The Nest of Marsupilami

The mischievous little boy Spirou in a bright red bellboy suit, who first appeared on the cover of the eponymous magazine in 1938, is a true legend of the Franco-Belgian comic. For 85 years now, together with his friend, the tireless journalist Fantasio, and his loyal companion, a clever squirrel named Spip, he has been traveling the world, making thousands of astonishing discoveries. The series about his adventures consists of more than 50 volumes, and the opportunity to draw at least one story about Spirou is an honor for the best comic artists in Europe. The most important event in Spirou's fate is his meeting with André Franquin (1924–1997). The talented artist worked on the series for almost a quarter of a century. Eight of Franquin's best albums, including “Spirou and the Heirs,” “The Lair of the Moray Eel,” “The Rhinoceros Horn,” “A Bad Head,” “Gorilla in the Mist,” are being published in Russian for the first time.

The album includes two stories: “The Nest of Marsupilami” and “The Gangster Fair.”