Long John Silver, Vol. 2: Neptune

Long John Silver #2

by Xavier Dorison, Mathieu Mauffray (Illustrator)

The long journey of the Neptune is well underway. Lady Vivian is counting on her associate Long John Silver to take control of the expedition. But Silver doesn't have enough men to take over the ship, and Captain Hastings doesn't trust him. In the close quarters of a tall ship, tensions rise; betrayal looms. Blood will be spilled before the vessel reaches the Amazon, and a single act of routine brutality will throw the Neptune into a maelstrom of death. Ages 12+.

Genres: Comics, Bande Dessinée, Graphic Novels, Pirates, Graphic Novels Comics, Historical Fiction, Comic Book

56 pages, Paperback

First published September 25, 2008

About the author

Xavier Dorison est né en 1972 à Paris et passe trois années en école de commerce, où il organise le festival BD des Grandes Écoles, puis travaille chez Barclays Corp. Dès 1997, il écrit le premier tome du Troisième Testament, série co-scénarisé et dessiné par Alex Alice qui remporte un succès immédiat. Il publie ensuite deux séries aux Humanoïdes Associés : Prophet avec Matthieu Lauffray et Sanctuaire avec Christophe Bec. Il co-scénarise, avec Fabien Nury, le film Brigades du Tigre, qui sera également adapté en bande dessinée aux éditions Glénat avec Jean-Yves Delitte au dessin. Il co-scénarise, toujours avec Fabien Nury, le western fantastique W.E.S.T. mis en image par Christian Rossi. Et lance début 2007 une fresque pirate : Long John Silver. En 2008, il crée la série Les Sentinelles et participe au projet XIII Mystery, en scénarisant l'album sur La Mangouste. En 2008 également, il écrit Le Syndrome d'Abel pour son comparse Marazano, de retour au dessin. En septembre 2010, il s’associe à nouveau avec Alex Alice et commence la publication de l’antésuite du Troisième Testament, intitulée Julius, toujours chez Glénat. En mars 2012, paraît chez Dargaud le premier tome d’Asgard, série dans l’univers des vikings, dessinée par Ralph Meyer. En 2013 paraîtra chez Glénat une série coécrite avec son frère Guillaume Dorison.

Reviews

[Diz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is better than the first volume in this series as it focuses clearly on Long John Silver, who is a more interesting character than any of the other characters in this story. Also, there is a lot of pirate intrigue among the crew as they journey to the Americas.

[Urbon Adamsson · Rating 5 out of 5]

As I expected, after reading volume 1, the real adventure begins now.

Neptune's journey is underway. The environment in the ship is illustrated masterfully.

The dialogs and intrigues among the characters are wonderful to read and observe.

I expected the best of this volume and I got every single bit of it.

[Joana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I still reading this and keep expecting more Black Sails and sure it's not that - of course - but still so great, especially the John Silver sections!!!! The other plots/characters don't take me as much, but with Long John Silver is incredible - the act of him telling stories of Flint to the crew, and then his anger at the end is so much pure perfection!!! That I just loved so much!!!!

[Nuno Ferreira · Rating 4 out of 5]

Estive a ler uma recente edição em quatro volumes de capa dura, resultado da parceria entre as Edições ASA e o jornal Público. Trata-se da adaptação em português da BD Long John Silver, com argumento de Xavier Dorison e ilustrações de Mathieu Lauffray. Através destes quatro álbuns ricos tanto em argumento como em desenho, que recomendo a quem goste de caças ao tesouro, descobertas arqueológicas, histórias de piratas e também de intrigas densas, descobrimos mais sobre a personagem título.

Long John Silver é o famoso pirata do livro de Robert L. Stevenson, A Ilha do Tesouro, que aqui conhecemos mais amiúde na óptica destes autores contemporâneos; não obstante, a personagem que mais me saltou à vista e que de certa forma protagoniza toda a trama é Vivian Hastings, que certamente terão muito gosto em conhecer.

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[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great volume in this story line. Vol 2 takes place almost entirely aboard ship where silver is in his story telling, mutiny shaping, crew manipulating element. The art remains quite good and the writing is excellent. I found it completely credible that Silver could worm his way into the crew, to lead them with their greed and their fear and to turn them into his crew rather than the captain's.

[StrictlySequential · Rating 4 out of 5]

English Cinebook (UK) Edition = 2011
->Translation = Jerome Saincantin

The role of the captain was exceptionally executed- he was very intriguing and perfectly hateable.

[João Teixeira · Rating 2 out of 5]

Não li este livro de seguida, o que teve como resultado perder-me um pouco na história... Vou ler os restantes volumes, mas sinceramente não é uma história que me esteja a prender...

[Jockum]

Berättelsen fortsätter, nu ut på ett av de sju haven. Myteri, lojalitet och vindens krafter.

[Andy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story continues.

The Neptune is on it's way across the Atlantic, heading towards the lost city of gold, with Lady Hastings and Long John Silver waiting for the right moment to assume control of the ship. But a flash point of brutality forces Silver's hand leading to mutiny and to the violent takeover of the vessel.

'Neptune' takes the characters and setting from the first album and runs with it, ramping up the tension and atmosphere between the characters, expanding upon the motivations of the characters, mainly Hastings, Silver, Livesy and the ship's captain, with Silver coming to the fore a bit more this time, becoming more likeable. The story by Dorison is very engaging and keeps you gripped throughout, and the art by Lauffray is very atmospheric, bringing a real sense of the violence and darkness of the tale on the high seas.

It's another engrossing read and looking forward to the next album, 'The Emerald Maze'.

[Alessandro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Se possibile, è ancora meglio del primo. Profondo, profondissimo e tragico. La figura della leggenda piratesca per antonomasia, del vero protagonista del capolavoro di R.L. Stevenson, Long John Silver, é straordinariamente narrata dai serrati dialoghi di Dorison ed illustrata dalla straordinaria arte di Lauffray. Emozionante come un romanzo di Hornblower, ma con tutto il fascino di un pirata salgariano elevato all’ennesima potenza della narrazione della BD del 21° secolo. Da non perdere!

[Christian · Rating 4 out of 5]

[4.3]
The story continues onboard the Neptune (surprise), with motivations from all the characters in clash. Same masterful art and dark settings. Heavy focus is on the happenings on the boat and pretty much nothing outside of it, so we lose the sense of traveling and exploration a bit. I’ll be going on a hunt for the rest of the volumes to read it through. I will likely get most other stuff from these creators as well

[Leonor Suescun · Rating 5 out of 5]

Xabier Dorison and Mathieu Lauffray are a creative match made in heaven. I fell in love with Silver, the Doc, and the world building, everything. LITERALLY, everything.
Dorison really knows how to move a story forward in a creative way and Lauffray is a master at creating evocative, grand landscapes and character designs that really stick!
I'm a bit late, but congrats on such a wonderful creation!
I always have an eye out for Dorison's and Lauffray's works since LJS🤍

[Michael Reilly · Rating 4 out of 5]

The plot gathers momentum in this second book in the series, where a grim death waits for some. Atmospheric in tone and style, the storytelling and visuals unite to weave a visceral magic, absorbing the head and the heart. Let the adventure continue in Vol.3!

[Luis Bernardino · Rating 3 out of 5]

Uma boa continuação.
Excelente arte e argumento interessante quanto baste.
Fez-me querer ler o próximo livro, mas parece-me que esticaram a corda para justificar o número de volumes.
Vamos ver...
Venha o próximo.

[Kryštof · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much better than the first part. Xavier dorison shows that he is a really good writer, the characters became likeable, mainly John silver himself.
My final rating is 7,5/10

[Ellana-san · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Christer Lindvall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Longer review is coming
Grade 8 /10

[Hubert Ricard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Voir tome 4

[Misa · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 étoiles.
C'est de plus en plus intéressant. J'adore!

[Highland G · Rating 3 out of 5]

Much better pace and focus than the first volume. I find it hard to tell some characters apart so it doesn’t always flow as well as id like. Much more comic in the volume, less narration.

[Pascal · Rating 4 out of 5]

J'ai vraiment bien accroché sur cette BD, très bonne histoire et dessins magnifiques, des personnages passionnants.

[Jess Swann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent ! J'ai juste adoré ce tome qui met en scène tout ce que j'aime chez les pirates : ruse, mutinerie, intérêt, viol (oui bah on se refait pas ). L'histoire se suit avec passion et met en scène des incontournables des romans de piraterie (la marque noire : youhouuuuu spécial Jack Sparrow... fan un jour, fan toujours : concrètement, je me dis que j'aurais tout à gagner à lire des récits de piraterie : vu que PoTC a du s'en inspirer.... bref) . J'aime le côté punitif avec le fouet, la manière dont les "frères de la côte" prennent le pouvoir, le "combat" entre les pirates et la navy. Ce tome est juste génial ! J'ai dévoré chaque dessin (pourtant à la base c'est pas gagné chez moi ,bref) Mention spéciale pour le "réalisme" du dessin du pauvre Jack écorché ! Le narrateur (notre bon Docteur) reste fidèle à lui même : sans complaisance et sans non dit : j'aime. Idem, j'apprécie la manière dont les auteurs présentent la mutinerie, on progresse de plus en plus dans ce sens, sans que ce soit lourd, une vraie réussite qui me donne VRAIMENT envie de lire L'île au trésor !


Ce que j'aime : j'ai envie de dire tout.... Le scénario, les couleurs sombres utilisées, l'ombre inquiétante de "l'inca/aztèque" qui plane sur la bd et nous rappelle qu'en dépit des différentes luttes de pouvoir, les hommes présents sur le navire, qu'ils soient pirates ou officiers, voguent vers un destin inéluctable (plus fort qu'eux comme dirait Tia Dalma lol). Lady Vivian toujours aussi dénuée de compassion


Ce que j'aime moins : Oh bah on a pas beaucoup vu Vivian dans ce tome ... dommage que le doc l'ait sauvée du viol


En bref : Un super tome, rempli d'aventures et non de bons sentiments, j'ai adoré l'esprit, les couleurs, l'ambiance. C'est tout à fait ce que j'attends d'une histoire de pirates


Ma note


9/10

[Jayaprakash Satyamurthy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tension and suspicion simmer as the Neptune sails to South America, on the behest of Lord Byron Hastings who has supposedly found a fabled lost city of gold (not El Dorado). On board, there are tensions a-plenty as Lady Hastings and her piratical accomplices bide their time, waiting for the captain to guide them to the treasure city before taking control. Very dark and violent stuff and the atmospheric art, a real highlight in this series, brings home the awesomeness of the marine surroundings and the fraught atmosphere on board.

[Marko · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun and engaging read. The characterisations were good, but did not quite reach excellence (not too much time given to each of them). Lady Hastings and Long John Silver were given the most "screen time" and they carry the story well enough. The fourth part of the series brings in too many fantasy aspects to really keep the interest up for someone focussing on historical fiction. The artwork shines throughout, bringing to us evocative settings and transporting us to another world.

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[Nicolas Ronvel · Rating 4 out of 5]

La suite confirme ce que je pensais : Long John Silver est une très bonne série. On quitte l'Angleterre pour retrouver les personnages sur l'Océan Atlantique. L'ambiance sur le bateau est bien retranscrite, et la tension monte au fur et à mesure des pages.

Pas grand chose d'autre à dire, c'est vraiment prenant, le dessin accompagne bien la furie de l'histoire, et on veut en savoir plus sur ces personnages.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of stories set at sea bore me with the same old tales of storms and doldrums and complaining crews. The second installment of Dorison and Lauffray's Long John Silver avoids that by filling the time with politics and scheming. It's the same tactic that Stevenson used in Treasure Island, but to very different results. Stevenson's adventure story has its moments of darkness, but this is a scarier version with rougher stakes. And of course it looks gorgeous.

[The_Mad_Swede · Rating 4 out of 5]

This second volume of Dorison and Lauffray's Stevenson-inspired series Long John Silver picks up right where the first volume, Lady Vivian Hastings left off, and delivers another really good chapter in this story. Events happen, and the plot moves Silver and his men both closer and further away from the promise of Guiana-Capac.

Still enjoyable, and I have already started on the third album.

[Sergio · Rating 5 out of 5]

No me atraen demasiado las historias de piratas pero ya desde el comienzo el dibujo de este cómic hizo desaparecer cualquier reticencia. Y cuando la historia se combina tan bien con el arte, especialmente vívido en las escenas con el mar de fondo, salen cosas realmente dignas de ser leidas como ocurre con esta serie en general.

[Mathieu · Rating 2 out of 5]

I enjoyed this series of comics, which is a re-visitation on the Treasure Island character, Long John Silver. However, while it was quite pleasurable to read, I found that it fell short of provoking the same fascination and sense of wonder that I felt when I first read Treasure Island or when I consider pirates stories. Maybe it was too predictable.

[Norman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gaze at Lauffray's artwork on the cover and marvel at the contents too. This second title in the series takes us on board the "Neptune" as we follow the machinations of a British Officer, a Lady, a Doctor and of course the Pirates as they head to the Amazon. Brilliant stuff - not a superhero in sight!