The Day of the Black Sun (1984)

by William VANCE (Illustrator), Jean VAN HAMME (Author)

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Series: XIII (1)

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Comic and Graphic Books. Juvenile Fiction. A man washes ashore near an old couple's house, barely alive. When he comes to, he has forgotten everything, including his name. The only clues to his identity: a key sewn into his clothes, a bullet wound to the head... and the number XIII tattooed on his shoulder. A meagre start to reconstruct one's self.… (more)

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For me this was a re-read of the story after several decades. Story of the amnesiac found on the shore by an elderly couple sounds very much like beginning of Jason Bourne story.

But this is where all similarities end because XIII is involved in something much nastier than even Bourne. And this shows in way that XIII is pretty much on the run from everyone (government official and unofficial services, corrupt cops, unknown killers and mercenaries) from the day he tried to find out more about himself.

XIII's life story is never truly revealed (no flash-backs, nothing; we only follow the information as revealed by other people he encounters along the way), and while he tries to find more about himself he accidentally kicks the hornet's nest and causes all sorts of fallout and people start getting murdered just by being associated with him.

Great start for the series.

Highly recommended for all thriller fans. (

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Zare | Jan 23, 2024 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
VANCE, William	Illustrator	primary author	all editions	confirmed
VAN HAMME, Jean	Author	main author	all editions	confirmed
KARINTHY, Vera	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
NAVARRO, Montserrat	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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XIII (1)

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XIII Volume 1: Day Of The Black Sun TPB by William Vance

XIII - l'uomo senza passato by Jean Van Hamme

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XIII by Ubisoft

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The Day of the Black Sun

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Le jour du soleil noir

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1984

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XIII

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Comic and Graphic Books. Juvenile Fiction. A man washes ashore near an old couple's house, barely alive. When he comes to, he has forgotten everything, including his name. The only clues to his identity: a key sewn into his clothes, a bullet wound to the head... and the number XIII tattooed on his shoulder. A meagre start to reconstruct one's self.

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