Thorgal 5 -The Land of Qa
Author(s): Jean Van Hamme
This two-volume book includes "The Eyes of Tanatloc" and "The Land of Qa": Kriss de Valnor, the deadly warrior-woman and Thorgal's arch enemy, has Thorgal's and Aaricia's son abducted. She demands that Thorgal and Aaricia go on a quest to find the magical mask if they want to save their son. "The Eyes of Tanatloc": Thorgal's son Jolan, prisoner in the kingdom of Xinjin, meets the God Tanatloc. Tanatloc, at the end of his life, reacts strangely when Jolan speaks Thorgal's name...
Product Information
Jean Van Hamme was born in 1939 in Belgium. His main breakthrough came in 1977, when he created the Viking hero Thorgal for Grzegorz Rosinski, a relatively unknown Polish comic artist. The mix of medieval legends and heroic fantasy soon became a huge success, with major awards following. He is also the creator of the bestselling series Largo Winch and XIII (inspired by Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Identity). Grzegorz Rosinski met Van Hamme in 1976 when in he was in Belgium on a scholarship. Rosinkski also drew for Spirou magazine under the pseudonym of Rosek. In 1980, he created Hans with Andre-Paul Duchateau, also published by Le Lombard in France.
General Fields
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- : CineBook
- : CineBook
- : 01 February 2009
- : 257mm X 184mm X 8mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Jean Van Hamme
- : Paperback
- : Grzegorz Rosinski
- : English
- : 741.59493
- : 96
- : FX
- : 590 illustrations