A failed Soviet rocket launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome inadvertently brings back a lethal extra-terrestrial bacterium.
Originally serialized in Le Figaro Magazine starting in June 1999 before its full album release by Editions Blake et Mortimer . Critical Reception Blake et Mortimer, tome 14 : La Machination Vor...
Critics and fans generally view La Machination Voronov as a masterful continuation of Jacobs' work. It is praised for its: A failed Soviet rocket launch at the Baikonur
The album is noted for its "clear line" style (ligne claire) and its deep integration into real-world history, featuring historical figures and events like the early Soviet space missions and even cameos of contemporary cultural figures. It is praised for its: The album is
Dr. Voronov, a high-ranking KGB medical officer and staunch Stalinist, discovers the pathogen. Defying orders to destroy it, he decides to use the bacteria as a biological weapon to destabilize both the Kremlin (which he views as having betrayed Stalin's legacy) and Western nations.