On the Edge of Life (Yoko Tsuno)

Too bad only a fraction of the Yoko Tsuno's are available in english (my kids don't speak french). But this is a great comic book.

"Yoko Tsuno, v.1: On The Edge Of Life"Written & Illustrated by Roger LeLoup(Cinebook, 2007)-----------------------------------------------An action-packed adventure story featuring the teenage heroine, Yoko Tsuno, a Japanese-born Belgian citizen who holds an engineering degree and loves to solve mysteries across the globe. The series, originally published in French in the 1970s, is sort of like Nancy Drew with a scientific twist. One of the greatest features is artwork, an excellent example of the European "clear line" style, with detail-oriented, realistic artwork and, in particular, an amazing dedication to architectural detail. This story is set in a German city filled with medieval chalets; the graphic presentation is pretty stunning.This particular volume is a little confusing because, although it says it's "volume 1," this was originally the seventh Yoko Tsuno story published in the French editions, so in a sense we are coming in on the middle of the action, rapidly introduced to a preexisting cast of characters. Some sort of republication rights issue, I'm sure. Regardless, it won't deter most readers -- this is a fast-paced, science-oriented adventure story with a strong female heroine and quite suitable for younger readers, with no sexual content or extreme violence, etc... Worth checking out! (Joe Sixpack, ReadThatAgain book reviews)

Always on the lookout for animated books I haven't read before. The art was ok but nothing special and the plot was not remarkable.

Good storyline.

Great book

Gostei muito de ler novamente um livro que li em criança e do qual falo a todos há anos.

Dies ist noch ein alter Yoko Tsuno Comic, wo Roger Leloup noch, mit der Kamera bewaffnet, den Ort seines Comic Geschehens vorher aufgesucht und fotographiert hat und daraufhin eine absolut haarklein naturgetreue Kulisse von, in diesem Fall, Rothenburg ob der Tauber gezeichnet hat. Unglaublich schöne Zeichnungen von Rothenburg als Hintergrundkulisse, so dass man Alles erkennen kann, wenn man dorthin fährt und die Zeichnungen mit der Realität vergleicht. Ein wahrer Lesergenuss! Mit Spannung, sehr schönen Bildern, und, wie meistens, ein interessantes Thema, diesmal medizinische Science Fiction. Sehr zu empfehlen!This is still one of the old Yoko Tsuno Comic, where Roger Leloup used to travel to the place of action of his comic, to photograph everything in order to draw it exactly the way it is in reality, so that you can find everything in real life, if you ever care to travel there. For this comic the showplace is Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Germany. Absolutely gorgious drawings of the city and it's surrounding area, as it unfolds in the comic action. The subject is science fiction, ofcourse, this time in the field of medicine. Very, very beautifully drawn comic and fascinating story. Very much recommendable!

Very happy with it!

ヨーコ・ツノシリーズが、この値段で手に入ることは、良いことです。サイズは、ほぼA４。本編は、全ページカラーです。