Western Circus

Lucky Luke #36

by Morris (Illustrator), René Goscinny

Mulligan's big top circus rolls into town, bringing wild animals to the Wild West. Zilch, the big cheese organiser of the annual rodeo, decides to eliminate his competition. For Lucky Luke, keeping the peace is a fine juggling act! A madcap adventure for children of all ages.

Genres: Comics, Bande Dessinée, Graphic Novels, Westerns, Humor, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics

46 pages, Paperback

First published March 19, 1970

About the author

The Belgian author Morris (full name Maurice de Bevere) is best known for his humorous cowboy character, Lucky Luke. Morris started his career in 1945 in Le Moustique, creating various covers and illustrations. By the end of the 1940s, Morris met his colleagues Jijé, Franquin and Will. These four artists would be called "The Gang of 4", because they all worked in Jijé's studio at that time. The first episode of Lucky Luke, 'Arizona 1880', was published in L'Almanach Spirou 1947, and was later continued in Spirou. In his early 'Lucky Luke' comics, Morris was greatly inspired by animated cartoons à la Disney.
In 1949, Jijé took Morris and Franquin to the US, where Morris met Jack Davis and Harvey Kurtzman, whom he helped with their plans for Mad Magazine. He also met René Goscinny in the US. In 1955, Morris returned to Europe and collaborated with René Goscinny on 'Lucky Luke'. Goscinny wrote the scenarios of over 35 stories, which led to the great success of the series.
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Reviews

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I feel like a lot of trouble could have been avoided if only the Circus had decided to wait a couple days before moving in to do their act. But then, it would also have avoided the happiest ending.

[Dirk Grobbelaar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rootin' tootin' fun and pretty darn funny! 'Specially that there elephant feller!

[Etienne · Rating 2 out of 5]

J’ai dû mal à prendre une vitesse de croisière dans ma lecture de Lucky Luke. Certains succès, certains échecs, mais il manque un petit quelque chose qui me ferait réellement accroché. Je n'ai pas aimé celui-ci, je l'ai trouvé plutôt ennuyeux. Je vais en essayer un autre et si la magie n’opère pas davantage je vais laisser tomber.

[Salle De · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent, ça me rappel le cirque du soleil

[Fugo Feedback · Rating 4 out of 5]

Leído del recopilatorio de Clásicos del Cómic. Uno de los tomos de Lucky Luke más graciosos e inspirados que leí hasta ahora. El dibujo de Morris sigue llevando la narración magistralmente, como siempre, y el guión de Goscinny no defrauda a la hora de hacer reír (jejeje... ¿cuál es la diferencia entre montar un caballo y un elefante? jijiji...), aunque los personajes no estén del todo explotados.

[StrictlySequential · Rating 4 out of 5]

1985 Dargaud & Brockhampton Press (UK) Edition

It's wonderful reading but does not get the ***** star treatment. It's just too absurd and there are some holes in the story. It's a great idea though and has some priceless moments of tomfoolery.

The color separator did a horrible job but I didn't hold it against the rating.

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Esta historia muestra todo lo que Jolly Jumper puede hacer. Está llena de amor y con sus momentos tristes de como una pequeña empresa puede ser saboteada por una grande. Mas alla de los chistes esta el mensaje de vivir y dejar vivir y que el mejor gane.

[Sylvester (Taking a break in 2023) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Favorite character in this one - the lion who only eats vegetable soup. The circus joins the rodeo and someone has to rope the elephant. More fun from Morris and Goscinny.

[Benja · Rating 5 out of 5]

He's a poor lonesome cowboy and a long way from home. What more do you need to know?

[Al Capwned · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this when I was a kid and now I can also appreciate the fact that Captain Mulligan is drawn after actor W.C. Fields. Goscinny comics always had these references.

[Timmys buchwelt · Rating 3 out of 5]

In diesem Buch geht es um den Zirkus Mulligan, den Rodeo-Veranstalter Zilch und die Indianer. Am Anfang war Mulligan verachtet. Doch zum Schluss wurden aus Konkurrenzen Korrespondenten.

Das Comic ist meiner Meinung nach gut gezeichnet.

Am Anfang dachte ich, dass Morris hier der Autor ist, weil es goodreads.com so angibt. Doch nein, es ist René Goscinny.

Der Inhalt wirkt meiner Meinung nach etwas in die Länge gezogen. Man könnte auch die Hälfte der Seiten verwenden und trotzdem den gleichen Inhalt erzielen.

Ich habe das Buch für die Aufgabe "Lies ein Buch, das länger als das vorherige ist" für die Lese-Herausforderung N.E.W.T.s. Es hat um 20 Seiten mehr als "Wie Obelix als kleines Kind in den Zaubertrank gefallen ist". Somit habe ich in folgenden Bereichen Aufgaben erledigt:

Zauberstabmacher (fertig)

Fazit? Auch wenn der Zeichenstil gut war, gefiel mir der Inhalt nicht so gut.

[Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay. I liked the lion Nelson, the gags around the elephant and Jolly Jumper and the circus director who looked exactly like movie star W.C. Fields (and had quite a few character quirks of him).

[Paulo Teixeira · Rating 4 out of 5]

(PT) Lucky Luke encontra por acaso uma turma de circo itinerante, onde aparentemente, as coisas não andam lá muito bem. E ele ficar para os ajudar, contra indios e um ambicioso promotor de rodeos, que detesta concorrência.

[Η Cultσα · Rating 4 out of 5]

Μέχρι να τελειώσει η καραντίνα θα έχω διαβάσει ό,τι Λούκυ Λουκ υπάρχει και δεν υπάρχει. Το Τσίρκο είναι κι αυτό μία από τις καλές περιπέτειες από την εποχή Goscinny. Μοναδικό μειονέκτημα το βεβιασμένο happy end.

[Maya Poedji · Rating 5 out of 5]

Komik ini yg bikin aq nge-fans sama cowboy!

[Komuniststar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cirkus donosi pregršt dobrih fora u priči o sukobu cirkusa i gazde gradića na zapadu.

[Antonio Meridda · Rating 3 out of 5]

In questo episodio, il circo arriva nel west! E con esso, improbabili personaggi, cui gli abitanti del Nord America dell'epoca non erano avvezzi: elefanti, pagliacci e leoni!

[KTA · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lo leí como a los cinco años, fue mi primer cómic. Lo llevo en el cocora

[Rangga Sukmawijaya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dari halaman pertama, komik ini sudah bikin ketawa. Ini seri Lucky Luke yang paling kaya karakter. Morris bisa membuat unsur-unsur dalam sirkus menjadi komikal. Jolly Jumper patut diacungi jempol.

[Victor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent.This was my first encounter with Lucky Luke ...and it was superb !

[Timo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sirkus nyt vain on typerä laji ja kaikki siihen liittyvä on tylsyyttä.

[Davidjareno · Rating 5 out of 5]

J'adore les jeux de mots de Goscinny

[Erik · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny, although a bit unbelievable story about a circus that is stranded in a small town in Texas.

[Black Cat · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has some of the absolute best jokes in the series.
What do you mean Jolly Jumper whistled to summon Lucky Luke??
Brilliant.

[julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

tiene sus momentos

[Miriam Blair · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kind of racist but I like the lion.

[Bernard Convert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Petite forme, Goscinny, depuis Dalton city, je trouve...

[Henrikhus · Rating 2 out of 5]

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[Lelyana's Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lucky Luke is the sexiest cowboy, ever! I was fangirling over him for so many years, and well until forever. Hahaha

[Primadonna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reread for the... uh. I can't remember.