"From cape and fangs," is a literary comics. The dialogues are written in most comics and literary references are one of the series of charms. The references found in comics are usually contemporary and often is limited to other comics. "From cape and fangs" takes place in the seventeenth century and finds its references: Molière is omnipresent, there are references to the Comedia dell'arte Cyrano de Bergerac, Crow, etc. The main characters are animals taken from La Fontaine or "novel of Renart". The fox Armand Raynal Maupertuis is a Gascon gentleman refined rhymester and swashbuckler. The wolf Don Lope de Villalobos Sangrin there is hot-blooded and Catholic fervor of the Andalusian pride is its own worst enemy. Ayroles invites us to relive a seventeenth century gentlemen where one is courting a young lady in the balcony, sword in hand and to the lips. Inspired by a representation of "trickery of Scapin" valet tries to squeeze five hundred crowns to the father of his master, Cénile, perfect embodiment of the miser. He "made the costly sacrifice that [his] conscience demanded" and refuses to pay. Maupertuis and Don Lope accepts to rescue him (for free) and free his son this chébèque. On the Turkish ship, kidnapped son point. The pair are however a treasure map. Luck smiled decidedly because that same night both find love. After all we are in Venice and it is not surprising that Cupid strikes as well. The three volumes gathered here mingle capes, swords, gallantry, Molière, pirates, treasure hunt. In short it begins classic, fight against vile henchmen, against infidels, against various other villains, treasure map, etc. A bit too classic perhaps, the following volumes tend to be more original.
