The Smurfs Vol 8

When one of the Smurfs wants to emulate Papa Smurf, he decides the best way to do so would be to practice magic. The Smurf sneaks into Gargamel's lab, and steals instructions for a magic potion. The instructions however, don't say what the potion does – the only way to find out is to test it! The Smurf drinks the potion and is turned into a lizard that all the Smurfs are afraid of. Can Papa Smurf change him back? Or will this Smurf be seeing green for the rest of his life? Also featuring the stories "Smurftraps" and "Halloween."

Life for Gargamel has been frustrating of late: he’s tired of hunting, living alone, and cooking for himself. A lady companion would be a solution... but who would take the frumpy evil sorcerer as a companion?! If love is magic, can even Gargamel be transformed for the better? The Smurfs think so and concoct a scheme to get Gargamel partnered up! Also featuring the Smurfs’ friends Johan and Peewit in an adventure of their own. Johan, the royal page, and Peewit, the court jester, investigate the truth behind a young noble with exceptional swordsmanship. Plus: Join the Smurfs for tales of magic and sorcery, along with fun short stories showcasing the whole Smurfs Village. A perfect tie-in opportunity with the all-new SMURFS animated series on Nickelodeon!

Collecting timeless smurftastic comics classics by Peyo that inspired hit movies and animated series. First, the Smurfs contend with their evil doppelgangers, the violent Grey Smurfs. Can the good smurfs we know and love overcome “The Smurf Menace”? Then, the marvels of technology overtake the Smurf Village as Handy Smurf’s inventions go overboard! Despite all the efforts otherwise, it looks like the Smurfs “Can’t Smurf Progress.” Finally, read all about it as “The Smurf Reporter” runs amok, airing all the Smurfs’ dirty laundry and stirring up chaos and drama in the Smurfs Village. These true-blue stories are a must for any fan of the Smurfs. A perfect tie-into the all-new Smurfs animated series on Nickelodeon.

The most recognizable, appealing, blue characters in comics return in this new series from Papercutz. This debut volume introduces us to the Smurf village, and features two Smurf-tastic stories. In “The Purple Smurf,” when a strange fly bites one of the Smurfs, a full-on epidemic develops in the Smurf Village. After being bit, a Smurf turns purple, his vocabulary is reduced to one word (“gnap!”), and he goes berserk! The purple Smurf runs amok, biting other Smurfs on the tail and turning them purple too! It’s up to Papa Smurf to find a cure. “The Flying Smurf” features the inspiring tale of a Smurf with a dream ? to fly!

Tired of being three-apples tall, Poet Smurf gets inspired to write the next Smurfs adventure where the Smurfs are the larger-than-life heroes who interact with a race of miniature people, the Pilus. But does size really matter? Find out in “The Giant Smurfs.” Plus: Join Papa Smurf, Smurfette, and the rest of the lovable blue smurfs for fun short comics stories showcasing the whole Smurfs Village. And, as a special bonus, also from Peyo, the creator of the Smurfs, we present a never-before-published-in-the-USA whodunnit as Benny Breakiron, the strongest little French Boy, investigates Lady d’Olphine and her connections with crime. THE SMURFS TALES graphic novel series is a perfect tie-in opportunity with the all-new SMURFS animated series on Nickelodeon!

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The Smurfs and friends are after the fountain of strength in this latest installment of THE SMURF TALES! After discovering an old book telling the tale of an adventurous Smurf gaining extraordinary strength after bathing in a fabled spring, the Smurfs decide to find the source for themselves. And, as a special bonus, also from Peyo, the creator of THE SMURFS, we present a story from the strongest little French boy and never-before-published-in-the-USA whodunnit, Benny Breakiron. This graphic novel series is a perfect tie-in opportunity with the all-new SMURFS animated series on Nickelodeon!

When Papa Smurf tries to make a new fertilizer for the crops, it transforms an ordinary flower into a dangerous "smurfivore plant." When two Smurfs try to get rid of the fertilizer by dumping it outside the Smurf village, a bird swallows it and becomes a huge monster—The Howlibird! Now, the Smurfs must figure out how to defeat the monster and save their village.

Stealing a magic formula from Gargamel in the hope of transforming himself into a being who is more like Papa Smurf, a young Smurf mistakenly changes himself into a monstrous lizard, in a latest graphic novel collection that also includes "Smurftraps" and "Halloween." Simultaneous.

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