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Baron rouge #2
Rain of Blood
It’s time for the first victories to begin the rain of blood…
Manfred Von Richthofen survived his first aerial combat with light injuries only. As a rear gunner, though, he felt particularly frustrated by his inability to control the plane. Convinced that he must be able to fly and shoot at the same time to make the most of his mysterious mind-reading ability, he works hard to obtain his pilot license. It’s in March 1916, in the sky over Verdun, that the Red Baron earns his first victory as a pilot…
Manfred Von Richthofen survived his first aerial combat with light injuries only. As a rear gunner, though, he felt particularly frustrated by his inability to control the plane. Convinced that he must be able to fly and shoot at the same time to make the most of his mysterious mind-reading ability, he works hard to obtain his pilot license. It’s in March 1916, in the sky over Verdun, that the Red Baron earns his first victory as a pilot…
48 pages, Paperback
First published April 19, 2013
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About the author
Pierre Veys
76 books9 followersPierre Veys was born April 7, 1959 in Cambrai, in the north. After graduating, he spent a year studying biology, but quickly turned to screenwriting, news and gags. His influences are from the authors Jack Vance, Michael G. Coney and Yves Dermèze (Paul Bera).
Pierre Veys est né le 7 avril 1959 à Cambrai, dans le Nord. Après son Bac, il fait une année de biologie, mais se tourne rapidement vers l'écriture de scénarios, de nouvelles et de gags. C'est un auteur polygraphe. Il dirige et écrit pendant deux ans pour une troupe de café-théâtre appelée MacPochtron And The Cuitos Brothers qui donnera trois spectacles : Sous les caveaux, la plage ! ; Les poivrots se cachent pour vomir et Docteur F. Il écrit des sketches pour Jean-Marie Bigard. Il travaille aussi pour la télévision : il écrit pour Philippe Bouvard (France 3) et pour l'émission La Classe (France 3) dans laquelle il est également acteur. Il réalise des nouvelles et des gags pour Fluide Glacial dans La Gazette de Frémion, ainsi que des scénarios pour Spirou. Intéressé par la BD depuis vingt ans, Pierre Veys ne trouve pas de dessinateur qui puisse s'adapter à ses scénarios, jusqu'au jour où il rencontre Nicolas Barral chez Fluide. Ils s'attaquent alors avec humour à un mythe, à l'un des sujets les plus sacrés de sa Grâcieuse Majesté : Sherlock Holmes himself ! Le premier tome de la série Baker Street parait aux Éditions Delcourt en avril 1999 sous le titre Sherlock Holmes n'a peur de rien et avec la bénédiction de la Société Sherlock Holmes de France qui lui décerne d'ailleurs un prix. Ses influences se situent auprès des auteurs Jack Vance, Michael G. Coney et Yves Dermèze (Paul Béra). Veys est aussi passionné de musique et apprécie tout particulièrement Steve Hackett, Jean-Claude Vannier ou bien encore Les Innocents. Il avoue également vouer une affection toute particulière pour l'Écosse, la forêt, la pluie et les déserts humains...
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Pierre Veys est né le 7 avril 1959 à Cambrai, dans le Nord. Après son Bac, il fait une année de biologie, mais se tourne rapidement vers l'écriture de scénarios, de nouvelles et de gags. C'est un auteur polygraphe. Il dirige et écrit pendant deux ans pour une troupe de café-théâtre appelée MacPochtron And The Cuitos Brothers qui donnera trois spectacles : Sous les caveaux, la plage ! ; Les poivrots se cachent pour vomir et Docteur F. Il écrit des sketches pour Jean-Marie Bigard. Il travaille aussi pour la télévision : il écrit pour Philippe Bouvard (France 3) et pour l'émission La Classe (France 3) dans laquelle il est également acteur. Il réalise des nouvelles et des gags pour Fluide Glacial dans La Gazette de Frémion, ainsi que des scénarios pour Spirou. Intéressé par la BD depuis vingt ans, Pierre Veys ne trouve pas de dessinateur qui puisse s'adapter à ses scénarios, jusqu'au jour où il rencontre Nicolas Barral chez Fluide. Ils s'attaquent alors avec humour à un mythe, à l'un des sujets les plus sacrés de sa Grâcieuse Majesté : Sherlock Holmes himself ! Le premier tome de la série Baker Street parait aux Éditions Delcourt en avril 1999 sous le titre Sherlock Holmes n'a peur de rien et avec la bénédiction de la Société Sherlock Holmes de France qui lui décerne d'ailleurs un prix. Ses influences se situent auprès des auteurs Jack Vance, Michael G. Coney et Yves Dermèze (Paul Béra). Veys est aussi passionné de musique et apprécie tout particulièrement Steve Hackett, Jean-Claude Vannier ou bien encore Les Innocents. Il avoue également vouer une affection toute particulière pour l'Écosse, la forêt, la pluie et les déserts humains...
Source: http://www.editions-delcourt.fr/catal...
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July 29, 2018
Storyline: ☆☆☆---
Artworks: ☆☆☆☆☆+++
Excellent art, sadly the weird storyline not got better since first volume.
August 2, 2017
I still have mixed feeling about this series. The artwork and the colors are fantastic but the plot leaves a lot to be desired.
Maybe this volume suffers from the second book syndrome because it's not as interesting as the first. Manfred looks even less psychopath than in the first book. It doesn't tell a story but rather there's Manfred who tells his war stories to a friend. And later he tries to show him that he really has superpowers.
The pages set at night in Russia are beautiful. Still you can't see almost anything.
Let's see how it ends.
Maybe this volume suffers from the second book syndrome because it's not as interesting as the first. Manfred looks even less psychopath than in the first book. It doesn't tell a story but rather there's Manfred who tells his war stories to a friend. And later he tries to show him that he really has superpowers.
The pages set at night in Russia are beautiful. Still you can't see almost anything.
Let's see how it ends.
October 6, 2018
Marvelous comic!
December 27, 2019
This second in a trilogy based on the real-life World War I aviation ace Manfred von Richtofen (aka the Red Baron) picks up immediately after the previous one. It's literally the next moment and the pages from the end of the first book just lead right into the first ones of this. Richtofen is still in training as a gunner and the first third of the book follows his training to become a pilot himself so that he can use his powers of premonition more effectively.
The story in this volume is a kind of choppy, he changes units, his schoolboy friend Willy from the first book is reintroduced as a fellow flier, there's a flashback to his time as a cavalry officer on the Russian front (including 7-page sequence in which he stalks a group of Cossaks in the dead of night, which is an impressive bit of artwork), and then an extended scene where he takes on a boxing champ in order to prove to Willy that he has supernatural powers in combat situations. As in the first book, the best art comes in the one aerial duel sequence in the middle of the book.
All in all, the book feels very disjointed in its 48 pages, and I wonder if the format was just too constraining for the writer. Instead of three small books, the project feels like it would have benefited from being conceived as one long work so that the writer could have room to work. Hopefully the last book can pull things back into a more cohesive narrative.
The story in this volume is a kind of choppy, he changes units, his schoolboy friend Willy from the first book is reintroduced as a fellow flier, there's a flashback to his time as a cavalry officer on the Russian front (including 7-page sequence in which he stalks a group of Cossaks in the dead of night, which is an impressive bit of artwork), and then an extended scene where he takes on a boxing champ in order to prove to Willy that he has supernatural powers in combat situations. As in the first book, the best art comes in the one aerial duel sequence in the middle of the book.
All in all, the book feels very disjointed in its 48 pages, and I wonder if the format was just too constraining for the writer. Instead of three small books, the project feels like it would have benefited from being conceived as one long work so that the writer could have room to work. Hopefully the last book can pull things back into a more cohesive narrative.
June 27, 2021
Pierre Veys and Carlos Puerta bring us what a very loosely told story of the fighting life of Manfred von Richthofen, as he becomes the infamous Red Baron of WWI. The writing is pretty thin no works in a pointless subplot about how Richthofen has some kind of telepathy that gives him an edge in combat. Too bad Veys spends so much time on that, since he otherwise crafts an interesting take that suggests Richthofen was some kind of psychopath who happened to be what Germany needed when war broke out. But the real star of this series is the artwork by Carlos Puerta, which is simply exquisite and deserves 5 stars on its own.
May 13, 2021
Agora já no ar, Richtoffen está no limiar de se tornar a máquina assassina dos céus... mas não o consegue fazer, por ser apenas observador e não piloto. No primeiro confronto aéreo em que participa, a sua aeronave mal se safa, só por pouco não são abatidos. O caminho está traçado: Richtoffen terá de aprender a voar, para poder colocar os seus instintos assassinos em prática.
November 2, 2021
2014 = £6.99 / $11.95
Story = ****
It's very interesting rendition about a telepathic-type reason for baron's dominance in the air.
Art = *****
The Spaniard is a stud! He can really tell the story in motion and is so precise with details.
Story = ****
It's very interesting rendition about a telepathic-type reason for baron's dominance in the air.
Art = *****
The Spaniard is a stud! He can really tell the story in motion and is so precise with details.
October 13, 2024
It's a pity that this incredible artwork comes with such a weak scenario.
June 2, 2018
Stridsflygaren fortsätter historien som Pierre Veys och Carlos Puerta påbörjade i
Jaktpiloten
. Vi fortsätter se iscensättningen av Manfred von Richthofens påstådda (närmast) övernaturliga förmåga att läsa andras tankar om lott med hans historiska bedrifter. Idén är fortsatt intressant, men mina tidigare reservationer mot Puertas fotorealistiska estetik och dess statiska effekt kvarstår.
Det ska dock bli intressant att se hur Veys knyter samman säcken i det avslutande albumet.
Det ska dock bli intressant att se hur Veys knyter samman säcken i det avslutande albumet.
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