WOOLTON, LIVERPOOL, 1957 JULY 6th
JOHN AND PAUL CAMEO

  RELEASE DATE: 2000. ISBN: 84-8431-135-X

ORIGINAL TITLE: LA MACHINATION VORONOV, PUBLISHED IN FRANCE IN JANUARY 2000 BY EDITIONS BLAKE & MORTIMER / STUDIO JACOBS, BY YVES SENTE AND ANDRÉ JUILLARD, ACCORDING THE EDGAR P. JACOBS' CHARACTERS (BLAKE AND MORTIMER).

BLAKE AND MORTIMER IS ONE OF THE LEGEND OF THE FRENCH-BELGIUM COMICS.

EDGAR P. JACOBS' (30/3/1904 - 20/2/1987, Belgium)WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF THE EUROPEAN COMIC MOVEMENT: When "Tintin" magazine was launched in September 1946, Jacobs created the powerful science fiction saga of Blake & Mortimer, which has become one of the true milestones of French-language comics.

Original Works by E.-P. Jacobs:

1-3. Le Secret de l'Espadon [The Secret Of The Swordfish] (1946-48)
4-5. Le Mystère de la Grande Pyramide [The Mystery Of The Great Pyramid] (1950-52)
6. La Marque Jaune [The Yellow Mark] (1954)
7. L'Enigme de l'Atlantide [The Atlantis Mystery] (1956-57) (this book reuses some of the themes, situations and visuals of Le Rayon U.)
8. S.O.S. Météores [SOS Meteors] (1958-59)
9. Le Piège Diabolique [The Diabolical Trap] (1960-61)
10. L'Affaire du Collier [The Necklace Affair] (1965-66)
11-12. Les Trois Formules du Professeur Sato [The Three Formulas Of Prof. Sato] (1971-72) (volume 2 was left uncompleted at Jacobs' death -- the story was eventually finished by artist Bob de Moor. and released in 1990.)

Sequels by Other Authors:

13. L'Affaire Francis Blake (Story: Jean Van Hamme; Art: Ted Benoit) (1996)
14. LA MACHINATION VORONOV(Story: Yves Sente; Art: André Juillard) (2000)
15. L'Etrange Rendez-Vous (Story: Jean Van Hamme; Art: Ted Benoit) (2002)