22 December, 2024
Spirou in the Land of Eskimos (ill. Jijé; (c) Dupuis and the artist; SR scanlation)
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Scanlation Celebration: Spirou in the Land of the Eskimos (Part 2)

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Spirou in the Land of Eskimos (ill. Jijé; (c) Dupuis and the artist; SR scanlation)

Adhering to no fixed schedule, here’s the second part of Spirou in the Land of the Eskimos by Jijé.

Spirou in the land of Eskimos p. 4, from JdS #51/1940 (ill. Jijé; (c) Dupuis and the artist; SR scanlation)

Spirou in the land of Eskimos p. 5, from JdS #51/1940 (ill. Jijé; (c) Dupuis and the artist; SR scanlation)

Spirou in the land of Eskimos p. 6, from JdS #51/1940 (ill. Jijé; (c) Dupuis and the artist; SR scanlation)

While Spirou Reporter‘s translation policy is usually to stick as closely as possible to the original, in this case I felt giving the Eskimos (or Inuit, if you prefer) an incongruously slangy way of speaking helped make the rather antiquated “white savior” story a bit more tongue-in-cheek.

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