Le Bâton de Plutarque
| Le Bâton de Plutarque (The Staff of Plutarch) |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher |
Editions Blake et Mortimer Cinebook Ltd (in English) |
| Genre | Science-Fiction Adventure |
| Publication date | 1946–2014 |
| Main character(s) | Blake Mortimer Olrik |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Edgar P. Jacobs |
| Written by |
Edgar P. Jacobs Yves Sente |
| Artist(s) |
Edgar P. Jacobs André Juillard Etienne Schréder |
| Colorist(s) | Madeleine de Mille |
Le Bâton de Plutarque is the 23rd adventure in the Blake and Mortimer series. It was written by Yves Sente and drawn by André Juillard and Étienne Schréder, with color by Madeleine de Mille. The volume was released on December 5, 2014. It was pre-published as a series of daily comic strips beginning in April 2014 in Le Soir, and repeated in the summer of 2014 in Le Télégramme.
The title refers to the scytale, a military coding system and one of the oldest messages in history. We know that the story takes place during World War II in 1944 when Olrik will be present and our heroes will visit Gibraltar and London. The plot will reveal why Blake and Mortimer live in Park Lane.
In spring 1944, a flying wing of the Third Reich heads to London to destroy the seat of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster. British air defense was ineffective up with the speed of the jet, Captain Francis Blake, squadron leader aboard the aircraft carrier The Intrepid, was sent to meet with the prototype aircraft in Golden Rocket reaction. After an aerial battle dominated by German, Blake managed to prevail by projecting its own device against the enemy craft. In his parachute landing, he met Major Benson, a member of the secret services, he accompanied him to the Cabinet of War. The order of Benson, Lieutenant Harvey Clarke, introduced him to the work of the intelligence services. The presence of Blake saves trawler secretly carrying military equipment to attack a U-boat. Impressed by the capabilities of the young pilot, Major Benson decided with the agreement of the Gray Admiral, Chief of Staff, to give him a secret mission to prepare for World War III. Indeed, services have accidentally discovered that in the greatest secrecy, Empire Yellow Basam-Damdu sets up an impressive military arsenal and preparing to attack the West as soon as World War II is over. In this regard, the British built two secret bases: that of Scaw Fell in England and the other in the Strait of Hormuz. Blake's first mission is to assist an engineer in a crucial military operation for the Normandy landings.
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