The title object in "The Unlucky Diamond" brings very bad luck (your chair collapses, the doorknob snaps off in your hand, rooftiles fall on you in the middle of the desert) to the holder; Iznogoud takes it from the beggar desperately trying to get rid of it, intending to present it as a gift to the caliph. In "Tried and Tse-tsed", after the tsetse fly Iznogoud plans to use to get the Caliph to go to sleep permanently is sedated by the Caliph's cup of herbal tea and adopted as a pet by the genial ruler, the vizier is reduced to a babbling wreck whom Wa'at Alahf is presenting to a doctor (in the animated version, "Watch Out! Iznogoud's plan is to, A memorable one was one of the subplots in. Format: Softcover, 217x287 mm, 48 pp., color, Story: René Goscinny In 1962 Tabary began a long-lasting collaboration with René Goscinny, creating the series Les aventures du Calife Haroun el Poussah, first published in Record on 15 January 1962. Publisher: Egmont/Methuen (UK), 1979 In the German translation, the henchman is named Tunichgud (do-no-good). "The Freezing Song" sees Iznogoud encountering the siren Waharning, whose song freezes all who hear it (Crawdad, the captain of the ship that brought her back to Basra, is deaf as a post and so was unaffected). Format: Softcover, 44 pp., color, Story: Buhler The comic was given a 52 episode Animated Adaptation in 1995, and a live-action film in 2005, entitled Iznogoud and starring Michaël Youn and Jacques Villeret. At the end of the story, the curious Caliph picks up the camera after Iznogoud accidentally traps himself in a photograph, points it at the fourth wall, and presses the button; the final panel is a photograph of Tabary with a massive, In "A Carrot for Iznogoud", the boat on which the Caliph has booked passage while disguised as an insurance salesman is boarded by Redbeard and his pirates, crossing over from fellow, Iznogoud might be a cruel, petty, greedy and ambitious, Some stories describe Iznogoud as unwilling to kill the Caliph like "Lihkwid's Bottle or the Bottle of Likhwid". Share on Facebook - opens in a new window or tab, Share on Twitter - opens in a new window or tab, Share on Pinterest - opens in a new window or tab. Dilat Laraht, i.e. Iznogoud comic - 1996 An oddity from 1996 then...it's the Iznogoudcomic. If you require bank details for deposit we'll let you know. Publisher: Euro Books (India), 2009 This doesn't stop a vengeful character from hiding the magic shoes within Iznogoud's baggy regular shoes. In "The Strong-Arm Men", where Wa'at Alahf is taking his annual leave, he hires two burly and strong "strong-arm men" in order to capture the Caliph and sell him as a slave. Publisher: Euro Books (India), 2009 I want to be caliph instead of the caliph! Original title: L'ordinateur magique, 1970 -- (No 6) Original title: Le tapis magique, 1973 -- (No 9) Format: Softcover, 217x287 mm, 52 pp., color, Story: René Goscinny thanks in advance. Each of the characters explains that the friendly guard is his cousin. The opening credits of the show feature a brief scene of the Caliph being entertained by an entourage of dancers, even though their shadows are the only indicators shown. Format: Softcover, 217x287 mm, 48 pp., color, Story: René Goscinny Original title: Iznogoud l'infâme, 1969 -- (No 4) In "Chop and Change", Iznogoud actually manages to become the Caliph by changing bodies with him. He covers his ears, and waits until she hits the water to uncover them, assuming he is safe from her song. In "The Magic Calendar", when Iznogoud accidentally tears off too many pages of the title artifact and ends up in Tabary's studio in the 20th century, Tabary assumes he is a courier from the publisher and apologises for the delay in finishing his latest story -, "Dark Designs" sees Iznogoud taking drawing lessons from Tahbari al-Tardi, the caliphate's best (and only) artist. "dilate la rate", refers to laughing uproariously in French — for an extremely, The Caliph's brothers Dheround, Troiround and Katround translate to "Two-round", "Three-round" and "Four-round" respectively. The final panel is a photograph of Tabary, his face practically screaming ". This amount is subject to change until you make payment. Carelessly worded instructions lead him to accidentally transform Iznogoud into a worm; while Wa'at Alahf is able to get the genie to reverse the spell, he loses track of the slippers, which lead to a slave getting himself turned into a pumpkin and, on the final page, to the Caliph accidentally getting Iznogoud turned into a nail. scheming, ambitious and power-hungry Grand Vizier. If there's a pun there somewhere, I don't get it. I wrote a story where Nicolas went on holidays and a teacher told a story to the children about an evil vizir who always wanted to be caliph instead of the caliph. Price 29,90 EUR Pages 276 Indicia / Colophon Publisher IMAV éditions Brand IMAV Editions ISBN 978-2-915732-40-5 Barcode 9782915732405 Editing Aymar du Chatenet Color couleur Dimensions 22,5 cm … S.A. DistributorSaban Interna… At the end of the story, the Caliph inadvertently prompts the genie to turn Iznogoud into a nail, and in the final panel, Wa'at Alahf tells his boss that a hammer has come to see him... A visual gag six pages into "The Day of Misrule" sees a mouse chasing a cat through the streets of Baghdad as Iznogoud returns from having purchased a magic lamp. ", the animated version of "My Hat! Iznogoud 001 - The Wicked Wiles of Iznogoud, Iznogoud 011 - Iznogoud and the Jigsaw Turk. Publisher: Cinebook (UK), 2008 There was in Baghdad the Magnificent a grand vizier (5 feet tall in his pointy slippers) named Iznogoud. or what we can do for you.Thank you very much. Your books have been very appreciated. Original title: L'anniversaire d'Iznogoud, 1987 -- (No 19) Iznogoud comic (monthly) - issue 3 May 1996 (Phoenix Press Limited) Collection of 3 stories: The Picnic Chop and Change Incognito 2017-12-28 Kimmo_Lakoma. Iznogoud (pronounced "he's no good" with a French accent) is a French comics series featuring an eponymous character, created by the comics writer René Goscinny and comics artist Jean Tabary. Publisher: Cinebook (UK), 2014 Series: An Adventure of Haroun al Plassid, Story: René Goscinny Of course, it's a, "Likhwid's Bottle, or the Bottle of Likhwid" has Iznogoud buying an elixir, one drop of which will turn the drinker into a louse. The Caliph, inevitably, won't stand still for long enough for the spell to work, and at one point, Iznogoud tries the spell while the Caliph is at his dressing table. So he gives his fortune to Adulahf and sells himself into slavery for free, only to discover that midnight has struck and Nuts' Day is over, whereupon he is arrested as a runaway slave. Valentin le vagabond, another series Tabary initially created with Goscinny, also appeared in Pilote since 1962. Format: Softcover, 217x287 mm, 52 pp., color, Story: René Goscinny That's it, that was the whole story, so when magazine Record asked Tabary and me to make a new series I had this idea of a parodying the "One Thousand and One Nights", keeping the same evil vizir. Story: René Goscinny We'll confirm your order before payment. Finland being possibly one of three countries that changed Iznogoud's name (the other ones are Poland - where he was named as. As "Scandal in Baghdad" opens, Leguenn Scandales the scandalmonger demonstrates his abilities by sniffing out the fact that the guard on duty got his job through family connections. Unfortunately, as Wa'at Alahf explains to the reader as he carries the catatonic Iznogoud back home, he happened to be standing at the top of Echo Cliff... "The Time Machine" sees an artist from the 20th century who looks uncannily like, The title artifact in "The Magic Calendar" allows the user to travel forward through time by tearing off pages, and back again by gluing the pages back on. There's one problem: there's a piece missing, which Iznogoud and Wa'at Alahf have to retrieve from the factory, several days' journey away. The puzzled Caliph picks up the camera, points it at the fourth wall, and presses the button. He protests that he is really the grand vizier, and the two guards transporting him fire back, "And we're Solomon and the Queen of Sheba!