Initially a series derived from Lanfeust, Trolls of Troy was able to affirm the originality of this story of a human living in the middle of a tribe of trolls. The success being at the rendezvous, the editions Soleil propose On ne badine pas avec les mouches, the 25thvolume of the series.
Games of love and chance
Rysta Fukatou magician of Eckmül – and also the most dangerous enemies of the trolls after soap and water – is the victim of a trap. A rival mage has poured a love filter and, struck by an uncontrollable thunderbolt, he falls in love with the troll whose hair was used for the potion. This strange wife is also the adoptive mother of Waha, the human living among the trolls. Fukatou decides to take his new conquest to the capital and strangely it is the whole good society that prides itself on savagery and "trollitude". However, Puitepée's husband is desperate to find his legitimate wife. 
This volume could have been released at the time of Valentine's Day as the love of Trolls is at the heart of the story. But as Rita Mitsouko say, love stories usually end badly and it is well known that difficult romances always make viewers laugh. This is indeed the case here when the young (but not very clever), Pröfy wants to respect the tradition by building the housing to accommodate the woman he loves Waha. This human adopted by the trolls is delighted with her choice to take a tree on the outskirts of the village. But she should be much more worried about the architectural shortcomings of her valentine. On the contrary, these shortcomings suit her father Teträm who does not want to let his daughter go. This hyper-protective character annoys his wife Puitepée who leaves to sulk in the forest. Love also flourishes in Eckmül. The mage Fukatou causes an avalanche of love letters because he has proposed to stop the celibacy of the mages. But above all, he wanted to reduce the expenses of his colleagues in brothels. Thanks to Jean-Louis Mourier's drawing, the silly face of the lover mage makes us smile while his words inspired by a well-known Belgian singer make a laugh rise in the reader's throat.
Trolls of the twenty-first century
From the beginning, the creators are faithful to the position since Christophe Arleston, great chef of the universe of Troy is the scriptwriter and Jean-Louis Mourier is the powerful mage of the drawings while the magician Claude Guth prepares the potions of colors. The recipe is also the same. The trolls are still brutal but so much fun. They are the stars of the series because humans sweat arrogance. We find with joy the puns on the names as well as the visual jokes – this time we meet a troll with the hands of money, allusion to Tim Burton. But with each volume the ingredients change. After a fun walk through a ski resort to criticize these luxury ghettos, the authors seize on multicultural couples. Indeed, the couple formed by the mage Fukatou and the troll Puitepée disturb both communities. The trolls are surprised that she does not eat it and the mages want to quickly tame the troll with spells. While Asterix often tends to sanitize his stories to the point of smelling of mothball, this series, which is clearly the heir of the Gallic tribe, manages to seize the news to laugh at it while making us think. In this volume, the mixed couple disturbs before launching a fashion. This optimistic vision of very contemporary problems does a lot of good as lockdowns follow one another. 
We do not joke with flies is again a success for the tribe of Waha. The reader is amused by the clumsiness and lack of diplomacy of the trolls and then he smiles at the arrogance of the magicians. What if the trolls made a better series than the Gauls? If you are interested in comedy comics, you can find our review on Hawkeye and volume 10 of Rick & Morty.
