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XIII #8
Treize contre un
Ce huitième épisode est de toute évidence inspirée par l'assassinat de Kennedy et par le mythe qui en a résulté. XIII, amnésique est accusé, preuves à l'appui, d'être le meurtrier du Président William Sheridan.
48 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 1991
About the author
Jean Van Hamme
768 books167 followersJean Van Hamme, is a Belgian novelist and comic book writer. He has written scripts for a number of Belgian/French comic series, including Histoire sans héros, Thorgal, XIII, Blake and Mortimer, Lady S and Largo Winch.
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Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
April 20, 2021
The identity of I is finally revealed. It’s a bit crazy so don’t think about it too much. Sets up the book for the foreseeable future. The one thing that bugged me if XIII’s name has changed again. His identity has been revealed three times now as different people.
February 9, 2017
Excellent story. Lots of intrigue and action. At long last, brings things full circle with the mysterious number I. Good writing and art. I enjoyed it a lot, and am curious to see where XIII's story goes next.
February 23, 2014
Another cleverly plotted story where XIII discovers the identity of n°I
March 5, 2022
Mongoose escapes from prison and trys to kill XIII. XIII is once again enlisted by the President to be his right hand man but is double crossed in the end. Turns out the President is the mysterious #1.
May 17, 2018
C'est addictif, XIII...
September 8, 2018
On nämä vaan niin hyviä. Täysin senkin asian unohtanut.
Nokkela juoni, kauniit kuvat, mielenkiintoiset hahmot. Tähän ei amerikkalainen pysty.
Nokkela juoni, kauniit kuvat, mielenkiintoiset hahmot. Tähän ei amerikkalainen pysty.
October 8, 2020
Dans ce tome 8, les camps s'affinent. C'est le face à face entre notre numéro 13 et le numéro 1 car nous découvrons enfin qui il est. Un tome toujours rempli d'actions et très efficace.
July 24, 2021
Ja iso juoni vihdoin paketissa. Liika selitys vei twistiltä parhaan terän.
October 10, 2021
Quando descobrimos quem é o I é um momento que faz sentido. A clássica corrida pelo poder total de forma absoluta sendo exibindo com chantagem e manipulando as vidas dos outros .
September 1, 2014
More action and drama than you can shake a stick at, and a cliffhanger that really lives up to the name. Almost a self-contained story in this long-running album-series, where the amnesiac hero XIII keeps digging into his past, and finally identifies the main villain, number I.
The writing is still good, if a bit wordy, and as a reader we actually do get new information about the mystery that is XIII, keeping this going without making you feel to manipulated by smokes and mirrors.
I'm still not all that enamoured by Vance's art, which is too stiff and realistic for my taste. But in this album at least, there are some visually interesting experiments, departures from the otherwise predictable three tier pages. One is on page 33, where the whole page is seen as if we were holding a pair of binoculars. Well, not really, as the brain actually adds the two images into one if you're really looking through a pair of binoculars, but as a reader you do "get the picture". This has been done a lot in comics, especially in Tintin, but not to my knowledge for a full page, telling a story thorough what is seen.
Then there´s a panel at page 32, where an introduction shot of a harbour has been supplemented with the title "Greetings from Northshore", making it look like a postcard. A good visual joke, which sits somewhat awkwardly in this otherwise rather straight action story, though.
Finally on page 44, the scene where XIII almost gets trapped in a sinking boat, the page is tilted at an angle representing the angle of the sinking boat. Again, this has been done before, but this is a textbook example of how the design of a page can augment the story. All of these examples are welcome breaks from what is otherwise visually tedious.
As for the content, I'm rather ambivalent towards the macho attitude of this series. On the one hand, I like the fact that the second most important character is not only a woman, but an African American, and just as bad-ass and capable as the main character. But then there's the inevitable jealously scenes, where despite everything else, she is shown as weak and dependent. And then there's the fact that the main character is sleeping around like a bad copy of James Bond...
Well, all that griping aside, the cliffhanger has me reaching for the next volume. See you there!
The writing is still good, if a bit wordy, and as a reader we actually do get new information about the mystery that is XIII, keeping this going without making you feel to manipulated by smokes and mirrors.
I'm still not all that enamoured by Vance's art, which is too stiff and realistic for my taste. But in this album at least, there are some visually interesting experiments, departures from the otherwise predictable three tier pages. One is on page 33, where the whole page is seen as if we were holding a pair of binoculars. Well, not really, as the brain actually adds the two images into one if you're really looking through a pair of binoculars, but as a reader you do "get the picture". This has been done a lot in comics, especially in Tintin, but not to my knowledge for a full page, telling a story thorough what is seen.
Then there´s a panel at page 32, where an introduction shot of a harbour has been supplemented with the title "Greetings from Northshore", making it look like a postcard. A good visual joke, which sits somewhat awkwardly in this otherwise rather straight action story, though.
Finally on page 44, the scene where XIII almost gets trapped in a sinking boat, the page is tilted at an angle representing the angle of the sinking boat. Again, this has been done before, but this is a textbook example of how the design of a page can augment the story. All of these examples are welcome breaks from what is otherwise visually tedious.
As for the content, I'm rather ambivalent towards the macho attitude of this series. On the one hand, I like the fact that the second most important character is not only a woman, but an African American, and just as bad-ass and capable as the main character. But then there's the inevitable jealously scenes, where despite everything else, she is shown as weak and dependent. And then there's the fact that the main character is sleeping around like a bad copy of James Bond...
Well, all that griping aside, the cliffhanger has me reaching for the next volume. See you there!
February 4, 2013
C'est finalement dans ce livre que l'on découvre l'identité de la Mangouste. On découvre aussi à quel point son ennemi est puissant. Ce tome est beaucoup plus sur le psychologique que l'action. L'histoire est bonne mais sans plus. J'espère toujours voir une hausse d'intensité dans les prochains tomes. On ne sait jamais.
March 3, 2016
This is a really good series!! Enjoying it and speeding through it like a train!
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