22 December, 2024
Journal de Spirou #3781 (ill. Pau Rodríguez Jiménez-Bravo; (c) Dupuis and the artist; image from spirou.perso.free.fr)

It’s Official: Turbot Quattraction

One of the most iconic aspects of The Adventures of Spirou & Fantasio is their car, the Turbotraction (or just Turbot). Like the Batmobile, it comes in different models: the beloved Turbot I and the slightly less awesome Turbot II. Franquin made his heroes give up the sports car for a Honda before leaving the series, but the idea of a modern Turbotraction model has proved irresistible (see here for a gallery). For a special 2010 automobile issue, the Journal de Spirou featured one of these new versions, the Turbot Quattraction (drawn by Pau). Hmm… Me, I still prefer the good old Turbot I in the background!

Journal de Spirou #3781 (ill. Pau Rodríguez Jiménez-Bravo; (c) Dupuis and the artist; image from spirou.perso.free.fr)
Image from Spirou, ami, partout, toujours.

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I grew up reading Spirou in Scandinavian translations. Now I'm learning French and trying to decode the originals.

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