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''Panade à Champignac'' is the nineteenth album of the ''
Spirou et Fantasio ''Spirou & Fantasio'' (), commonly shortened to ''Spirou'', 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 humorous adventu ...
'' series. The story, written and drawn by Franquin, was serialised along with ''Bravo les Brothers'' in '' Spirou'' magazine before publication as a hardcover album in 1969.


Story

In ''Babysitting in Champignac'', Spirou and Fantasio, the latter stressed by the pressures of work and the aggravating presence of
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- take a break at the estate of
Champignac Champignac, or specifically Champignac-en-Cambrousse, is a fictional village frequently featured in the adventures of ''Spirou et Fantasio'' by André Franquin and the successive authors. The initial idea of Champignac is attributed to Henri Gilla ...
. Upon arrival, they learn that the
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's life has changed dramatically since the conclusion of '' L'ombre du Z'', as he now spends his time taking care of Zorglub who has regressed to the mental age of 8 months. To make things worse, one of Zorglub's "zorglmen", Otto Paparapap, has not been healed, and lurks nearby, armed with the paralyzing zorglonde and obsessed with liberating his former leader... ''Bravo Les Brothers'', takes a small step back in time to illustrate the hectic working conditions at
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publishing house prior to Spirou and Fantasio's much needed vacation. The influence of Gaston in the pursuit of having De Mesmaeker sign contracts is a well-explored theme in ''Gaston'' albums, but in this instance, there is the added element of "Les Brothers", a circus act of performing chimpanzees that Gaston gifts Fantasio for his birthday.


Background

By 1968, Franquin had long since lost interest in ''Spirou et Fantasio''—a series he had not created—and was now more inspired by his own ''Gaston Lagaffe''. The strain shows clearly in ''Panade'', a fairly grotesque story where the former globe-trotting heroes are reduced to changing the diapers of a grown man. The multiple fake endings are another blatant symptom of Franquin's irritation. By contrast, the hilarious and lively ''Bravo les Brothers'' was described by Franquin himself as basically a Gaston story in disguise—it features the familiar setting and characters—as well as his own favourite. The character of the grumpy animal-training genius Noé, introduced here, was resurrected decades later by
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for the ''
Marsupilami ''Marsupilami'' is a comic book character and fictional animal species created by André Franquin. Its first appearance was in the 31 January 1952 issue of the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Spirou''. Since then it appeared regularly in th ...
'' series. This was to be Franquin's final album as Spirou author as the task was passed on to Fournier, allowing Franquin to focus on ''Gaston Lagaffe''.


References


Franquin publications in ''Spirou''
BDoubliées


External links


Spirou official site album index

Franquin site album index
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