#count de champignac

By Nic Broca

Been a while. I’ve been busy and unmotivated, but this is my 100th post! I wanted to do a comic for it! I was looking through Spirou hors-series stuff and I found this little comic by Nic. I don’t know if any of his comics with Raoul Cauvin are in English but I’m also not sure how much you’re missing. It’s a three comic arc, and they couldn’t use many of the characters I like if I’m not mistaken (notably Zorglub)

Maybe my thoughts on this would change if Spirou and the Diskies was finished hahaha!

This comic is short, but it was hard to translate. I have no idea what the mayor is saying ever. It sounds like nonsense to me. Like it’s real words I understand, but it’s political word salad! I tried my best!

The comic contains references to a few Franquin creations as well, including the Fantacopter, an invention Fantasio created in Spirou et les heriters/Spirou and the Heirs, and the Metamol/Metalsoft, a solution created by Count de Champignac in Le dictateur et le champignon/The Dictator and the Mushroom. I know the Fantacopter is used in other media (including Two of a Kind if you have seen that), but idk if the Metalsoft is.

I’ve updated my FAQ also. Please check it before you send any questions!

Anyway, please enjoy!