To The Last Page

If you haven’t come across Mop and Monkus before (or Tif et Tondu in the original) it’s probably not surprising, as regrettably few of these classic long-running French children’s comic books – many like this one actually of Belgian origin – have made it into English translation. If your only reference is Tintin , you’d maybe think that Mop and Monkus are a variation on that where the young reporter and his friend Captain Haddock have let themselves go a bit. And although they are quite different personality wise that’s not entirely an unreasonable reference point. Tif et Tondu in the original series which ran from 1938 until 1997, are an investigative team and much like the Spirou series that they are related to in Dupuis publishing house, there’s always a fresh way of reworking and developing the series for a new audience. Where is Kiki? a new ‘Mop and Monkus‘ tale from Blutch and Robber, is a hugely promising fresh adaptation that one can only hopes leads to further new episod...