Les Pyjamasques et la momie d’Apophis, Tome I

Les Pyjamasques et la momie d’Apophis, Tome I (English: The Pajamasks and the Mummy of Apophis, Volume I) is the twenty fourth book of Les Pyjamasques which was published by Éditions Gallimard on October 18, 2018.

Official Summary

At the museum, the Pyjamasques discover ancient Egypt. They are fascinated by the mummy of the giant snake Apophis, who wishes that the night be eternal, and, for this purpose, turns the boat of the sun from its path. In the evening, the Pyjamasques return to the museum in search of this famous boat. Suddenly a laugh sounds: the mummy of Apophis comes out of his sarcophagus! Our heroes are divided between the temptation of an eternal night and their duty to fight Apophis.

Characters

• Yoyo
• Bibou
• Gluglu
• Bastet (first appearance)
• Ra (mentioned)
• Isis (mentioned)
• Apophis (first appearance)
• Teacher
• Animal Totems
• Lionel (debut)

Trivia

• This book is inspired from and loosely based on "Night of the Cat" and "Meet An Yu" from the PJ Masks television series.
  • This also marks the first time that a book in Les Pyjamasques takes inspiration from two episodes that appear in separate seasons each, instead of taking inspirations of episodes from the same season.
• This book mentions Egyptian culture for the first time, with the addition of the Egyptian-themed gods in the story.
• This is the second time where the Pyjamasques are seen in their daytime identities.
  • This is also the second time where the Pyjamasques are seen with their pajamas.
• This book marks the third appearance of the Yoyo symbol.
  • Its previous appearance was in the books "Les Pyjamasques et le croque-chaussettes" and "La Légende des Pyjamasques".
• This marks the first time Yoyo, Bibou and Gluglu fall asleep during a mission.

Errors

• At three pages when Les Pyjamasques meet Bastet, Bibou's eye expression changed from her androgynous expression to her TV counterpart's femimine eye expression.
  • However, Bibou's eye expression went back to her normal, androgynous expression when she and the rest of Les Pyjamasques met Apophis and studied his bandages.
  • Romuald Racioppo might had illustrated Bibou's expression out of place since it's likely due to the incorporation of Les Pyjamasques' TV counterparts' physical appearances.
• This is the second book to foreshadow the future events of the PJ Masks television series. This time it foreshadow the major events of the heroes' television counterparts discovering Ancient Egypt in the fourth season.