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Poursuivi par des patibulaires qui ont l'air de vouloir lui faire la peau, Lapinot atterrit à Blacktown : son saloon, sa prison, ses 150 bouseux managés par un shérif mal luné qui sort son "dictionnaire des sales types" (ses avis de recherche, en version décryptée) dès qu'il flaire un étranger. Pour tout arranger, le patelin est en pleine émeute car on vient de trouver de l'or dans les collines. Ce qui fait qu'au bout d'un quart d'heure, Lapinot est mûr pour le lynchage. Le rayon de soleil de Blacktown, c'est la jolie Miss Pacard - "jolie" est une façon de parler, les personnages de Trondheim étant affublés de tronches de bestioles plus ou moins farfelues. En tout cas, elle plaît aux messieurs, qui tentent de la séduire en allant fayoter à ses conférences sur la non-violence avec travaux pratiques assortis. Inutile de dire que prêcher la non-violence à Blacktown, c'est voué à l'échec. L'Ouest, le vrai - revisité par Trondheim, ses loufoqueries feutrées, ses mélancolies désarmantes, ses réflexions sur le temps qui passe et la vie qui s'effiloche. Et surtout, la force de persuasion d'un graphisme culotté, aussi attachant qu'efficace, plein de vibrations subtiles et servi par une mise en couleur hypersensible. A elles seules, les grandes oreilles flasques de Lapinot méritent de figurer dans les annales de la BD, c'est sûr.

48 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1995

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Lewis Trondheim

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The phenomenal Lewis Trondheim is never where you next expect him. As an artist and writer, Trondheim has earned an international following as one of the most inventive, versatile, and prolific graphic authors. From autobiography to adventure, from bestselling fantasy and children's books to visual essays, Trondheim's unique, seminal imagination consistently dazzles. His work has won numerous awards, including the Angoulême prize for best series with McConey and he also co-created the titanic fantasy epic Dungeon with Joann Sfar.

He is one of the founding members of the alternative publishing house L'Association, a proving ground for many of the greatest talents in European comics working today. He is also the editorial director of a new imprint called Shampooing, dedicated to comics for all ages.

Lewis lives in the South of France with his wife, Brigitte Findakly, and two children.

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1,200 reviews26 followers
June 7, 2022
Der Herr Hase im Wilden Westen. Auf seiner Flucht gerät er in die Stadt Blacktown, die von offizieller Seite außerordentlich unfreundlich zu Durchreisenden ist. Gerade ist ein Goldrausch ausgebrochen, und an diesem Abend will die charmante Lehrerin Miss Picard einen Vortrag über Gewaltlosigkeit halten. Und der Herr Hase wird erwischt, als er ein Pferd stehlen wollte (sein eigenes wurde vom aufgeblasenen und brutalen Sheriff erschossen, um ihn am Verlassen von Blacktown zu hindern). Der Besitzer will ihn gleich lynchen lassen, was ein Teil der Bürger total gut findet. Und dann kommt noch die Bande in die Stadt, die Herrn Hase verfolgt, weil er deren Boss versehentlich getötet hat. Es ist ein großes Durcheinander. Aber die Story mit vielen interessanten Wendungen und Typen ist das eine. Der Comic wäre nicht so bemerkenswert, wenn er in einem realistischen Stil gezeichnet worden wäre. Aber die Figuren sind wie bei Disney Tiere, die Zeichnungen sind stark stilisiert. Und die vielen Sprechblasen sind zudem noch mit krakeligen Buchstabn gefüllt. Doch weder im Film noch in einem Roman kämen philosophische Diskussionen im Western so gut zur komischen Geltung. Also Form und Inhalt passen hier sehr gut zusammen. Slapstik, philosophischer Tiefgang und Spannung. Fazit: Ein großer Spaß!
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2,345 reviews195 followers
May 15, 2018
The good news is now available as an ebook. The version I read was called Gloomtown and stars a stranger coming to town. A rabbit with no name perhaps. He wants a good meal and a bed for the night before he moves on. It appears he is on the room from a posse perusing him a day behind.
Unfortunately he arrives in this WildWest town just as the decent folk turn on themselves and the Marshall to keep law and order tries to keep the rabbit from spilling the beans. General Lee has a bag on nuggets and it appears there is gold in the them hills.
A great comic caper. Populated by animals who talk and strive to be smart. They attend talks and lectures on life enhancing subjects; tonight’s topic being non-violence.
This is brilliantly done. Never too silly but a lovely homage to Westerns and clever misunderstandings around words, responsibility, the law and philosophy.
The writing is clear and leaves a grin on your lips while it is wonderfully illustrated.
It will appeal to most readers and no doubt be re-read by the majority who laugh through the first reading. Multilayered and a good story of some moral standing.
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4,298 reviews32 followers
May 1, 2018
In 'Blacktown aka Gloomtown (The Marvelous Adventures of McConey' with art and script by Lewis Trondheim, I had to keep scratching my head and wonder what the heck I was reading.

It's funny cartoon animals in a Western town. McConey is on the run from a fugitive gang of bad guys. He is caught and mistaken for being the leader of the gang, but he's just trying to get away. The promise of hidden gold gets him some breathing room from the noose, but how will greed and the bad guys intersect? And what will happen to our hero doomed for the noose?

It's a weird comic, but I liked it. The style and content reminded me of some of the early underground comix I've read. The humor is madcap, but the violence makes it hard to recommend to young readers.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
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3,229 reviews88 followers
April 20, 2016
Lewis Trondheimin toisessa Jussi Jänis -tarinassa "Blacktown" (WSOY, 2004) tavataan samat eläinhahmot kuin edellisessäkin albumissa, mutta tällä kertaa heidät on tuotu tyystin toisenlaiseen miljööseen, nimittäin villiin länteen. Trondheimille hahmot ovatkin vähän kuin näyttelijöitä, joita voidaan sitten hyödyntää erilaisissa tarinoissa. Seikkailussa parodioidaan lännentarinoiden kliseitä: mukana on niin yksin ratsastavaa muukalaista, kieroa sheriffiä, hyveellistä opettajatarta, lynkkaushimoista kaupunkilaisjoukkoa ja muuta vastaavaa.
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1,377 reviews35 followers
April 12, 2019
Vestern sa strancem u malom gradu, salunom, pucanjem, zlatom u brdu, vrlom učiteljicom i svim klišeima vesterna sa sjevernijeg djela SADa. Uspjela igra žanrom sa ne toliko fora ko neki drugi albumi serijala.
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March 20, 2024
C'était sûrement le premier Trondheim que je lisais, j'ai bien rigolé ! C'était fun et bien rythmé !
287 reviews2 followers
August 13, 2025
The plot was hard to follow, and the art is great.
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1,500 reviews9 followers
November 13, 2025
What? This is a completely different setting? Other than the main character everyone else is gone, too.

This is not what I expected. At all.

But yeah, it's still fun.
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117 reviews8 followers
December 23, 2025
Genreparodiana erinomainen Blacktown on muista Jussi Jäniksistä poiketen häkellyttävän väkivaltainen ja täynnä pyssynpauketta ja verenhimoa. Trondheim irrottelee ihan tosissaan.
Profile Image for Ethan Aegon.
419 reviews6 followers
December 18, 2023
Un tome #1 qui se révèle une vraie bonne surprise, surtout au vu du 1er tome (le #0 vous suivez ?).

Le style narratif est ici complètement renouvelé puisqu'on passe de tranches de vie naturalistes a une parodie de western au scénario fouillé avec une enquête à tiroirs qui se dévoilent progressivement et déconstruisent l'imaginaire sanglant et viriliste des westerns.

Surtout, c'est drôle.
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1,102 reviews12 followers
June 24, 2017
Histoire délirante, des scènes hilarantes, un dessin toujours aussi rond et efficace sans être simpliste.
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1,438 reviews34 followers
May 9, 2016
Toimi muuten myös yhdessä ääneen lukien. 6-luokkalainen kiinnostui tämän myötä sarjasta ja luki myös kotona lojuvat muut osat.
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