''Blake and Mortimer'' is an

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, based on the Blake and Mortimer comics series by

Edgar Pierre Jacobs Edgard Félix Pierre Jacobs (30 March 1904 – 20 February 1987), better known under his pen name Edgar P. Jacobs, was a Belgian comic book creator (writer and artist), born in Brussels, Belgium. He was one of the founding fathers of the Franc ...

. The series was directed by Stéphane Bernasconi, and produced by French animation studio ''

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'', shown originally in 1997. The first nine stories were used in this series, as well as four brand new stories, devised by the creators: '' The Viking's Bequest'', '' The Secret of Easter Island'', '' The Alchemist's Will'', and '' The Druid''. New writers, mostly connected to the production company as writers, dialogists or translators, were asked to come up with original plotlines which used the characters of Jacobs' stories, respected the magical/scientific Universe, but rang interesting changes.

Episodes

26 episodes were made, with each story consisting of two parts or total of 13 stories: * "The Mystery of the Great Pyramid" (based on The Mystery of the Great Pyramid, Volume 1: Manetho's Papyrus and The Mystery of the Great Pyramid, Volume 2: The Chamber of Horus) * "The Yellow Mark" (based on

The Yellow "M" ''The Yellow "M"'' (french: La Marque Jaune ("The Yellow Mark")) by the Belgian artist Edgar P. Jacobs is the sixth comic book in the ''Blake and Mortimer'' series. It was first published in ''Tintin'' magazine between 6 August 1953 and 3 Novemb ...

) * "Swordfish Versus Delta Red" (based on

The Secret of the Swordfish ''The Secret of The Swordfish'' was the first story in the Blake and Mortimer comic album series by Edgar P. Jacobs. It describes how a far eastern empire takes over the world and the adventures of two Britons as they try to bring about the dev ...

) * "The Atlantis Enigma" (based on

Atlantis Mystery ''Atlantis Mystery'' (''l'Énigme de l'Atlantide'') by the Belgian artist Edgar P. Jacobs was the seventh comic book in the Blake and Mortimer series, first published in ''Tintin'' magazine from March 30, 1955, to May 30, 1956. It appeared in boo ...

) * "Heavy Weather" (based on S.O.S. Meteors: Mortimer in Paris) * "The Infernal Machine" (based on

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) * "The Ghost and the Necklace" (based on

The Necklace Affair ''The Necklace Affair'' (English for "L'Affaire du Collier") by the Belgian artist Edgar P. Jacobs was the tenth comic book in the Blake and Mortimer series. Plot The necklace of Queen Marie-Antoinette that was believed to have been destroyed ce ...

) * "Professor Sató's Three Formulae" (based on Professor Sató's Three Formulae, Volume 1: Mortimer in Tokyo and Professor Sató's Three Formulae, Volume 2: Mortimer vs. Mortimer) * "The Francis Blake Affair" (based on

The Francis Blake Affair ''The Francis Blake Affair'' was the thirteenth Blake and Mortimer book and the first one not to be written by Edgar P. Jacobs. It was published in 1996. Plot The United Kingdom is shaken by the revelation of the existence of an espionage networ ...

) * "The Viking's Bequest" (new) * "The Secret of Easter Island" (new) * "The Alchemist's Will" (new) * "The Druid" (new)

The Viking's Bequest

''The Viking's Bequest'' (french: L'Heritage du Viking) was the first of four brand new stories in the

. In this story, an Icelandic physicist has developed a geothermal energy process. She invites famed professionals to inspect her claims, including Blake, Mortimer and a disguised Olrik, who attempts to steal the new discovery. The British writer and (later) filmmaker Russell Craig Richardson wrote these episodes (as well as translating all 26 episodes for U.S. and Canadian release). Icelandic authenticity was aided by the collaboration of Thor Tulinius, the Reykjavik-based actor, playwright and theatre director.

Home video

It was released on DVD in France (including English language options), and also in the UK in 2006 on a slim-lined

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External links

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Episodes

The Viking's Bequest

Home video

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