{"id":359,"date":"2026-04-07T05:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T03:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/knight-club-un-recit-medieval-qui-est-signe-darthur-de-pins\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T05:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T03:07:00","slug":"knight-club-un-recit-medieval-qui-est-signe-darthur-de-pins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/knight-club-un-recit-medieval-qui-est-signe-darthur-de-pins\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cKnight Club.\u201d A medieval story signed by Arthur de Pins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86873 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Knight-Club-Tome-1-Arthur-de-Pins-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Knight-Club-Tome-1-Arthur-de-Pins-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Knight-Club-Tome-1-Arthur-de-Pins.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\"\/>Arthur de Pins\u00a0is a French comic book author who published the successful series by \u00c9ditions Dupuis\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/publie-par-arthur-de-pins-sabbath-grand-derby-le-grand-final-de-la-serie-zombillenium\/\">Zombillenium<\/a>, before It was republished in novel form by Hachette, then republished in Complete format.<\/p>\n<p>Adapted into an animated feature film in 2017, this work, which was aimed at a young audience, explored numerous subjects such as friendship and self-esteem in a fantastic universe, where the world of the living intertwined with that of the dead.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, the French author returns with a new series called Knight Club<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a>. The plot takes place in the 12th century. During the summer of 1181, S\u00e9raphine traveled on the back of a camel through the kingdom of Jerusalem, looking for knights to help her defend her native village against the Crusaders. On her way, she recruits Yusef, a Turk who is indebted to her for having saved her from certain death.<\/p><div id=\"linit-540703106\" 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>An elite blacksmith, S\u00e9raphine offers to offer armor as a reward to those who agree to help her save the inhabitants of Beitunia.<\/p>\n<h2>Seven mercenaries in the Middle East<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86872 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Knight-Club-Arthur-de-Pins.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Knight-Club-Arthur-de-Pins.jpg 799w, https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Knight-Club-Arthur-de-Pins-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Knight-Club-Arthur-de-Pins-768x481.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>S\u00e9raphine recruits seven mercenaries as formidable as bloodhounds. Despite their differences, Galcerand De Sanzay, Lennox the Scotsman, Elz\u00e9beth the nun, Yusef the Sunni, Tayib the hashashin, Sirgrid the Norse and Sambota\u00ef the Tartar will have to learn to team up together.<\/p>\n<p>We will not say more about this first volume of Knight Club which promises an adventure with its share of violence, humor and resilience.<\/p>\n<p>More than fiction, this new comic book is also a nice nod to Akira Kurosawa&rsquo;s Seven Samurai. Arthur de Pins multiplies the twists and turns with a sustained pace throughout this story which is published by \u00c9ditions Dupuis.<\/p>\n<p>Reda Benkoula<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\" id=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Knight Club \u2013 Volume 1 | Arthur de Pins (Scenario, drawing) | Dupuis | 2025 | 192 color pages<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d62mojuVLbc?si=JT6sBa35MD3jJT5n\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BvXy6vuLy38?si=yP9g-1UVOq4xhL61\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Article navigation<\/h2>\n<div id=\"linit-2711542918\" 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>Arthur de Pins\u00a0is a French comic book author who published the successful series by \u00c9ditions Dupuis\u00a0Zombillenium, before It was republished in novel form by Hachette, then republished in Complete format. Adapted into an animated feature film in 2017, this work, which was aimed at a young audience, explored numerous subjects such as friendship and self-esteem [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Knight-Club-Tome-1-Arthur-de-Pins-208x300.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"\u00ab Knight Club \u00bb. 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