The Voronov Plot

The Voronov Plot on a scenario by Yves Sente and with Andre Juillard replacing creator Edgar P. Jacobs' precise drawings describes the plot or "Machination" of Russian scientist Voronov who kidnaps a deadly bacteria from outer-space to use it to conduct political assassinations across the globe.

His plot is to have the West believe that the Russians are behind it in order to create the conditions for a Third World War. Voronov finds an ally in the famous anti-hero created by Edgar P. Jacobs Colonel Olrik who under the name of Ilkor is now a Colonel in the KGB and who once again battles with Blake and Mortimer.

The action takes place around 1957 in London and of course... Moscow near the former British Embassy.

For all who like Eastern show more Europe in Comics, the Klow, a Syldavian restaurant, is shown at the beginning of the album as the place where the secretary of the British embassy places a call to her Russian handler "Red Bear". A wink to Herge's King Ottokar's Scepter with who Edgar P. Jacobs worked before creating the Blake and Mortimer series, as the same Klow Restaurant is where Tintin mistakenly thinks he was just served his dog Snowy for lunch because the Owner of Klow really does not want him to return there. show less

Une nouvelle aventure de Blake et Mortimer, particulièrement bien ficelée, qui nous tient jusqu'au bout ! Alors que dans les albums précédents, la puissance ennemie est généralement non identifiée (L'affaire Francis Blake), voir fictif (Le secret de l'Espadon), cette fois, nous sommes ancrés dans un contexte historique bien affirmé : la guerre froide. L'histoire nous conduit en U.R.S.S et prend racine dans les mois qui précèdent le lancement du premier satellite artificiel, Spoutnik. J'ai beaucoup aimé les détails apportés à ce contexte dans l'histoire ! L'intrigue est quant à elle intelligente et l'histoire est bien rythmée - bref, une belle réussite pour la reprise de ce duo légendaire par de nouveaux auteurs.