Adventures of Blake and Mortimer GN (2007-2022 Cinebook) comic books 2006-2008

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Yellow M!" Story and art by Edgar Pierre Jacobs. London's walls resound with the incredible exploits of the "Yellow Mark." The spectacular actions of this mysterious criminal are on the increase: holding up the Bank of England, robbing the imperial crown. No one seems able to stop him. He is so audacious that he lets the police know in advance where he will commit his crimes, each time ridiculing Scotland Yard a little more. The apparent ease with which he evades police schemes begins to worry the highest authorities of the country. The Home Office asks Captain Francis Blake to solve the mystery and discover the identity of the man who hides behind the Yellow Mark. The captain immediately takes as partner his old friend, Professor Philip Mortimer, whose scientific knowledge will be invaluable in solving this extremely complex enigma. Who hides behind the Yellow Mark? Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, full color. Cover price $14.45.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "The Mystery of the Great Pyramid: Part 1!" Story and art by Edgar Pierre Jacobs. Nuclear physicist Professor Philip Mortimer wants to spend his holidays in Cairo with his trusty servant, Nasir, and meet with his old friend, Professor Ahmed Rassim Bey, who offers him the opportunity of satisfying his passion for Egyptology. Invited to take part in deciphering Bey's latest discoveries - in this case, some papyrus coming from mummies of the Ptolemaic age - Mortimer soon realizes that one of the fragments deals with the "Chamber of Horus," a fabled crypt that could contain priceless treasures! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, full color. Cover price $13.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "The Mystery of the Great Pyramid: Part 2!" Story and art by Edgar Pierre Jacobs. Captain Blake having been assassinated at the Athens Airport, Olrik seems to have won the first round. A furious Mortimer swears that he'll never stop trying to avenge his friend. He goes on the hunt, but information is scarce. Sheik Abdel Razek, an old man with mysterious powers, protects him against Doctor Grossgrabenstein's crew. The doctor is a devoted Egyptologist who has undertaken excavations not far from the Great Pyramid. Strange happenings occur and Mortimer may sometimes feel like he's losing his way in this investigation that will lead him into the darkest depths of the Great Pyramid! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, full color. Cover price $13.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "The Francis Blake Affair!" Based on the characters created by Edgar Pierre Jacobs. Written by Jean Van Hamme. Art by Ted Benoit. Scandal breaks in the London press: There is a mole in the Intelligence Service! And it appears without a doubt, on a photograph taken by agents of MI-5, that the mole wears the face of Francis Blake! Mortimer believes that his friend has been forced to act against his will. But the initial investigations sweep away this hypothesis: Blake has opened, under an assumed name, an account fed by payments coming from the Bahamas. In a few months, he has withdrawn more than 10 times his annual pay! With MI-5 agents planning to try Blake for high treason, or to kill him if needed, Mortimer decides to find his friend before they do! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "The Strange Encounter!" Based on the characters created by Edgar Pierre Jacobs. Written by Jean Van Hamme. Art by Ted Benoit. Blake and Mortimer head to the United States to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the discovery of a 177-year-old body, which appears to have died very recently. The body is that of a Scottish major, Mortimer's forebear, who was leading a British military expedition to the United States in 1777, where he was swallowed up by a strange multi-colored light-beam shining down from the sky. Blake and Mortimer fight men in black armed with green-laser guns and soldiers emerging from the past in order to save the Earth from complete obliteration! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.