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Alix and Enak return to Carthage, a city that they visited in ''[[Recap/AlixLileMaudite L'Île maudite]]''. The local authorities invited them, so that a sculptor can make a statue of them. At night, Alix notices a strange glow in the ruins of the old Punic city.
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Alix and Enak return to Carthage, a city that they visited in ''[[Recap/AlixLileMaudite L'Île maudite]]''. The local authorities invited them, so that a sculptor {{sculptor|s}} can make a statue of them. At night, Alix notices a strange glow in the ruins of the old Punic city.
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* {{Orichalcum}}: The Carthaginians try to smuggle their orichalcum out of the ruins of Carthage. It is said to have a tremendous power. It comes from a [[ThunderboltIron meteorite]]. It shines, it causes Enak to faint, Zaïn dies after he was forced to eat it,it burns the hands of the one who carries it, and, when a boat full of orichalcum crashes on the coast, it causes a big explosion.
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* {{Orichalcum}}: The Carthaginians try to smuggle their orichalcum out of the ruins of Carthage. It is said to have a tremendous power. It comes from a [[ThunderboltIron meteorite]]. It shines, it causes Enak to faint, Zaïn dies after he was forced to eat it,it it, it burns the hands of the one who carries it, and, when a boat full of orichalcum crashes on the coast, it causes a big explosion.
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Alix and Enak return to Carthage, a city that they visited in ''Recap/LileMaudite''. The local authorities invited them, so that a sculptor can make a statue of them. At night, Alix notices a strange glow in the ruins of the old Punic city.
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Alix and Enak return to Carthage, a city that they visited in ''Recap/LileMaudite''.''[[Recap/AlixLileMaudite L'Île maudite]]''. The local authorities invited them, so that a sculptor can make a statue of them. At night, Alix notices a strange glow in the ruins of the old Punic city.
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* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:Brutus seemed to have died]] in the end of ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''. In this album, he is revealed to have survived, but only to die in the climax.
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* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:Brutus seemed to have died]] in the end of ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''.''[[Recap/AlixLeTombeauEtrusque Le Tombeau étrusque]]''. In this album, he is revealed to have survived, but only to die in the climax.
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** Alix and Enak are invited in Carthage because the city's authorities wish to thank them for what they did in ''Recap/LileMaudite''.
** Alix and Enak visit the house of Lydas (who died in ''Recap/LileMaudite'') and meets his brother, Héliodor.
** Alix discovers that the invitation to Carthage was a trap set up by [[spoiler:Rafa (his main opponent]] in ''Recap/LaGriffeNoire'') and his brother Eschôum.
** Finally, the man who carries {{Orichalcum}} is revealed to be [[spoiler:Brutus, the main opponent]] in ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''.
** Alix and Enak visit the house of Lydas (who died in ''Recap/LileMaudite'') and meets his brother, Héliodor.
** Alix discovers that the invitation to Carthage was a trap set up by [[spoiler:Rafa (his main opponent]] in ''Recap/LaGriffeNoire'') and his brother Eschôum.
** Finally, the man who carries {{Orichalcum}} is revealed to be [[spoiler:Brutus, the main opponent]] in ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''.
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** Alix and Enak are invited in Carthage because the city's authorities wish to thank them for what they did in ''Recap/LileMaudite''.
''[[Recap/AlixLileMaudite L'Île maudite]]''.
** Alix and Enak visit the house of Lydas (who died in''Recap/LileMaudite'') ''[[Recap/AlixLileMaudite L'Île maudite]]'') and meets his brother, Héliodor.
** Alix discovers that the invitation to Carthage was a trap set up by [[spoiler:Rafa (his main opponent]] in''Recap/LaGriffeNoire'') ''[[Recap/AlixLaGriffeNoire La Griffe noire]]'') and his brother Eschôum.
** Finally, the man who carries {{Orichalcum}} is revealed to be [[spoiler:Brutus, the main opponent]] in''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''.''[[Recap/AlixLeTombeauEtrusque Le Tombeau étrusque]]''.
** Alix and Enak visit the house of Lydas (who died in
** Alix discovers that the invitation to Carthage was a trap set up by [[spoiler:Rafa (his main opponent]] in
** Finally, the man who carries {{Orichalcum}} is revealed to be [[spoiler:Brutus, the main opponent]] in
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* {{Flashback}}: There are many flashbacks. They recount the destruction of the Punic Carthage by the Romans, the stay of Corus Maler in Egypt, the story of Salammbô, the fate of Enak when he fainted because of {{Orichalcum}}, the origin of {{Orichalcum}}, the fate of [[spoiler:Brutus]] at the end of ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''...
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* {{Flashback}}: There are many flashbacks. They recount the destruction of the Punic Carthage by the Romans, the stay of Corus Maler in Egypt, the story of Salammbô, the fate of Enak when he fainted because of {{Orichalcum}}, the origin of {{Orichalcum}}, the fate of [[spoiler:Brutus]] at the end of ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''...''[[Recap/AlixLeTombeauEtrusque Le Tombeau étrusque]]''...
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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Brutus seemed to have died]] in the end of ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''. In this album, he is revealed to have survived.
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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Brutus seemed to have died]] in the end of ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''.''[[Recap/AlixLeTombeauEtrusque Le Tombeau étrusque]]''. In this album, he is revealed to have survived.
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** Carthage, and the house of Lydas in particular, look quite different compared to ''Recap/LileMaudite''. When he approaches Lydas's house, Alix even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it: he notices that the house looks different.
** [[spoiler:Brutus was supposed to be killed by an eagle]] at the end of ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''. In this album, he is revealed to [[spoiler:have survived]].
** [[spoiler:Brutus was supposed to be killed by an eagle]] at the end of ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''. In this album, he is revealed to [[spoiler:have survived]].
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** Carthage, and the house of Lydas in particular, look quite different compared to ''Recap/LileMaudite''.''[[Recap/AlixLileMaudite L'Île maudite]]''. When he approaches Lydas's house, Alix even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it: he notices that the house looks different.
** [[spoiler:Brutus was supposed to be killed by an eagle]] at the end of''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''.''[[Recap/AlixLeTombeauEtrusque Le Tombeau étrusque]]''. In this album, he is revealed to [[spoiler:have survived]].
** [[spoiler:Brutus was supposed to be killed by an eagle]] at the end of
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''Le Spectre de Carthage'' (''The Spectre of Carthage'') is a comic book by Jacques Martin. It was first published in ''Tintin'' magazine in 1976. Then it was published as a comic album in 1977. This is the thirteenth episode of the ''ComicBook/{{Alix}}'' series.
Alix and Enak return to Carthage, a city that they visited in ''Recap/LileMaudite''. The local authorities invited them, so that a sculptor can make a statue of them. At night, Alix notices a strange glow in the ruins of the old Punic city.
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!!''Le Spectre de Carthage'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:Brutus seemed to have died]] in the end of ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''. In this album, he is revealed to have survived, but only to die in the climax.
* CallBack:
** Alix and Enak are invited in Carthage because the city's authorities wish to thank them for what they did in ''Recap/LileMaudite''.
** Alix and Enak visit the house of Lydas (who died in ''Recap/LileMaudite'') and meets his brother, Héliodor.
** Alix discovers that the invitation to Carthage was a trap set up by [[spoiler:Rafa (his main opponent]] in ''Recap/LaGriffeNoire'') and his brother Eschôum.
** Finally, the man who carries {{Orichalcum}} is revealed to be [[spoiler:Brutus, the main opponent]] in ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''.
* DramaticThunder:
** [[spoiler:Scoras]] confesses that he is a member of a conspiracy that aims at killing Alix. He is desperate, because he knows that his accomplices will kill him. He implores the gods to take his life, whe he is struck by a lightning.
** There is a fierce thunderstorm when Alix confronts [[spoiler:Brutus]] in the ruins of Carthage. Finally, [[spoiler:Brutus]] is killed by a rock fall cause by a lightning.
* FacialHorror: [[spoiler:Brutus is alive,]] but he was disfigured by an eagle.
* {{Flashback}}: There are many flashbacks. They recount the destruction of the Punic Carthage by the Romans, the stay of Corus Maler in Egypt, the story of Salammbô, the fate of Enak when he fainted because of {{Orichalcum}}, the origin of {{Orichalcum}}, the fate of [[spoiler:Brutus]] at the end of ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''...
* ForceFeeding: The Carthaginians force Zaïn to eat {{Orichalcum}}. He dies because of it.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: In the flashbacks, Scipio Aemilianus, Hasdrubal the Boetharch, Mathos, Spendios.
* HumanSacrifice: In the flashback, the Carthaginians sacrifice children to Moloch-Baal.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: The lightning that kills Scoras, as well as the thunderstorm during the climax: they might be divine manifestations or mundane weather phenomena.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: After Samthô's death, Eschôum forces Zaïn to eat {{Orichalcum}}. This prompts him to reveal the Carthaginians' plan to Alix.
* NightmareSequence: Alix has one when he is unconscious after his visit to Héliodor. He dreams of an eagle swooping down on him.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Brutus seemed to have died]] in the end of ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''. In this album, he is revealed to have survived.
* {{Orichalcum}}: The Carthaginians try to smuggle their orichalcum out of the ruins of Carthage. It is said to have a tremendous power. It comes from a [[ThunderboltIron meteorite]]. It shines, it causes Enak to faint, Zaïn dies after he was forced to eat it,it burns the hands of the one who carries it, and, when a boat full of orichalcum crashes on the coast, it causes a big explosion.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Scoras]] is a member of a conspiracy that aims at killing Alix. He confesses to Alix and soon thereafter he is struck by a lightning and he dies.
* {{Retcon}}:
** Carthage, and the house of Lydas in particular, look quite different compared to ''Recap/LileMaudite''. When he approaches Lydas's house, Alix even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it: he notices that the house looks different.
** [[spoiler:Brutus was supposed to be killed by an eagle]] at the end of ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''. In this album, he is revealed to [[spoiler:have survived]].
* TheReveal: The man who carries {{Orichalcum}} is [[spoiler:Brutus]].
* SaltTheEarth: In the flashback, after the end of the siege of Carthage, the Romans salt the earth.
* SecretUndergroundPassage: There are many of them in the ruins of Carthage. Corus Maler tries to seal them all, but there are so many of them that the Carthaginians are still able to escape.
* ShoutOut: There are several references to Creator/GustaveFlaubert's ''Literature/{{Salammbo}}''.
* TemporaryLoveInterest: Samthô falls in love with Alix and she decides to escape with him, but she dies when she falls from a ladder while escaping.
* ThunderboltIron: {{Orichalcum}} comes from a meteorite and it can be used to create powerful weapons.
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''Le Spectre de Carthage'' (''The Spectre of Carthage'') is a comic book by Jacques Martin. It was first published in ''Tintin'' magazine in 1976. Then it was published as a comic album in 1977. This is the thirteenth episode of the ''ComicBook/{{Alix}}'' series.
Alix and Enak return to Carthage, a city that they visited in ''Recap/LileMaudite''. The local authorities invited them, so that a sculptor can make a statue of them. At night, Alix notices a strange glow in the ruins of the old Punic city.
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!!''Le Spectre de Carthage'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:Brutus seemed to have died]] in the end of ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''. In this album, he is revealed to have survived, but only to die in the climax.
* CallBack:
** Alix and Enak are invited in Carthage because the city's authorities wish to thank them for what they did in ''Recap/LileMaudite''.
** Alix and Enak visit the house of Lydas (who died in ''Recap/LileMaudite'') and meets his brother, Héliodor.
** Alix discovers that the invitation to Carthage was a trap set up by [[spoiler:Rafa (his main opponent]] in ''Recap/LaGriffeNoire'') and his brother Eschôum.
** Finally, the man who carries {{Orichalcum}} is revealed to be [[spoiler:Brutus, the main opponent]] in ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''.
* DramaticThunder:
** [[spoiler:Scoras]] confesses that he is a member of a conspiracy that aims at killing Alix. He is desperate, because he knows that his accomplices will kill him. He implores the gods to take his life, whe he is struck by a lightning.
** There is a fierce thunderstorm when Alix confronts [[spoiler:Brutus]] in the ruins of Carthage. Finally, [[spoiler:Brutus]] is killed by a rock fall cause by a lightning.
* FacialHorror: [[spoiler:Brutus is alive,]] but he was disfigured by an eagle.
* {{Flashback}}: There are many flashbacks. They recount the destruction of the Punic Carthage by the Romans, the stay of Corus Maler in Egypt, the story of Salammbô, the fate of Enak when he fainted because of {{Orichalcum}}, the origin of {{Orichalcum}}, the fate of [[spoiler:Brutus]] at the end of ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''...
* ForceFeeding: The Carthaginians force Zaïn to eat {{Orichalcum}}. He dies because of it.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: In the flashbacks, Scipio Aemilianus, Hasdrubal the Boetharch, Mathos, Spendios.
* HumanSacrifice: In the flashback, the Carthaginians sacrifice children to Moloch-Baal.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: The lightning that kills Scoras, as well as the thunderstorm during the climax: they might be divine manifestations or mundane weather phenomena.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: After Samthô's death, Eschôum forces Zaïn to eat {{Orichalcum}}. This prompts him to reveal the Carthaginians' plan to Alix.
* NightmareSequence: Alix has one when he is unconscious after his visit to Héliodor. He dreams of an eagle swooping down on him.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Brutus seemed to have died]] in the end of ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''. In this album, he is revealed to have survived.
* {{Orichalcum}}: The Carthaginians try to smuggle their orichalcum out of the ruins of Carthage. It is said to have a tremendous power. It comes from a [[ThunderboltIron meteorite]]. It shines, it causes Enak to faint, Zaïn dies after he was forced to eat it,it burns the hands of the one who carries it, and, when a boat full of orichalcum crashes on the coast, it causes a big explosion.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Scoras]] is a member of a conspiracy that aims at killing Alix. He confesses to Alix and soon thereafter he is struck by a lightning and he dies.
* {{Retcon}}:
** Carthage, and the house of Lydas in particular, look quite different compared to ''Recap/LileMaudite''. When he approaches Lydas's house, Alix even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it: he notices that the house looks different.
** [[spoiler:Brutus was supposed to be killed by an eagle]] at the end of ''Recap/LeTombeauEtrusque''. In this album, he is revealed to [[spoiler:have survived]].
* TheReveal: The man who carries {{Orichalcum}} is [[spoiler:Brutus]].
* SaltTheEarth: In the flashback, after the end of the siege of Carthage, the Romans salt the earth.
* SecretUndergroundPassage: There are many of them in the ruins of Carthage. Corus Maler tries to seal them all, but there are so many of them that the Carthaginians are still able to escape.
* ShoutOut: There are several references to Creator/GustaveFlaubert's ''Literature/{{Salammbo}}''.
* TemporaryLoveInterest: Samthô falls in love with Alix and she decides to escape with him, but she dies when she falls from a ladder while escaping.
* ThunderboltIron: {{Orichalcum}} comes from a meteorite and it can be used to create powerful weapons.
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