Back in Borneo, the place she grew up, Yoko Tsuno comes across some unusual occurrences. While she is visiting some temple ruins, two men come out of the jungle and track prints on the ground. Yoko hides then sees a strange machine materialising. A young girl gets out. One of the men tries to kill this girl, but Yoko saves her. The girl tells Yoko she has come from the 39th century on a mission to arrest a certain Stephen Webbs who has devoted his life to research that will give the world the 'contraction bomb', a bomb that will destroy both earth and all humanity...

 

This is volume 2 in Yoko Tsuno .

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2008 by Cinebook Ltd .

Roger Leloup joined Herge's studio in 1953, where he assisted Herge in drawing Tintin's Adventures. He has also worked with Peyo, creator of the Smurfs. Yoko Tsuno debuted in Spirou magazine in 1970. Leloup was awarded the much-coveted Grand Prix de la Jeunesse Sci-Fi in 1990.