Blueberry is a French language comic strip created by Jean-Michel Charlier and Jean "Mœbius" Giraud. It chronicles the adventures of Mike Blueberry on his travels through the American Old West. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 251 × 300 pixelsFull resolution (251 × 300 pixel, file size: 13 KB, MIME type: image/gif) This image is a single panel from a comic strip or the interior of a single issue of a comic book and the copyright for it... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... hi, i love runescape, yet i know nothing about Jean-Michel Charlier. ... Jean Giraud (born May 8, 1938) is a French comics artist. ... The cowboy, the quintessential symbol of the American Old West, circa 1887. ...

The story follows Michael Steven Donovan, nicknamed "Blueberry", a name he chose when fleeing from his Southern enemies (which was inspired when he looked at a blueberry bush), starting with his adventures as a lieutenant in the United States Cavalry shortly after the American Civil War. He is accompanied in many tales by his hard-drinking deputy, Jimmy McClure, and later also by Red Woolley, a rugged pioneer. Species See text. ... Soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat are commonly known as cavalry (from French cavalerie). ... This article is becoming very long. ...

Donovan is the son of a rich Southern farmer and started as a dedicated racist. He was framed for a murder he did not commit, had to flee and was saved by an African-American. He became an enemy of discrimination of all kinds, fought against the Confederates (although he was a Southerner himself), and tried to protect the rights of Native Americans. Historic Southern United States. ... 1. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... Manifestations Slavery · Racial profiling · Lynching Hate speech · Hate crime · Hate groups Genocide · Holocaust · Pogrom Ethnocide · Ethnic cleansing · Race war Religious persecution · Gay bashing Pedophobia · Ephebiphobia Movements Discriminatory Aryanism · Neo-Nazism · Supremacism Kahanism Anti-discriminatory Abolitionism · Civil rights · Gay rights Womens/Universal suffrage · Mens rights Childrens rights · Youth... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (traditional) The Bonnie Blue Flag (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Government Republic President... Native Americans are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ...

Background

Blueberry has its roots in Giraud's earlier Western-themed works such as Frank et Jeremie, which was drawn for Far West magazine when he was only 18, and his collaboration on Jijé's Jerry Spring in 1961, which appeared in Spirou. When Charlier offered the scenario for a new western series, Jijé proposed his protégé Giraud as the artist.^[1] Charlier and Giraud have also collaborated on another Western strip, Jim Cutlass. Western fiction is a genre of literature that is typically set in any of the American states west of the Mississippi River and between the years of approximately 1860 and 1900. ... Jijé (January 13, 1914 - June 19, 1980) was a Belgian comics artist. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Spirou is: a Belgian childrens comic magazine; one of its serial comic strips, which is also published in hardcover format the eponymous character of the comic strip. ...

Blueberry began in the 31 October 1963 issue of Pilote magazine. That first serial, "Fort Navaho", grew into 46 pages over the next few issues. Charlier and Giraud continued to add to the legend of Mike Blueberry in Pilote and other titles even into the 1990s. During that time the artistic style has varied greatly, much as with Giraud's other works. In the same volume, sweeping landscapes will contrast sharply with hard-edged action scenes and the art matches the changing mood of the story quite well. Like much of the Western genre, Blueberry touches on the constant conflict between violence and tranquility, nature and civilization, and the obligation of the strong to protect the weak. In addition to the comic strips, Blueberry and his fellow characters can be found on posters, clothing, and other items. October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Cover for Pilote by Robert Crumb. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from the start of 1990 to the end of 1999. ...

A "prequel" series, Young Blueberry, as well as the sequels Marshal Blueberry and Mister Blueberry have been published as well, with other artists and writers, most famously William Vance. William Vance, pseudonym for William van Cutsem (born August 9, 1935) is a Belgian comic book artist. ...

A few companies, particularly Egmont/Methuen, Epic Comics, Comcat and Mojo Press, have released collections of English translations of the Blueberry strips and stories. Opinions are mixed on these, as sometimes the artwork is shrunk to fit smaller book formats, and in the case of the Mojo Press collection Blueberry: Confederate Gold (ISBN 1-885418-08-6), printed in black and white. The hardbound collections by Graphitti Designs are generally considered to be the best available to English-speaking fans, especially as they feature additional material and commentary by Giraud, but are difficult to find due to limited print runs. Methuen and Co. ... Epic Comics was a creator-owned imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982, lasting through the mid-1990s, and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s. ... Page five from New York/Miami (Catalan, 1990) by Jacques Loustal and Philippe Paringaux, translated by Elizabeth Bell. ... Mojo Press logo, designed by Ben Ostrander Mojo Press, a defunct small press of primarily science fiction, horror, and western books and graphic novels, produced nineteen publications between 1994-1999. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

A 2004 film adaptation, Blueberry (U.S. release title is Renegade), was directed by Jan Kounen and starred Vincent Cassel in the lead role. However, purists were appalled by this film. It arguably did not stay true to action-based, gritty comic, but rather featured an esoteric, trippy presentation of shamanism. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Blueberry is a French movie adaptation of the popular European comic of Jean Giraud (better known as Moebius) and Jean-Michel Charlier. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Jan Kounen is a French film director and producer born in the Netherlands. ... Vincent Cassel (born November 23, 1966) is a French actor. ... A shaman doctor of Kyzyl. ...

Awards

The series has received recognition in the comics community, including a Shazam Award for Best Foreign Comic Series in 1973 for the Lieutenant Blueberry books, and a nomination for the Squiddy Award for Favorite Reprint Volume in 1990.

Blueberry comics

Blueberry

Jean-Michel Charlier and Jean Giraud

• Fort Navajo
• Tonnerre à l'ouest (Thunder in the West)
• L'aigle solitaire (The Lone Eagle)
• Le cavalier perdu (The Lost Rider)
• La piste des Navajos (The Trail of the Navajos)
• L'homme à l'étoile d'argent (The Man With the Silver Star)
• Le cheval de fer (The Iron Horse)
• L'homme au poing d'acier (Steel Fingers)
• La piste des sioux (The Trail of the Sioux)
• Général tête jaune (General Golden Mane)
• La mine de l'allemand perdu (The Lost Dutchman's Mine)
• Le spectre aux balles d'or (The Ghost with the Golden Bullets)
• Chihuahua Pearl
• L'homme qui valait 500 000$ (The Half-A-Million Dollar Man)
• Ballade pour un cercueil (Ballad for a Coffin)
• Le hors-la-loi (The Outlaw)
• Angel Face
• Nez Cassé (Broken Nose)
• La tribu famtôme (The Ghost Tribe)
• La longue marche (The Long Walk)
• La dernière carte (The Last Card)
• Le bout de la piste (The End of the Trail)
• Arizona Love
• Mister Blueberry
• Ombres sur Tombstone
• Geronimo l'apache
• OK Corral
• Dust

Young Blueberry

Jean-Michel Charlier and Jean Giraud

• La jeunesse de Blueberry (Blueberry's Secret)
• Un Yankee nommé Blueberry (A Yankee Named Blueberry)
• Cavalier bleu (The Blue Coats)

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• Les démons du Missouri (The Missouri Demons)
• Terreur sur le Kansas (Terror Over Kansas)
• Le raid infernal (The Train from Hell)

François Corteggiani and Colin Wilson Francois Corteggiani (b. ...

• La pousuite impitoyable (The Merciless Pursuit)
• Trois hommes pour Atlanta (The Three Men from Atlanta)
• Le prix du sang (The Price of Blood)

François Corteggiani and Michel Blanc-Dumont

• La solution Pinkerton
• La piste des maudits
• Dernier train pour Washington
• Il faut tuer Lincoln
• Le boucher de Cincinnati

Marshal Blueberry

Jean Giraud and William Vance, page layout by René Follet William Vance, pseudonym for William van Cutsem (born August 9, 1935) is a Belgian comic book artist. ... René Follet (born April 10, 1931 in Brussels), known by the pen name Ref, is a Belgian comics writer and artist. ...

• Sur ordre de Washington
• Mission Shermann

Jean Giraud and Michel Rouge

• Frontière sanglante

Translations

As of spring 2006, Egmont has started publishing a hardcover collected version translated into Norwegian, Danish, and German. The series is to total 12 volumes, with two to three single albums collected in each volume. The premise of these collected works is to publish the Blueberry stories in which Giraud has been involved - thus covering the original series, the first three albums of the "Young Blueberry"-cycle, and the "Marshall Blueberry"-cycle. As of February 2007, the first seven volumes have been published.

Further reading

• Erik Svane, Martin Surmann, Alain Ledoux, Martin Jurgeit, Gerhard Förster, Horst Berner: Blueberry und der europäische Western-Comic (Zack-Dossier 1; Berlin: Mosaik, 2003). ISBN 3-932667-59-X

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See also

• Franco-Belgian comics
• Blueberry - The site

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Notes

1. ^ Comiclopedia page for Giraud

References

[1] Comic Book Awards Almanac