(Mis)Leading the Reader: Decolonising Adventure Comics in Baruti and Cassiau-Haurie's Le Singe jaune

This article examines how Baruti and Cassiau-Haurie’s Le Singe jaune (2018) subverts the literary adventure tropes that have been associated with the Congo. By examining its complex network of intertextual references, including the controversial Tintin au Congo, the analysis demonstrates that this graphic novel misleads readers into expecting a mere entertaining adventure quest, while leading them instead to learn about the social, economic, political, and historical consequences of a colonial system based on segregation and exploitation. Le Singe jaune, therefore, breathes new life into adv... Mehr ...