{"product_id":"blake-mortimer-the-complete-collection-9781800441484","title":"Blake \u0026 Mortimer: The Complete Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis second volume collects together what are probably the most emblematic \u003ci\u003eBlake \u0026amp; Mortimer\u003c\/i\u003e titles: the two-parter \u003ci\u003eMystery of the Great Pyramid\u003c\/i\u003e, and above all the incredible \u003ci\u003eYellow M\u003c\/i\u003e, an instant classic that propelled its author into the ranks of \u003ci\u003ebande dessinée\u003c\/i\u003e greats. Graphic quality, narrative rigour, constant dramatic tension, and that touch of the unreal that are the trademark of the series - it's all there. Along with, of course, 40 pages of extra material on the creation of such seminal stories!\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":51325379412242,"sku":"9781800441484","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0493f09e-4b52-4b3c-98f5-cf23239535a3.jpg?v=1748730473","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blake-mortimer-the-complete-collection-9781800441484","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}