Coordinates | 45°30′″N73°40′″N |
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show name | Iznogoud |
genre | Animated comedy |
creator | René GoscinnyJean Tabary |
voices | Gérard HernandezHenri GuybetLuq HametBernard Tiphaine |
opentheme | Michael Dax |
country | |
language | French, English |
num seasons | 1 |
num episodes | 52 |
producer | Saban |
runtime | 30 minutes |
network | Canale 5; Italia 1 |
first aired | October 13, 1995 |
last aired | November 16, 1995 |
website | }} |
name | Iznogoud: Calife à la place du calife |
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director | Patrick Braoudé |
producer | Aïssa Djabri, Farid Lahouassa |
writer | Patrick Braoudé, from the comic book serie. |
starring | Michaël YounArno ChevrierJacques VilleretOlivier BarrouxKad MeradFranck DuboscBernard FarcyElsa PatakyRufus |
music | Jacques Davidovici |
distributor | France: TFM Distribution |
released | February 9, 2005 |
country | France |
language | French |
url | }} |
Iznogoud (pronounced "is 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. The stories have been translated into several languages, including English, and the title has been adapted to animated and live-action film.
Goscinny's taste for sharp satirical writing keeps the repetitive format of the stories constantly fresh, making Iznogoud one of the most popular anti-heroes in the French comic strip world. Goscinny's skills with puns, made famous in Astérix, is also evident in Iznogoud. Most of the puns in the original French make little sense if translated directly into English, requiring of translators (Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge in the case of the English translations) to find creative solutions for equivalent puns while still keeping within the spirit of the original text.
When Goscinny died in 1977, Tabary eventually decided to carry on the work himself, just as Albert Uderzo did with Asterix. While the Goscinny period was characterized by "albums" comprising several short-length tales each, Tabary turned the series in a new direction, by dedicating every new album entirely to a single story, larger and much more detailed, usually revolving around a new unique concept.
In 1987 a game was produced by Infogrames entitled Iznogoud. The series was adapted to animated film in 1995 with a cartoon TV series. A live-action Iznogoud film starring Michaël Youn and Jacques Villeret, Iznogoud: Calife A La Place Du Calife, was released in France in February 2005.
The publisher Cinebook Ltd is currently publishing English language translations of the books in the Iznogoud series. The first book in the series, "The Wicked Wiles of Iznogoud", was published in March 2008. Further volumes continue to appear at approximately six month intervals. In India, Euro Books published the English versions of 12 Iznogoud titles in 2009.
A typical example is when the Grand Vizier discovers the "Road to Nowhere", a road that only leads back to itself, and devises a plot to lure the Caliph there so he will become eternally trapped. In his excitement over the prospect to accomplish his life's mission, Iznogoud forgets that he needs an exit for himself. Another plan involves freezing the Caliph, which has to be shelved because there always seems to be some source of heat nearby. Iznogoud also attempts to enlist the services of a primitive computer (described as a very clever djinni) in order to find out the answer to his perennial ambition. The temperamental computer ends up sulking when Wa'at Alahf answers a complex mathematical equation before it can. In the end, the only answer Iznogoud gets is the solution to the equation. As in every Iznogoud story, Iznogoud is ultimately unsuccessful, and the Caliph continues his reign.
There are occasionally "behind-the-scenes" moments, as when Iznogoud travels in a country in a mirror, and all is reversed, including text in balloons. Tabary is shown complaining to Goscinny about going through this frustrating "reversal" work, and even threatens him with a gun, to convince him into making a non-reversed "translated" version. They also appear debating after a contemporary crowd demands them to make Iznogoud caliph.
Other recurring characters include Sultan Pullmankar (Sultan Streetcar in English), the Caliph's neighbour who is described as a touchy man with a powerful army. Iznogoud often tries to provoke Pullmankar to become angry at the Caliph, in order to instigate a war. However, Pullmankar never gets angry with the caliph, only with Iznogoud.
The memorable pirates of Asterix (led by their redbearded captain) make a cameo appearance in the comic A Carrot for Iznogoud.
A horse of the same name finished twelfth in the 2005 Grand National steeplechase at Aintree.
Title | Original Publication Date | English Publications |
Egmont (media group) | ||
Dargaud International - 1982 - (US version) | ||
[[Cinebook - August 2008 ISBN 9781905460618 | ||
Egmont (media group) | ||
[[Cinebook - March 2011 ISBN 9781849180740 | ||
Egmont (media group) | ||
Iznogoud Monthly Comic 1, Phoenix Press Ltd. - March 1996 (includes Kismet, Mesmer-eyesed, The Occidental Philtre, and The Time Machine. Excludes The Picnic and Chop and Change) | ||
Iznogoud Monthly Comic 3, Phoenix Press Ltd. - May 1996 (includes The Picnic and Chop and Change) | ||
[[Cinebook - March 2008 ISBN 9781905460465 | ||
Egmont (media group) | ||
[[Cinebook - August 2009 ISBN 9781849180009 | ||
Cinebook - March 2009 ISBN 9781905460793 | ||
Cinebook - March 2010 ISBN 9781849180214 | ||
Cinebook - August 2011 ISBN 9781849180924 | ||
Iznogoud Monthly Comic 2, Phoenix Press Ltd. - Apr 1996 (Includes The Magic Carpet, The Tiger Hunt, and The Box of Souvenirs. Excludes Incogneto) | ||
Iznogoud Monthly Comic 3, Phoenix Press Ltd. - May 1996 (includes Incogneto) | ||
Cinebook - August 2010 ISBN 9781849180443 |
style="background:#ccf; width:3%;" | # | Title | Summary |
1 | The Hideaway Bed | Thomas Chippendale>Chippendale styled magic Hideaway Bed hoping to make the Sultan vanish, but the plan is interrupted by a visit from a foreign ambassador and a drink of Turkish coffee. | |
2 | Hats Off! | ||
3 | The Magic Catalogue | ||
4 | Hopping Back to the Future | ||
5 | Iznogoud's Unlucky Star | ||
6 | Iznogoud's Student | ||
7 | Big Eyes | ||
8 | The Time Machine | ||
9 | Croaking the Night Away | ||
10 | One for the Road | ||
11 | State Visit | ||
12 | The Mysterious Poster Hanger | ||
13 | The Pic-Nic | ||
14 | The Sultan's Double | ||
15 | The Western Potion | ||
16 | The Genie | ||
17 | Goldfingers | ||
18 | Incognito | ||
19 | It's a Dog's Tune | ||
20 | A Wonderful Machine | ||
21 | The Curse of the Diamond | ||
22 | Close Encounters of an Odd Kind | ||
23 | The Challenge | ||
24 | Slip Sliding in the Sultanate | ||
25 | The Crazy Cruise | ||
26 | Watch OutThere's a Fly About | A group of Indians arrive to bring a gift to the Sultan. They give to Iznogoud a fly that stings its victim to a long sleep. The fly escapes and ends up as the Sultan's pet. | |
27 | Giant's Island | ||
28 | Tall Tales | ||
29 | Elections in the Sultanate | ||
30 | The Wax Museum | ||
31 | The Genie of the Mirror | ||
32 | The Memory Potion | ||
33 | Sweet Dreams | ||
34 | A Fairy Tale | ||
35 | Musical Chairs | ||
36 | The Magic Puzzle | ||
37 | In the Summertime | ||
38 | The Sultan's Sceptre | ||
39 | The Sheikh's Potion | ||
40 | Nuts' Day | ||
41 | The Sultan's Portrait | ||
42 | The Mysterious Ointment | ||
43 | Iznogoud's Nest Eggs | ||
44 | The Road to Nowhere | ||
45 | The Invisible Thread | ||
46 | The Magical Carpet | ||
47 | Magic Memories | ||
48 | Souvenir's Island | ||
49 | The Maze | ||
50 | Mean Genie | ||
51 | The Tiger Hunter | ||
52 | A Hairy Statuette |
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