René Goscinny (1926 - 1977) was a French author, editor and humorist, who is best known for the comic book Asterix, which he created with illustrator Albert Uderzo, and for his work on the comic series Lucky Luke with Morris (considered the series' golden age).
English Cinebook: 1. "The Baby-Toothed Desperado" 2. "Western Hospitality" 3. "Maverick" 4. "The Equal of Wyatt Earp" 5. "The Peddler" 6. "Dangerous Crossing" 7. "Sonata in Colt Major"
For this landmark 50th volume Cinebook have compiled seven of Morris And Goscinny’s shorter tales into one book, offering us stories concerning topics such as a dentist-shy kid, a disputed calf, a saloon pianist with grand designs and a look at good ol’ Western hospitality.
There’s everything you’d expect from a good Lucky Luke tale here, along with the added bonus that Goscinny is the master of the short, sharp punchy comic strip, so you end up with a succession of vignettes each built around a neat little concept and wrung dry of every available pun and gag.
In The Peddler, for example, Goscinny and Morris give us a neat little character in Mr W Flatshoe, a trader in goods and fabrics. Lucky Luke manages to stop an armed robbery of Flatshoe’s cart, and so the peddler chooses to show his gratitude by serving Luke dinner, all utilising the many goods stowed in his wagon. Of course, that’s not all he stocks, and it seems he has something appropriate for just about any situation they subsequently find themselves in. He alone is a gem of a character, and it just goes to show with what ease Goscinny could dream them up, and Morris breathe life into them.
In Dangerous Crossing Luke aims to assist a struggling couple get their wagon across a treacherous stretch of water, but Edna is not particularly keen to take Luke’s advice or face up to the true nature of their predicament, so much humour is wrung from Luke being caught on the bad end of trying to do the couple a good deed. This includes Edna baking three enormous cakes to lighten the load of the wagon, which of course now means they’ve replaced one large weight with another.
If you’ve never picked up a Lucky Luke book before then this is no bad introduction, giving you a selection of tasters as to what makes the books so popular, memorable and long-lasting.
Faktatexterna i den här boken var som en guldgruva för mig när boken gavs ut i Sverige 1980. Samma år gav Carlsen Comics ut en faktabok om sina albumserier. Det var en tid när man började se seriöst på tecknade serier; och fokus låg på Belgien och Frankrike.
عدد يحتوي علي قصص ليست من أفضل القصص التي ممكن أن تقرأها ل(لاكي لوك) ... عادية. ترتيب القصص السبعة من الأفضل إلى الأسوأ: 1. البائع المتجول 2. بطل بالصدفة 3. سيمفونية الرصاص 4. ملكة الجمال 5. خلع الضرس 6. العجل التائه 7. الممر الخطير
Nippu lyhyitä tarinoita, mutta huomattavasti niitä mielenkiintoisempia oli kirjoitukset ja analyysit Lucky Lukesta ja varsinkin vertailut siitä, tulee kun Giraud piirtäisi Lucky Lukea tai Morris Blueberryä. Ei tälläistä kiinnostavuutta ja innostavuutta nykyään tehdä.
Πρόκειται για μια συλλογή 7 σύντομων ιστοριών του Λούκυ Λουκ, που σίγουρα δεν συμπεριλαμβάνονται στις καλύτερές του. Η απόκτηση του συγκεκριμένου τεύχους εξυπηρετεί κυρίως συλλεκτικούς λόγους...
Lucky Luke nunca passou de uma banda desenhada sofrível, com duas ou três histórias bem imaginadas, escritas e desenhadas que depois se repetiram até ao enjoo. Este álbum com sete historietas despachadas à pressa é, seguramente, um candidato ao título de pior volume da série.