Achille Talon: Difference between revisions

* [[Recycled in Space]]: In ''L'esprit d'Eloi'', Rheingard Van Daag's project is to shoot "[[Dracula]] {{smallcaps|In Space}}", [[Special Effects Failure|in a forest]].

* [[Ring Ring CRUNCH]]: In ''La Traversée du Disert'', Achille Talon tries to get an annoying transistor radio to shut up by smashing it against a rock ([[Percussive Maintenance|all it does is change the station]]) and feeding the pieces to his pet duck. Unfortunately, the radio keeps working from inside the duck's belly. And at the beginning of ''Viva Papa!'', Lefuneste gets his alarm clock to stop by striking it with a hammer.

* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]: The trademark of the comics. Lampshaded when an accountant complains to Achille Talon that the translation fees for his comics are double the usual rate.

* [[Shout-Out]]: Many, staring with Achille himself being a [[Shout-Out]] to Monsieur Poche. Greg was at least as cultured as Achille. There are also references to comics authors such as [[Floyd Gottfredson]], Al Taliaferro, Hergé, [[Gotlib]], Lee Fark...