Tanguy et Laverdure

Mick Tanguy is a comic book series with two pilots of the French Air Force, the experience their adventures not only in the home but also in exotic locations. Your orders they carry out in the cold of Greenland ( here they meet their American counterparts Buck Danny ), to Polynesia and in the heat of the Arabian desert. After 18 volumes they end their military career and experience new adventures in civil aviation.

Main characters

The two protagonists are Mick serious glorious hero, always correct and without error, and his colleague Ernest Laverdure (also: René Dupont ), which is foolish, reckless and always ready for painting. These two airmen combines an unwavering friendship that helps them to survive their dangerous adventure.

Alternative Title

In German-speaking first series ran briefly in the Caucasus under the title Rolf and Miki. Was known by its use in the very popular zag magazine and its offshoots, as well as in the output of the albums Carlsen publishing house, the name Mick Tangy. The Ehapa publishing house used in his albums series The large aviator and racer comics the title Mick Tanguy. The current German edition albums, started from the splitter - Publishing and from band 17 continues from the cult editions, bears, as well as launched in 2009 total output of Ehapa, according to the French original issue title: The Adventures of Tanguy and Laverdure.

Authors

The scenario was provided by the Belgian Jean -Michel Charlier, who wrote next in the series of the adventures of Buck Danny, is the French- Belgian 's most successful authors of adventure stories.

The first eight albums were drawn by Albert Uderzo, who is here to prove that he is next to his successful Funny series ( Asterix, Oumpah -Pah ) also able to portray realistic characters and environments.

Jije was responsible for the next 14 albums and was followed Patrice Serres, who had previously supported Jije already in the belt 20, with 2 albums.

The last of 1988 Charlier wrote scenario ( Volume 25 ) was imaged by Al Coutelis.

Then there was a long pause, and only since 2002, Tanguy and Laverdure experience new adventures, conceived by Jean -Claude Laidin and previously set by Yvan Fernandez and Renaud Garetta in scene.

Albums

Short stories

Trivia

Sky Fighters is a film by Gérard Pirés from 2005, which is based roughly on the comic book series. German theatrical release was on 23 February 2006. Filming supported by the French Air Force.