prisoners sun prisoners sun french temple fourteenth volume comics series belgian cartoonist story weekly newly established magazine september april completing arc begun seven crystal balls story tells young reporter dog snowy friend captain continue efforts rescue kidnapped professor travelling villages mountains rain forests finding hidden prisoners sun commercial success published book form year following conclusion continued series defining comics tradition adventure adapted film temple sun studios feature length animated film prisoners sun adapted episodes 1990s television series adventures video game musical stage production synopsis synopsis continues plot begun seven crystal balls young reporter dog snowy friend captain arrive peru plan intercept arrival ship carrying friend professor held boards ship learns assistant executed wearing belonging king barely escapes ship life alert authorities evade police mountains pursue mountain town board train attempt kill attempt investigate whereabouts local prove tight befriends young boy named saving mysterious man observes act kindness gives telling save danger informs taken temple sun lies deep offers hardships including pursued try best leave stranded dead reach temple sun finding surviving outpost brought prince sun flanked mysterious man encountered saved harm gives sentenced death prince intrusion prince tells choose hour sun god set executed end chosen hour death coincide solar eclipse little play acting terrified believe command sun prince sun light command sun returns quickly set free prince sun tells seven crystal balls expedition members excavated tomb contained mystic liquid obtained deep sleep time high priest cast spell seven wax figures explorers use punishment convinces prince explorers wished known world prince orders destroy wax figures moment europe seven explorers swearing oath temple existence secret head home remains having accepted offer live history background amidst german occupation belgium world war accepted position working largest circulation french language daily newspaper country confiscated original owners german authorities permitted reopen belgian editor remained firmly nazi control supporting german war effort anti joining october aided old friend cartoonist upset willing work newspaper controlled occupying nazi administration heavily impressed size readership reached faced reality nazi oversight abandoned overt political themes earlier work instead adopting policy neutrality need political types entertainment producer author observed concentrating plot developing new style character comedy public reacted positively previous stories secret treasure developed idea story arc resulting seven crystal balls prisoners sun planned story outline mystery characters undertake expedition solve use ancient curse narrative revolved inspired tales curse unearthed archaeologist discovery tomb time inspired tabloid story having previously story began title december interrupted september brussels liberated german occupation allied forces september immediately ceased publication forced abandon story strips equivalent pages later published book volume story left hanging scene leaves hospital seeing seven members expedition enduring simultaneous fit days later entire staff fired new editorial team introduced october approached member conservative resistance group associates trio planning launching weekly magazine children fond childhood memories land soviets thought ideal agreed obtained clearance papers allowing work influences adopted idea person abducted lost city novel bride sun idea solar eclipse appeared turn idea european explorers discovering lost city found history adventure use eclipse influenced accounts claiming subdued revolt indigenous groups jamaica knowledge solar eclipse predicted calendar principal source information book peru contained base illustrations way small details costume material culture accurately copied ceremonial costume worn priest based colour painting mexican produced copy files ensured depiction trains accurate basing examples found volume picture encyclopedia railways published sent assistant study collections material model poses characters adopt story striped specially asked model later concluded scene knowledge sun suggesting solar keen knowledge astronomy like aware sun publication prisoners sun entirety new magazine magazine launch day september readers years received pages week colour title temple temple sun began page previous book seven crystal balls included pages outlining crystal ball mystery presented press cutting completed cover issue finished seven crystal balls prior embarking prisoners sun included title temple sun workload portion pages strip explanatory block text society titled les covering issues geography history religion block signed collaboration ended argument jealous immediate success blake series turned request credited creator new june story disappeared doctors diagnosed suffering mental breakdown result recover spent time retreat abbey notre dame letter wife wrote life longer draw like breathe long ago longer boy scout spirit badly damaged followed holiday switzerland editors magazine posted sarcastic notice magazine stating friend need rest don worry fine refusing marshal forces bring new episode temple sun week friend little worked disappeared early time weeks according biographer accompanied young married woman having extra marital affair angered absence editorial board decided command artists writers continue story threat return work writing prisoners sun decided wanted argentina focused attention completing outstanding commissions focus emigration enlisted aid help finish prisoners gathered home avenue produced backgrounds story employed friend help ending story paid belgian ultimately changed mind moving argentina reasons remain unknown prisoners sun culminated april previous adventures title french catholic newspaper november story arc finished publishing company divided volumes temple released respectively fit page format number scenes deleted story publication book form included scene chases away cat aboard drawing picture wall provided shooting jaguar discovering gold temple sun unable british expert noted scenes integral narrative removal improved structure led error depiction solar eclipse original magazine depicted moon moving sun correct direction book publication drawings altered moon moving incorrect direction book banned authorities map south_america contained region ownership disputed peru ecuador shown country critical analysis described prisoners sun classic middle period commenting surprisingly balanced narrative fact exhibited evidence turbulent personal life felt inclusion paranormal elements story narrative convincing observes recurring depiction character disturbing dreams opined costumes drawn care great credit major opera house production landscapes worthy cecil film spectacular biographer noted prisoner sun adventures caught imagination attributed exceptional setting strength plot noted like red treasure prisoners sun epic journey suspense knowing happen end thought unlike red treasure successfully transfers fear unknown adversaries adventure second thought despite faced creating pacing retention suspense right end fine balance humour drama story troubled development believed story arc represents leap forward graphic narrative skills result transition colour double pages initial means publication thought improvement particularly evident scenes trek prisoners sun stated prisoners sun story switched thriller mode similar technique adopted number previous adventures described character basically version character introduced series described story philosophical hidden reflection spiritual way anticipating themes use ultimately awarded halves story arc literary critic identified elements story believed reflected recurring themes thought appearance reflected use jewellery theme series scene commands sun god bidding reflects wider theme series sacred authority voice scene causes snow reflected mccarthy considered wider theme danger sound decision stay interpreted reflection wider theme adoption commenting execution scene mccarthy believed represented sacrificed altar concept felt echoed series study literary critic believed seven crystal balls prisoners sun arc reflects confrontation sacred secular described society depicted noting land soviets approved political system drew comparisons king noting monarch threatened losing cultural foreigners believed eclipse scene reflects change power relations sacrificed prince commenting dream sequence dreams believed reflected homosexual desire comparing dream sequence crab adaptations animation company produced television series released feature length animated film temple sun adapted seven crystal balls prisoners sun story arc produced directed written cartoonist music song composed second animated series based produced time collaboration french studio canadian animation company prisoners sun twelfth story adapted divided thirty minute episodes directed series praised generally faithful original comics extent animation directly adopted original panels french company released video game based seven crystal balls prisoners sun story arc titled prisoners sun seven crystal balls prisoners sun adapted theatrical musical temple sun premiered dutch antwerp netherlands september adapted stage production directed included music featuring role adapted musical french premiered year later temple production scheduled paris cancelled returned brief run antwerp october
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