Cubitus Volume 25: Duel in the Sky

Author: Piredda, Mirko

Color: Teal/Turquoise green

Edition: 1st,

Number of Pages: 48

Publication Date: 15-07-2011

Details: Short description Cubitus wins two tickets for a cruise, which is just what he and Mr. Bojenberg need to escape the persistent rainy weather. They board the ship and soon meet the captain. He has made an astonishing invention that causes so much envy in his brother that he becomes a saboteur. As a result, Cubitus, Mr. Bojenberg, and the captain end up on a deserted island and stumble from one event to another. The scenario for this turbulent adventure comes from the legendary Spirou editor-in-chief Yvan Delporte. About the author and other contributors Dupa (i.e. Luc Dupanloup, 1945-2000) began his career as an illustrator as an assistant to Greg, then editor-in-chief of "Tintin" magazine, and initially worked on the realization of several series, including Achille Talon (German: Albert Enzian at Ehapa and Carlsen). In 1968, Greg commissioned him to create a new gag character that was urgently needed for "Tintin". Dupa then drew a large, hairy sphere with paws and gave it a good-natured appearance. Just fifteen minutes later, the first sketch was finished! But what should this new creature be called? The name of a bone wouldn't be bad, since it seemed to be a dog. So Dupa consulted a reference book and took the name Cubitus (i.e., the forearm bone) from an anatomical drawing... Between 1968 and 1970, Dupa also created several short stories of the little country boy Petit Biniou in the style of Greg. And from 1971 to 1976, he also took over the series Chlorophylle, created by Raymond Macherot, with scenarios by Greg and Bob de Groot. In addition, Dupa created the red-haired truck driver Niky (German: in "Yps") in 1980. However, his greatest success proved to be Cubitus, who first appeared on this side of the Rhine in the "Felix" issues (under the name "Hannibal") and then established himself in "ZACK" magazine from 1973, where he later even became the editorial mascot. In Germany, 14 Cubitus albums were published by Carlsen Comics, as well as two volumes by Phoenix Verlag. In 1988, over 100 animated cartoon episodes were produced for television and broadcast in Germany on SuperRTL. At the end of October 2000, Dupa suffered a stroke and finally passed away shortly thereafter at the age of only 55 in a hospital near Brussels.

EAN: 9783941279087

Languages: German

Binding: Paperback

Item Condition: New

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