''L'ombre du Z'', written and drawn by Franquin with

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and

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, is the sixteenth album of the ''

Spirou et Fantasio ''Spirou & Fantasio'' (french: Spirou et Fantasio, wa, Spirou eyet Fantasio) is one of the most popular classic Franco-Belgian comics. The series, which has been running since 1938, shares many characteristics with other European comics, European ...

'' series, and the second part of Franquin's Zorglub diptych. The story was initially serialised in '' Spirou'' magazine, before its release as a hardcover album in 1962.

Story

As ''The Shadow of Z'', begins, Spirou, Fantasio and the

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return from Zorgland, to find the population of

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have been paralyzed by a "zorglman" they left behind sedated, the abducted policeman Jérôme, who awoke and went on a stunning spree. After the ordeal of pacifying the rogue zorglman and restoring the people of Champignac to normal, time passes until

Zorglub Zorglub is a fictional character in the Belgian comic strip ''Spirou et Fantasio'', created by Greg and André Franquin, and first appeared in the serialised story ''Z comme Zorglub'' in '' Spirou'' magazine in 1959, later published in the diptyc ...

's sinister schemes again become evident. Without remorse (despite the conscience-burdened act during the conclusion of ''

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'') Zorglub continues to work for world domination from Palombia, with increased ambition, and allied with Fantasio's evil nemesis cousin

Zantafio Zantafio is a recurring fictional antagonist in the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' comic book series. He was created by André Franquin and first appeared in ''Spirou et les héritiers'' (1952). Zantafio bears a strong resemblance to Fantasio, because th ...

References

Franquin publications in ''Spirou''
BDoubliées

External links

Spirou official site album index

Franquin site album index
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