Le Pony Express

Lucky Luke #60

by Jean Léturgie (Scénario), Xavier Fauche (Scénario), Morris (Dessin)

Le gouvernement américain offre une récompense de 50000 $ à qui acheminera le courrier entre Sacramento (Californie) et Saint-Joseph (Missouri) en moins de dix jours. A défaut, c’est la Pacific Railways qui empochera cette somme. William H. Russell relève le défi et décide de créer le Pony Express avec l’aide de Lucky Luke. La compagnie ferroviaire va tout mettre en œuvre pour faire échouer cette entreprise.

Genres: Comics, Bande Dessinée, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics, France, Comic Book, Westerns

46 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Il a débuté dans la bande dessinée en réalisant des interviews pour les "Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée" (1976-1980) et le journal "Circus" (1979-1983). Parallèlement, il a été attaché de presse aux éditions Glénat.
Puis, il écrit sa première histoire pour Pierre Wininger avant de créer, avec Philippe Luguy, Percevan, héros moyenâgeux, dont le neuvième album est paru en avril 1996 aux éditions Dargaud.
A partir de 1982, en collaboration avec Xavier Fauche, il écrit pour huit scénarios Lucky Luke de "Sarah Bernhardt" au "Pont sur le Mississipi".
A la suite de cette expérience, il pourusit sa collaboration avec fauche, et scénarise les aventures de Rantanplan (dessins Morris-Janvier).
En avril 1995, avec Pearce et Morris, il lance le Kid Lucky, une nouvelle série qui permettra de raconter l'histoire de l'Ouest américain avant la guerre de sécession.
Puis en 1996, il publie sa première Bd interactive sur internet au sein de virtual Baguette.
Depuis, il poursuit les aventures Rantanplan, tout en travaillant à de nouveaux projets, toujours plus prolifiques.
Parallèlement à ses travaux de scénariste, il a exercé diverses activités :
- Responsable de la partie Bande Dessinée pour le journal "Je Bouquine" (1985-1986)
- Directeur littéraire aux "Humanoïdes Associés" (1988-1990)
- Rédacteur en chef du supplément Bande Dessinée pour VSD
(juillet-août 1989)
- Responsable du projet de journal BD ON LINE sur le réseau Internet (réalisation Matra Hachette Multimédia-John Eigrutel productions) pour le salon d'Angoulême en 1995.

Reviews

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of the finest gunslinging trickery on this side of Goscinny. Pretty sure Luke's himself over the age of 18, though...

Orphan? Maybe.

[João Teixeira · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bastante divertido! Até muito recentemente desconhecia os álbuns de BD de Lucky Luke, por isso descobri-los tem sido uma agradável surpresa, nomeadamente os livros desta dupla de argumentistas (Fauche e Léturgie), a par dos desenhos característicos de Morris.

[StrictlySequential · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's too much in common with "Rails on the Prairie". It's basically a dupe that's significantly less engaging and very thin on character outside of Luke who is put in an over-dominant role.

[Austin Ajit · Rating 5 out of 5]

Feathers and tar, anyone?

[Simon Chadwick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book isn’t even close to the end of Morris’s long run on Lucky Luke, but it’s well into his run of collaborating with other writers, in this case Fauche and Léturgie. One of the strengths of Lucky Luke is to hang a tale on the back of some historical element of the old west, and although they don’t pretend to follow events accurately (it’s a comedy fiction after all), it does form the basis for a good entertaining yarn and offers the opportunity for you to go off and learn a little bit more about the subject once you’ve finished reading, which can’t be a bad thing. One of the things I took from this tale was just how briefly the pony express existed for (you’ll have to read the book to find out) but there’s plenty more to discover and beyond the usual gags and comedic adventure..

The conceit of the book is that because it takes 30 days to get a stagecoach from California to Missouri, the government offer a $50,000 reward to the first person who can find a way to make the journey in under ten days. W.H. Russell takes up the challenge and announces his Pony Express service, much to the chagrin of the Pacific Railroad Company who fancy the money for themselves, and so begins a series of attempts by the company to stop Russell, usually by despicable means. Unfortunately, whilst three members of the railroad company celebrate in a bar after successfully blowing up Russell’s new offices, they happen to do so in the presence of Lucky Luke, and so Luke is drawn into assisting Russell achieve his goal and get the mail delivered on time.

It’s another solid tale, packed with the trademark wit you’d expect as it celebrates the highs and lows of getting the service running - and there’s certainly plenty of material to work with. Even the Daltons get a look in as an engineered distraction.

I know I’ve written it before, but if you’re a fan of comics and cartoons then you really should be reading Lucky Luke.

[Peter Toth · Rating 4 out of 5]

This Lucky Luke episode was actually really good! No politics, no sensitive topic, just your average wild west cowboy doing a funny enterprise, hindered by the bad guys all along the way. I think the best character is still his horse, there's a fair amount of humour, it was fun. It's not actually on the level of Asterix satire and fun that I love, but it's also not bad either. The ending is also a nice reference to "Around the world in 80 days" by Verne :)

[Hanussen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Další z příběhů, kdy je třeba dostat se na nějaké místo za určitý čas a někdo tomu chce zabránit, tentokrát na téma kurýrů. I když téma není úplně originální, příběh byl v pohodě.

[Al Capwned · Rating 4 out of 5]

At last! A Lucky Luke story that is as good as the Goscinny era ones. It has all the traits that make a Lucky Luke story great.

[Timo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oho. Tämä oli hyvä. Myönnän olevani positiivisesti yllättynyt.

[Jose Mezquita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muy bueno

[Rivaille · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un bon Lucky Luke, parfait pour introduire l'incroyable épopée du Pony Express !

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, fun, fun...

Jolly Jumper memang superhorse, bisa lari lebih kencang dari laju tembakan peluru Lucky Luke.

[Rui Alves de Sousa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Das poucas histórias de Lucky Luke realmente interessantes depois de Morris ter feito parcerias com novos argumentistas, depois da morte do genial Goscinny.

[Ayoe · Rating 4 out of 5]

telegraf menghubungkan timur dan barat. pony express hanya bertahan 18 bulan...

[Guguk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Komik historical-fiction~ (^,,,^)/

Seneng baca tentang sejarah surat-menyurat yang diantar kuda ini (^ ^)
Di sini tokoh utamanya Jolly Jumper \(^ヮ^) hiiiieh~ *meringkik*

[Antoine Jorieux]

it was a good book it need to have more action
it look boring and now it enjoyed it
it for people want to relax