Heroic ride in the first Empire

The Pêtre citizen seized with a rare talent of one of the most famous memoirs of the Empire - Marcellin Marbot - to produce a comic series by graphic style inspired and very personal. This machine back in time works with remarkable efficiency: immersion in the epic is total, giving flesh and soul to voluntary hero or not one of the most exciting periods in our history.

This ambitious series is much more than "imaged" memories of the hero: it reflects often humorous, sometimes serious, lucid ownership of the work, fueled by a deep understanding of the historical context of the period.

The trait falsely naive and direct color make-up perfectly - and much better than many more realistic work - the characters and scenery, without forgetting the pomp that surrounded warlike activity of the early nineteenth century: one and feels ensure accuracy uniforms difficult to find fault ... No doubt this aspect, the author draws from the best sources.

A special mention for the battle scenes that are rendered in a few large horizontal vignettes with unusual strength: the shock of the masses, the bullets whistling and tear chairs, blood splashing combatants and snow red hue, the yelled orders by leaders in these terrible mixed ... All the great horror of the battlefield we proposed in his cruel truth, a treatment to bring the work on the great war Tardi. A salutary counterpoint to the images of Epinal proposed by the glorious predecessors that are JOB, Edouard Detaille Maurice Toussaint and other talented devotees of the Napoleonic adventure.

This fantastic "Marbot" has yet failed to a premature end: Stéphane Petre has suffered the defection of its first editor (Théloma) after the paper published the first two volumes of a series that should comprise 7. With an unrivaled pugnacity, to my knowledge, in the world of publishing comics, however, he continued his work to bring us into a virtual version on his personal website the following 3 volumes, which should soon reach sixth announced for the end of the year. Hats Artist: you are worthy of the hero to whom you give it back breath and life.

BD publications taking as Empire theme multiply in recent years, with more or less success (! And inconceivable) it would be unfair that no publisher is interested in a aeuvre also successful. Read the forum offered by the site "Marbot" many are anxiously awaiting a happy ending to this amazing literary adventure, the author continues with Recklessness, Bravery and Endurance ...

Encouragement,
Hi & Fraternity citizens Petre