french published sixth volume comics series belgian cartoonist commissioned conservative belgian newspaper children supplement weekly december february story tells young belgian reporter dog snowy pursue thieves south american identifiable broken ear ends fictional nation embroiled civil war discovers tribe deep forest commercial success published book form shortly conclusion continued series defining comics tradition coloured introduces recurring character general include fictional countries story adapted animation adventures animated series adventures synopsis investigates created tribe south_america stolen brussels returned following day realises replacement fake draws connection local sculptor recently murdered witness murder obtained hispanic men try kill begins investigate connection crime discover murdered follow aboard ship bound south_america murder find original arranges arrest ship docks los capital city framed terrorist arrested sentenced death firing squad survives revolution government new leader general aide camp capture hope locating missing escapes aide camp opposes decision war neighbouring oil rich framed traitor international oil weapon companies escapes imprisonment aid mercenary decides enter forest find hope explain people wish steal british explorer living learns diamond stolen hidden inside statue returning belgium discovers brother produced range discovered deceased brother belongings learns original purchased wealthy american aboard ship united_states catching boat finds aboard struggle possession deck diamond falling sea struggle fall overboard rescued shown route hell gives stolen return museum repaired display history background research best known pen employed editor illustrator little twentieth children supplement twentieth century roman catholic conservative belgian newspaper based native brussels run comic strip revolving exploits fictional belgian reporter ordered set adventure soviet_union anti socialist propaganda children land soviets set second adventure encourage colonial sentiment set adventure united_states use story american capitalism america subsequently removed paper following scandal convinced stay condition salary increase preparing developed new habit keeping plot notes ideas began making photographs images magazines newspapers filing away future use basis drawings real events recently taken place south_america fictional countries based real countries war depicted strip allusion waged forces lucrative oil fields pun french grand meaning big hat pun rican capital city pun meaning manners character edition allusion real life greek weapons seller conflict supplying arms learned conflict western corporations issues anti belgian magazine mortar shell covered news stories ignored mainstream media likely read book mysterious european referenced based design genuine statue brussels pre statue wood dated access speakers creating access speakers indigenous languages language developed entirely fictitious based structure largely dialect spoken area brussels mixed spanish endings constructions developing rivals influenced accounts head tribes translated book english renamed pun crafting story possibly influenced similarities plots original publication december title les snowy february story french catholic newspaper collected single hardcover volume published title collected edition small change minor character renamed word spanish slang broken ear introduced character general series went recurring character appeared adventures series begin end belgium deal hunt specific object seen taking activity time adventures featured flat road chinese visible influenced films inserted illustration second frame reference contemporary news stories book having radio announcer discuss ongoing second italo war start story removed colour edition end story killed depicted dragged hell killing story antagonists repeated future stories upset editors asked change scene annoyed request later commented surface cost kind addition difficult story replaced particular frame souls god second version 1940s 1950s popularity increased team coloured original black white adventures claire clear line drawing style developed visually fitted new stories created early adventures undergo second edition published page volume unlike earlier adventures save minor revisions reduce length book sections including dream sequence appeared original process new series use colour basic later volumes book progresses evident lost interest rushed task instance block colour backgrounds detail later publications legacy republished original black white version french language collected volume blue lotus second collection published version original returned creating fictional nations allusions real countries subsequent adventures based largely yugoslavia nazi_germany based indonesia flight sydney elements pioneered later adventures crash affair vivid dream seven crystal balls firing squad returned characters brussels held exhibition marking years included artefacts featured series broken statue inspired centre piece feared stolen replica exhibited genuine article imitating events thief broke stole statue letter sent individual alleging thief stated item returned returned scene crime certain time copy book right arm carried book left arm thief appeared replica recovered critical analysis described noting shared elements previous adventure considered reminiscent earlier books like america inclusion comical natives elements like comical bombs thought exhibited marked improvement use plotting noting story clearly structured praising effective dramatic story plenty twists overall awarded broken ear stars felt slightly quality disappointing fact elements don believed artistic quality use research deteriorated adventure progressed complex plot long way asserted story develops classic reporter investigative journalist described moral condemnation capitalism war felt perfectly constructed detailed realistic thought image sea dragged hell demons truly medieval represented image entire series opined depiction south american military humour detail generally accurate biographer thought return pure adventure quasi documentary realism adventure politics remains second line instead let narrative rip succeeds praised work having formidable containing revolution narrative structure thought served perfect metaphor theories german philosopher published work art age mechanical reproduction read literary critic thought example interesting minor characters adventures commenting heel speaks volumes loneliness semi realised opined diamond describing pleasure wrapped thought homosexual believing scene bullet fired symbolic anal sex writing philosopher opined treatise literary critic stanford_university believed broken ear established remain rest series argued distances western values looks society outsider called revolution felt comic contrived superficial previous adventures loses position sole point identification reader characters identifiable opining constant theme story real fake thought character kind grown old natives solitary ill noting position akin position argued comic religious figure attained sacred quality blood revolt general government argued threats assassination martyr holy king adaptations adapted series animated belgian studio directed written broken ear divided minute black white episodes diverted original plot variety ways adapted episode television series french studio canadian animation company directed voiced character
The Broken Ear