Redbeard is a series of Belgian comic books, originally published in French, created by writer Jean-Michel Charlier and artist Victor Hubinon. After their deaths the series was continued by other artists, including: A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... hi, i love runescape, yet i know nothing about Jean-Michel Charlier. ...

Jijé (Joseph Gillain), Christian Gaty, Patrice Pellerin, Jean Ollivier, Christian Perrissin and Marc Bournge.

The main character is Redbeard (Barbe Rouge), a pirate who is searching the seven seas for gold and fortune on his ship, the Black Falcon. He is accompanied his old friend Tripod (called that for his wooden leg and walking stick), Baba (an escaped black slave) and his adopted son, Eric "Lerouge" (the red), who is in fact a nobleman called Thierry de Montfort, but his claim to his father's name has been lost. Jijé (January 13, 1914 - June 19, 1980) was a Belgian comics artist. ... Look up pirate and piracy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Eric did not want to succeed Redbeard, and choose to lead an honest life, however many obstacles lay in ihis path.

Redbeard's character seems to be based on various historical pirates, like the Frenchman Robert Surcouf (1773-1827) — Charlier & Hubinson created three comics about him between 1949-1952, and these stories would later be the basis of this series. Also used are stories about the Turkish admiral Khair ad Din (1483-1546), who's Italian name Barbarossa means "Red Beard". Parts of his cruel appearance could be based on the notorious Blackbeard, and his fame and successes in the series could be based on that of Bartholomew Roberts, who successfully conquered over 450 ships. Statue of Robert Surcouf in Saint-Malo. ... Khair ad Din A statue in Barbaros Park near the ferry stop in BeÅŸiktaÅŸ Khair ad Din (circa 1475-1546) was an Ottoman-Turkish admiral and privateer who served in the Ottoman Empire and in the Barbary Coast. ... Blackbeard Blackbeards flag, showing a horned skeleton holding an hourglass and threatening a bleeding heart with a spear. ... Bartholomew Roberts Bartholomew Roberts born John Robert (May 17, 1682 - February 10, 1722), also known as Black Bart (welsh: Barti Ddu), was one of the most notorious pirates of his day. ...

There is also an appearance of the historical figure Henry Morgan, and the fictitious daughther of the historical pirate Olivier Levasseur. Sir Henry Morgan, in a popular woodcut, 18th century Sir Henry Morgan (c. ... Olivier Levasseur Olivier Levasseur (Calais, 1680 or 1690 - Réunion, 7 July 1730), was a pirate, nicknamed La Buse or La Bouche (The Buzzerd) in his early days, called thus because of the speed with which he threw himself on his enemies. ...

Asterix parody on the left, original at the right

The series was very popular in France, Belgium and The Netherlands, but unfortunately has not yet been published in English. In early seventies, most of the classic episodes were published in Croatia (in the Croatian language) under the name Ridjobradi or Crvenobradi (Redbeard) or Demon s Kariba (Demon of the Carribean). In Germany, the series is known under the name: Der rote Korsar, and in Denmark 5 albums have been published under the name Rødskæg. Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain...

The absence of an English publication makes the series nearly unknown to a large portion of the public, while the scripts could have easily been converted to feature movies, like Pirates of the Caribbean. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a movie of adventure and romance set in the Caribbean during the seventeenth century. ...

Ironically, because of this, Redbeard is better known from a parody in the Asterix comic series, than his own series. Since the album Asterix the Gladiator, a group of pirates appear in nearly every story, and their ship sinks at almost every meeting. They were also featured in the animation film Asterix and Cleopatra. The reason behind this is that Jean-Michel Charlier had worked with the authors of Asterix in the founding of the comics magazine "pilote" in 1959 in which both Asterix and Redbeard first appeared. Asterix the Gaul Asterix (French: Astérix) is a fictional character, created in 1959 as the hero of a series of French comic books (with the same title) by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix the Gladiator is the fourth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Mural painting in Brussels, Belgium, showing characters from the Asterix comics. ... Asterix and Cleopatra, the sixth book in the Asterix comic book series by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, was serialized in Pilote issues 215-257 in 1963. ... Pilote was a French cartoon periodical published from 1959 to 1989. ...

Albums

• The Broken Compass (1959)
• The Horror Of The Seven Seas (1960)
• The Young Capitain (1979) * ^[1].
• The Captain Without A Name (1961)
• The Brand Of The King (1961)
• Mutiny On The Ocean (1965)
• The Ghost Ship (1966)
• Dead Man's Island (1967)
• The Spanish Ambush (1968)
• The Downfall Of The Black Falcon (1969)
• The Reckoning (1970)
• The Treasure Of Redbeard (1971)
• The Letter Of Marque And Reprisal (1971)
• The Liberation Of Fort-de-France (1972)
• The Invisible Pirate (1972)
• Fight With The Moors (1973)
• The Prisoner (1973)
• The Ship From Hell (1974)
• Hellfire (1979)
• Island Of The Missing Ships (1980)
• The Missing Of The Black Falcon (1982)
• The Cursed Gold Of Huacapac (1987)
• The City Of Death (1987)
• Con With Slaves (1983)
• Uprise In Jamaica (1987)
• Pirates in Indian Waters (1991)
• The Grand-Mongol (1992)
• The Pirate Of "The Merciless" (1994)
• Fight Over Tortuga (1995)
• Gold And Glory (1996)
• The War Of The Pirates (1997)
• The Shadow Of The Devil (1999)
• The Path Of The Inca (2000)
• The Secret Of Elisa Davis - part 1 (2001)
• The Secret Of Elisa Davis - part 2 (2004)

* ↑  Previously unpublished chapter, also contains two short prequel stories:
*The Gold Of The San Christobal
*The Cobra

Spin-off

Since 1996 there is also a spin-off series, called "The Young Years Of Readbeard", created by different authors then the main series:

• The Brothers Of The Coast
• The Lion Pit
• The Duel Of The Captains
• The island Of The Red Devil
• The Mutineers Of Port Royal

TV

in 2005, a DVD with five episodes of the animated Redbeard series was released in France (Barbe-rouge).