De cape et de crocs
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De cape et de crocs (loosely translated "Cloak and fangs") is an ongoing French comic book series, created by writer Alain Ayroles and artist Jean-Luc Masbou.
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[edit] Influences
The comic draws inspiration from many literary classics, like Cyrano de Bergerac and Molière's works, but also from many classic fables, fairy tales, and even modern pop-culture.
[edit] History and reputation
The first volume Le Secret du janissaire was published in 1995; so far, seven additional volumes have been released by editor Delcourt.
Although not among the most famous comic works in the world, De cape et de crocs has developed a strong cult following in many European countries.
[edit] Plot
XVIIth century. Don Lope de Villalobos y Sangrin, a Spanish wolf, and Armand Raynal de Maupertuis, a French fox, are two gentlemen of fortune who happen to stumble, one day, on the map to a treasure which will send them exploring the mysterious seas of the south and, ultimately... to the moon itself.
[edit] Volumes
- Tome 1 : Le Secret du janissaire (The Secret of the Janissary, 1995)
- Tome 2 : Pavillon noir! (Jolly Roger!, 1997)
- Tome 3 : L'Archipel du danger (The Dangerous Archipelago, 1998)
- Tome 4 : Le Mystère de l'île étrange (The Mystery of the Weird Island, 2000)
- Tome 5 : Jean Sans Lune (John Lackmoon, 2002)
- Tome 6 : Luna incognita (Luna incognita, 2004)
- Tome 7 : Chasseurs de chimères (Chimaera hunters, 2006)
- Tome 8 : Le maître d'armes (The Swordmaster, 2007)
