A successful spin-off 1

While some may regret that figure XIII makes virtually contained, but it seems that Van Hamme revives here with what was the whole point of the XIII series:
ie good characters and a rich scenario, well built, with twists and revelations brought good.

Although we already knew the essence, so we follow with interest the adventures of Seamus O'Neil, a young Irishman who finds himself sucked by the IRA
Later, the new heroes will cross the path of characters we already knew.
This is also what we recall that this is a tome XIII. For my part, I had almost forgotten along the way.

In short, all that to say that this volume is not necessarily essential to the series ...
but it is none the less a great comic.

Regarding the designs of Giraud, his style is actually very different from Vance.
As this is a rather unusual book, I was not too embarrassed.
By cons, if it had been a longer tome "canonical", I probably would have winced a little more ...