The Ghost Tribe

Blueberry #20

by Jean-Michel Charlier, Mœbius

Graphic Novel

Genres: Comics, Westerns, Bande Dessinée, Graphic Novels, Adventure, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Jean-Michel Charlier was a Belgian script writer best known as a writer of realistic European comics. He was a co-founder of the famed European comics magazine Pilote.

Reviews

[Stewart Tame · Rating 4 out of 5]

So let's see: Blueberry is a prisoner of the US army, most of the Apaches are under close guard on a reservation, but a small band of warriors are free and being hunted by the army. All he needs to do is escape, reunite the small band of warriors--including their leader, Victorio, who, um, um, hates him--with the rest of the tribe, and then get everyone off the reservation and safely to Mexico. Piece of cake!

It's beautiful to watch the whole scheme unfold. So many plot threads have been leading up to this, the most satisfying conclusion of the series to date. Even the brief To Be Continued moment at the end of the volume doesn’t diminish it.

Blueberry remains one of the all-time great comic book Westerns. Highly recommended!

[StrictlySequential · Rating 4 out of 5]

UK Titan Books Edition via Epic = 1990 = £7.95
->Actually 2 "Blueberry" Tomes = 7 & 8 (4th double book)

Story: *****
The intelligence of it is astounding. He knows all sorts of horse-war manouvers, fake outs, migrations over rough terrain and that sort of thing while constantly creating desperate measures against huge odds for his characters.

Art: *****
It's fantastic but it simultaneously makes me feel dumb because Moebius is A1+ yet I cannot grasp its splendour. It obviously showcases some of the best panels that I've ever seen but not at all to an effect of worship.

Coulour: **
It's all sunburned. It's like it's been sitting in the sun and has off-centered by a hair. Yellow and orange dominate.

[Soobie has fog in her brain · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ho fatto più fatica a leggere questo ventesimo volume. Conta probabilmente il fatto che ero in spiaggia e avevo alle spalle un'ora e mezza di sonno la notte precedente.

Tanta strategia e tanti spostamenti, tanto che credo di aver perso il filo del discorso a un certo punto. Però bisogna ammirare la furbizia di Blueberry.

Che fine per il povero Cochise!

Adesso non vedo l'ora di vedere come fa a provare la sua innocenza dall'accusa di aver tentato di assassinare il Presidente degli Stati Uniti.

[Zach · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ghost Tribe is, to me, the most satisfying Blueberry volume yet. Mike’s stratagems go to the next level; he really can’t be stopped. I think the most enjoyable thing is you start to really see the other characters, i.e. Blueberry’s rivals, appreciating his genius. They can’t help it.

Charlier brings the goods and Moebius delivers.

[Kenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great art but a plot that goes goofy at times. If you enjoy spaghetti westerns or John Ford westerns or John Wayne westerns or westerns, the art here will capture you. Page layout is changing compared to past volumes.

[Bharath Dhanasekaran · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent western classical comic.
I have read it many times and enjoyed the story

[Timo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Taas muljutaan aavikolla piilosilla ja tehdään juonia. Mutta nautittavasti, ei tylsästi.

[John Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

Blueberry outsmarts the US Military Command helps the apaches free their comrades and escape back to Mexico. Now he has to confront the Army and restore his name.

[Sotofunkdamental · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Nariz Rota", "La Larga Marcha" y "La Tribu Fantasma" componen el arco argumental "Blueberry Fugitivo".

[Seven Pesos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fugitive Mike Blueberry lives among the Navajo and pulls many impossible capers to save the day. Fun read.

[The_Mad_Swede · Rating 5 out of 5]

Det fjortonde albumet i den svenska utgivningen av Jean-Michel Charlier och Jean Girauds (alias Moebius) eminenta Western-serie (och den tjugonde i den franska originalutgivningen) avslutar den story-arc som påbörjades i album tolv, Spräckta näsan , och sedan fortsatte i album tretton, Den långa marschen . Det handlar alltså om navajofolket på flykt från bedrövliga levnadsförhållanden, men den armén på jakt efter dem. Blueberry och hans vänners har givetvis ett finger med i spelet och den lätt besatte prisjägaren Eggskull är dem på spåren.

Som jag redan tidigare är och förblir Blueberrys äventyr en av de bästa Western-serierna genom tiderna och kan inte rekommenderas varmt nog.

[Math le maudit · Rating 4 out of 5]

Après s'être évadé avec la complicité de Red Neck, Mac Clure, Chihuahua Pearl et les Apaches de Vittorio, Blueberry entreprend de faire sortir les familles apaches de la réserve où on les a parquées.

Il entend ainsi honorer sa dette vis-à-vis d'eux.

Cet album trépidant propose un jeu du chat et de la souris à l' échelle de plusieurs états de l' Union, avec dans le rôle du chat, l' armée américaine et dans celui des souris, les Apaches menées par Cochise et Blueberry.

De multiples retournements de situations, un florilège de ruses de sioux (aussi bizarre que ça puisse paraître pour des Apaches;-) ), du très bon !

[Boopathi · Rating 5 out of 5]

very adventurous

[Tom Mealy]

how do I get to read or see these books?

[Eric Aguirre · Rating 5 out of 5]

Que fascinante son los dibujos Jean Giraud (Moebius) y las historias de Jean-Michel Charlier. Una aventura entrañable y totalmente recomendada.