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A necklace that belonged to Marie Antoinette is to be presented to Queen Elizabeth. Blake and Mortimer's sworn enemy Olrik, about to be tried in Paris, manages to escape and steals the precious necklace out from under their noses during a glittering reception in the French capital. The affair threatens to turn into a full-blown diplomatic incident, especially since Olrik is doing his best to embarrass Blake and Mortimer by tipping off the press about his every move.
- Sales Rank: #1147828 in Books
- Published on: 2010-04-16
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.34" h x .17" w x 8.70" l, .50 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 72 pages
About the Author
Born of Edgar Pierre Jacobs' imagination during the post-WWII period, Professor Philip Mortimer, nuclear physicist, and Captain Francis Blake, dashing head of MI5, are legendary heroes of the 9th art. The author, a close relative of Herge, appreciated the exceptional and the astonishing that could be found within the scope of scientific invention; his heroes, very much ahead of their time, discover extraordinary objects and phenomena through their uncommon adventures. Before devoting himself exclusively to them, Jacobs collaborated with Herge and took part in the realization of Tintin in the Congo, Tintin in America, The Blue Lotus, King Ottokar's Sceptre, The Seven Crystal Balls, and Prisoners of the Sun.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
One of the weaker in this classic comic series from Europe.
By Michael R. Brown
Finally, after many years after Comcat put out a couple of Blake & Mortimer albums, someone is putting this series out in English. I've long heard about this series, but had never read it. It's great that they have, and I plan on getting all of them.
If there is one issue I have, its that I wish they had reprinted them in their original order. This is NOT the seventh B&M story, but actually the tenth!! Cinebooks is including a list of all the B&M books in order, showing which ones they have reprinted, and the next ones. At least this is one done by EP Jacobs, B&M's creator. I do hope they reprint the first story (a three-parter) and the last 2 done by Jacobs, as well as the 2 reprinted by Comcat. While I enjoy seeing the later non-Jacob albums, I wish they'd focus on him AND step up their reprint schedule with this series. 2 per year is just too few.
This story is, IMO, one of the weaker of the series. There is very little of science-fiction adventure feel of other albums, which seem a standard mystery, dealing with the theft of a valuble necklace. Our old enemy, Col. Olrick is back, having escaped from the previous adventure (probably SOS Meteors, as he wasn't in Time Trap). Too much of talking heads and no enough action, in my mind.
Sadly, the list of upcoming albums show that the next 4(!) albums will all be post-Jacob albums, reprinting #14, #16-18. As they are only doing 2 a year, it will be 2 years before that's done, and we can hope they go back to the Jacob albums they've passed over.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
The Affair of the Necklace
By Erin Britton
Edgar P. Jacobs was a friend and collaborator of the famous Belgian writer and artist Herge and the adventures of Blake and Mortimer were in fact serialised in the first issue of Tintin magazine in 1946. Although surprising at the time, that first story, The Secret of the Swordfish, proved more popular than the Tintin story that it accompanied and so the Blake and Mortimer adventures were developed and soon published as an independent series of graphic novels. Featuring a dynamic partnership between famous British physicist Professor Philip Mortimer and Captain Francis Blake, the head of MI5, the Blake and Mortimer novels were set during an atmospheric and mostly accurate interpretation the 1950s and involved a thrilling mix of classic detection and science fiction. However, despite proving incredibly popular in their native French, the Blake and Mortimer stories were not available in English until the late 1980s and then only briefly. Fortunately, in 2007, Cinebook Publishing began reprinting Blake and Mortimer, albeit not chronologically, with The Affair of the Necklace being the seventh title published.
As The Affair of the Necklace begins, dapper heroes Blake and Mortimer are travelling to Paris to testify at the trial of Count Olrik [the official nemesis of the series who appears in all but one of the books]. Stuck in a never-ending traffic jam, Professor Mortimer reads a newspaper for entertainment and learns that the citizens of Paris are abuzz with news about the discovery by Sir Henry Williamson, a wealthy British collector of antiques, of a necklace once owned by Marie-Antoinette that was thought to have been destroyed centuries ago. Rumours are swirling that Sir Henry intends to present the necklace as a birthday gift to Queen Elizabeth II. Mortimer's contemplation of the historical significance of the necklace is brought to a sudden, if temporary, halt when Captain Blake spots their old friend Commissaire Pradier of the French security service. Pradier explains the reason for the traffic holdup - Count Olrik has staged an audacious escape from his prison van as he was being transferred to court for trial.
Although determined to help recapture Olrik, Blake and Mortimer agree to attend a reception being given by Sir Henry Williamson during which he intends to present the famous necklace to the public for the first time. The reception is held at the home of Duranton-Claret, the jeweller who was responsible for restoring the necklace. The reception seems to be a great success but, as Duranton and his butler head down to the cellar to fetch the necklace from the safe for its grand unveiling, an explosion rocks the house and the guests are plunged into darkness. Blake and Mortimer race to the cellar where they discover both Duranton and the butler unconscious. The cellar is rapidly filling with water flowing from a burst water main and so Blake and Mortimer barely have time to help the two unconscious men and then rescue the jewel case from the safe before it washes away. On opening the jewel case, they find it empty, save for a note from Count Olrik claiming responsibility for the theft of the necklace. Realising that the explosion was caused by a bomb and that Olrik and his gang have now escaped into the catacombs under Paris, Blake and Mortimer engage in a thrilling race against time to capture their archenemy and recover the necklace.
Although, when considered against the Blake and Mortimer series as a whole, The Affair of the Necklace is popularly considered to be the weakest of all Edgar P. Jacobs' books, it is still a fine adventure story. Professor Mortimer and Captain Blake are action heroes of the classic kind, rushing from dinner parties to shoot-outs, from cocktail hours to alien invasions, while always maintaining their calm exteriors and demonstrating the archetypal British stiff upper lip while cracking jokes and engaging in amazing feats of derring-do. Their attempts to outwit and finally bring to justice the Machiavellian Court Olrik run the gambit from thrilling and tense to downright hilarious. Old-school action adventures like those of Blake and Mortimer aren't particularly en vogue at the moment but hopefully these reprints offered by Cinebook will go some way towards remedying the situation. The story of The Affair of the Necklace is certainly not the most complex that Jacobs came up with, but it is still action-packed and his artwork offers the same clarity and imagination as that of previous volumes.
While if you are new to the adventures of Blake and Mortimer you might be best off starting with The Yellow "M" or the two volumes that make up The Mystery of the Great Pyramid, The Affair of the Necklace is still a rip-roaring adventure and a wonderful piece of escapism to while away an afternoon with.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Decent Storyline and great drawings
By Jens Mueller
This is one of the original stories from Edgar Jacobs himself and it still holds up to today's standards. I have read a comparison in which the reviewer stated that the drawings are nothing like the ones of Herge, but isn't that the whole point, to be different?
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