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141 - PEYO The Smurfs The Fake Smurf India ink on paper for the co…
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PEYO The Smurfs The Fake Smurf India ink on paper for the cover of Spirou no. 1525, 6 July 1967. Also cover for Spirou n°106, published the same year by Dupuis. Le Faux Schtroumpf, based on a script by Yvan Delporte, was originally one of the mini-stories in the journal Spirou (no. 1211, 29 June 1961), a tiny 48-page do-it-yourself album. Superb drawing, with Peyo's magic and mischievous eye. 44.8 x 31.8 cm. A remarkable composition, dominated by the ominous figure of Gargamel in the background. What should we be most afraid of? Of this menacing-looking Smurf, obviously with evil intentions, or of the macabre shadow drawn on the wall that shows there's something abnormal and hidden in all this? We already know what this infamous character is capable of (he created Smurfette, a delicious but diabolical emanation with a little snub nose, to sow discord among the inhabitants of the Land of the Damned...); the overturned container and the smoke escaping from it do not bode well, just like the handwritten leaflet with torn edges left at the foot of the stool, which must contain who knows what magic formula with an evil purpose. The world of the Smurfs would obviously be a lot more peaceful if this horrible sorcerer, for whom the destruction of these harmless blue beings seems to be the sole objective of his miserable existence, wasn't there. An evil deed - just one more! - is afoot, and Papa Smurf and his family should be on their guard. To become a Smurf in order to get rid of the Smurfs once and for all, it was necessary to Smurf; more devious than Black Smurf (Gnap!), the False Smurf, an almost perfect double (even Azraël doesn't recognise him!), represents a real danger for the little community. Even in a situation like this, where there is tension, where the aim is to create a worrying atmosphere and show darkness, Peyo doesn't force the issue: he expresses himself without overdoing it - the frowns and the insidious look in Smurf's eyes are enough to attract attention - and his graphics are discreetly effective; there is no over-expressionist impulse, just a harmonious lightness. Peyo likes to highlight the little fears and great joys of childhood. PEYO
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