Mercenaires

Jeremiah #20

by Hermann Huppen

Jeremiah and Kurdy run into Angus Greenspoon in a resurrected miners' town. But what are the miners after, and who exactly is Angus Greenspoon? Julius may hold the key to the mystery, but there's also a government agent, who is not yet fully corrupt, to take into account...

Genres: Bande Dessinée, Comics, Dystopia

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Hermann was born in 1938 in Bévercé (now a part of Malmedy) in Liège Province. After studying to become a furniture maker and working as interior architect, Hermann made his debut as comic book artist in 1964 in the comics magazine Spirou with a four page story. Greg noticed his talent and offered him to work for his studio. In 1966, he began illustrating the Bernard Prince series written by Greg, published in the comic magazine Tintin periodical. In 1969, also in collaboration with Greg, he began the western series Comanche. This appeared at the same time as other western series such as Blueberry.
Hermann began writing his own stories in 1977, starting the post-apocalyptic Jeremiah series, which is still produced today. In the same period, he also made three albums of Nick, inspired by Little Nemo in Slumberland, for Spirou.[1] In 1983 he began a new series, Les Tours de Bois-Maury, which is set in the Middle Ages and is less focused on action than his other works.
Hermann has also created many non-series graphic novels sometimes together with his son Yves H. One of them, Lune de Guerre, with a story by Jean Van Hamme, was later filmed as The Wedding Party by Dominique Deruddere.[2]
Hermann is characterized by a realistic style and stories that are both somber and angry, with a sense of disillusion with regards to the human character in general, and current society more specifically.


http://www.hermannhuppen.com/hermann-...

Reviews

[Jennifer Juffer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I need to read the Omnibus!
I don’t want 34 individual thin hardcover books!
(I think that’s how many volumes there are in total?!)

I really enjoy the artistry and the concept.
The writing is truly superb, at times.

Being that this is the first Hermann book I’ve read , I’m a lot lost... not a little.
It’s not a foreign landscape, which helps. I think I can find the directions and get back on the trail.
However, I think it best suited if read in order.

Definitely a collection I want to read.

[Hugo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jer y Kurdy se topan con un curioso vendedor de biblias que esta en camino a visitar un pueblo minero. Buscando trabajo se topan con una pareja conocida, que encuentran un secreto sobre el pueblo.

[Johan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Een thema dat tot vervelens toe herhaald wordt in Jeremiah verhalen: ze komen ergens aan, hopen van wat geld te verdienen, er broeit wat, ze geraken er bij betrokken, ze worden verdacht, de hel breekt los, ze overleven het en ze rijden de ondergaande zon tegemoet. Het thema werd in deze strip wat beter uitgewerkt dan gemiddeld, ik moest zelfs een aantal keren glimlachen met de humor.

[Amanda Majasaari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Totally great episode of Jeremiah stories.

[Timo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Olisi näitä enemmänkin voinut suomeksi lukea.

[Math le maudit · Rating 4 out of 5]

Formule connue : deux théâtres d'actions qui finissent par se rejoindre à la fin de l'album. On retrouve quelques vieilles connaissances et des dialogues toujours aussi savoureux.

Puis bon, comme ce serait pas Jeremiah s'il n'y en avait pas, on a aussi une belle brochette d'ordures.