003ci\u003eComplete\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollection\u003c\/i\u003e will gather two or three books per volume, in the original publishing order, plus another book's worth of fascinating extra material on the series and the author, as well as sketches and historical notes - unmissable for any true fan! Four volumes will come out in 2024, with the next four already scheduled for 2025. This first one brings together the three episodes of our heroes' very first adventure, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret of the Swordfish\u003c\/i\u003e, introducing their nemesis Olrik, their habit of saving the world ... and Jacobs's love of airplanes!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreated by\u003cb\u003eEdgar Pierre Jacobs \u003c\/b\u003eafter WWII, Professor Philip Mortimer, nuclear physicist, and Captain Francis Blake, dashing head of MI5, are legendary heroes of the 9th art. His first comic, \u003ci\u003eThe U Ray \u003c\/i\u003e(translated by Cinebook) was noticed by \u003cb\u003eHerg?\u003c\/b\u003e, and Jacobs became his first assistant, helping to illustrate \u003ci\u003eTintin in the Congo, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTintin in America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKing Ottokar's Sceptre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Crystal Balls\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePrisoners of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, before being given free rein to work on his own series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cinebook Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51325379379474,"sku":"9781800441477","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6b36fa44-26f5-4c0f-a56a-21ed560f5f80.jpg?v=1748730468","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blake-mortimer-the-complete-collection-9781800441477","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}