{"id":11,"date":"2026-01-15T06:52:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/2026\/01\/15\/les-aventures-de-lapinot-le-chapeau-maudit-lewis-trondheim-signe-le-retour-du-lapin\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T06:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:52:58","slug":"les-aventures-de-lapinot-le-chapeau-maudit-lewis-trondheim-signe-le-retour-du-lapin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/les-aventures-de-lapinot-le-chapeau-maudit-lewis-trondheim-signe-le-retour-du-lapin\/","title":{"rendered":"The Adventures of Rabbit \u2013 The Cursed Hat: Lewis Trondheim signs the return of the rabbit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86269 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9782205213096vLes_aventures_de_Lapinot_17___Le_chapeau_maudit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9782205213096vLes_aventures_de_Lapinot_17___Le_chapeau_maudit.jpg 600w, https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9782205213096vLes_aventures_de_Lapinot_17___Le_chapeau_maudit-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lewis Trondheim is a French comic book author and illustrator who has published dozens of albums and series including Les Trois Chemins, Donjon, Monstroeux\u2026, Petit P\u00e8re No\u00ebl, Les Trois Chemins, Les Cosmonauts du futur, Le Roi Catastrophe as well as Les Formidables Aventures de Lapinot which is available in several series. This was first published in 1992 in an album entitled Rabbit and the Patagonian Carrots.<\/p>\n<p>In this series, Lewis Trondheim features anthropomorphic animals, which allow him to tell in a humorous style a whole bunch of stories around a main character: a rabbit named Lapinot and his group of friends (Richard, Pierrot, Nadia, Thierry known as Titi, Felix, etc.).<\/p>\n<h2>A rebirth<\/h2>\n<p>As the author recalls, his character was dead and buried in \u201cLife as it Comes\u201d. However, after seven years, he had the idea of \u200b\u200bresuming the series by creating a parallel universe where Lapinot is not dead.<\/p><div id=\"linit-2239202132\" class=\"linit-dans-le-contenu linit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8992136571741975\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8992136571741975\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1055921646\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>He therefore published, with Dargaud editions, a new adventure entitled Le Chapeau maudit<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> where he brilliantly dissects the theme of power: more than politics, he says, I have the impression that the main theme of the album is true and false. This is a crucial question for our human society.<\/p>\n<h2>OMA<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86271 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Les-aventures-de-Lapinot-Le-Chapeau-maudit-Lewis-Trondheim-couverture.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Les-aventures-de-Lapinot-Le-Chapeau-maudit-Lewis-Trondheim-couverture.jpg 800w, https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Les-aventures-de-Lapinot-Le-Chapeau-maudit-Lewis-Trondheim-couverture-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Les-aventures-de-Lapinot-Le-Chapeau-maudit-Lewis-Trondheim-couverture-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In this album Lapinot and Richard join their friends in the forest to witness an eclipse in a ruined castle. On their way, they meet friendly bikers, Jews and Arabs who gather around a barbecue.<\/p>\n<p>They also come across role-playing game fans on their way, one of whom wears a hat that allows him to make predictions: \u201cI am the OMA, the bird of ill omen, master of the web of time. I announce the misfortunes to come. But I couldn\u2019t weave my hat with spider thread\u2026\u201d (p. 8).<\/p>\n<p>When the man we nicknamed OMA dies suddenly, Richard has the \u201cbrilliant\u201d idea of \u200b\u200bplacing the cursed hat on his head. Quickly, he realizes the power of the hat&#8230;he must be careful what he says.<\/p>\n<p>This new Lapinot adventure allows Lewis Trondheim to address, in a humorous tone, the absurdity that reigns in our world while propelling Lapinot and his friends into the most improbable situations.<\/p>\n<p>Reda Benkoula<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\" id=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> The Adventures of Rabbit \u2013 The Cursed Hat | Lewis Trondheim (Screenplay, Drawing) | Dargaud | 2025 | 48 pages<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4sHugjyDNFg?si=sW-voNM3k9x2kZyq\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86270 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Les-aventures-de-Lapinot-Le-Chapeau-maudit-Lewis-Trondheim-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Les-aventures-de-Lapinot-Le-Chapeau-maudit-Lewis-Trondheim-17.jpg 600w, https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Les-aventures-de-Lapinot-Le-Chapeau-maudit-Lewis-Trondheim-17-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86272 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Les-aventures-de-Lapinot-Lewis-Trondheim.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Les-aventures-de-Lapinot-Lewis-Trondheim.jpg 800w, https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Les-aventures-de-Lapinot-Lewis-Trondheim-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Les-aventures-de-Lapinot-Lewis-Trondheim-768x1138.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Article navigation<\/h2>\n<div id=\"linit-127334752\" class=\"linit-apres-contenu linit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8992136571741975\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8992136571741975\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1055921646\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lewis Trondheim is a French comic book author and illustrator who has published dozens of albums and series including Les Trois Chemins, Donjon, Monstroeux\u2026, Petit P\u00e8re No\u00ebl, Les Trois Chemins, Les Cosmonauts du futur, Le Roi Catastrophe as well as Les Formidables Aventures de Lapinot which is available in several series. 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