Rodeo

Lucky Luke #2

by Morris, Catarina Labey (Tradução)

Um álbum composto por três histórias diferentes que nos transporta ao mundo do velho Oeste americano. Na primeira, o nosso herói e o seu cavalo Jolly Jumper têm de enfrentar o perigoso Cactus Kid para vencer um Rodeo. Na segunda, Luky Luke chega a Desperado City onde vai ter muito trabalho para conseguir impor a lei e, na terceira e última história, assistimos a uma verdadeira corrida ao ouro em Buffalo Creek.
Um dos primeiros álbuns da série, assinado por Morris, que, como sempre, nos arranca grandes gargalhadas.

Genres: Comics, Bande Dessinée, Westerns, Graphic Novels, Adventure, Comic Book, France

61 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1949

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.
'Lucky Luke' is one of the best-sellers i

Reviews

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 4 out of 5]

We're still in the early days before Goscinny came along, so the plot is bare-bones and the characters shallow. But the action is good, and both the rodeo and the gold rush got a couple laughs out of me. Art is getting better too: to be honest I always liked this better than the style it ultimately adopted.

[Ioana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Încântător a fost și acest volum, Lucky Luke oferind multe momente de toată cinstea. Antagoniștii sunt bine creionați, fiind mulați după nelegiuiții Vestului Sălbatic din marile filme de la Hollywood. Îl vedem pe Lucky Luke nu doar țintind bine cu pistolul, dar și stăpânind arta rodeo-urilor, un sport extrem de răspândit în America chiar și în zilele noastre. Fun fact: când am fost în America în urmă cu câțiva ani am participat la un rodeo și trebuie să recunosc că este o experiență unică, având din nou certitudinea că ceea ce vedem în filme este doar o transpunere a vieții reale.

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[Al Capwned · Rating 3 out of 5]

The early Lucky Luke works by Morris are not anything special really but some of them can still be fun to read (like this one for example).

[Gijs Grob · Rating 5 out of 5]

'Rodeo' bevat drie zeer vroege Lucky Luke-verhalen waarin onze cowboy er weliswaar nog jonger uitziet, maar al even koelbloedig en onverslaanbaar is als later. In de laatste twee verhalen zingt Lucky Luke al zijn theme song, maar dan aan het begin van het avontuur. Het derde verhaal, 'De goudrush naar Buffalo Creek', is het best, met hilarische beelden van een op hol geslagen goudkoorts. Dit verhaal laat zien dat Morris ook zonder Goscinny grappige verhalen kon vertellen. Morris' tekenwerk toont hier nog Disney-invloeden, maar krijgt steeds meer zwier. De uitermate dynamische tekening op de kaft zegt wat dat betreft genoeg.

[Luiz Santiago · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5

[Simon Chadwick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another early collection of Lucky Luke tales at a time when Morris was doing all the hard graft as artist and writer. First of all there’s Rodeo, where Luke stops off in a town looking for a bed for the night only to cross paths with a bully of a villain called Cactus Kid looking to dominate the rodeo the following day. Of course Luke isn’t having any of it, especially when they both find themselves vying for the same hotel room, and some deft footwork swiftly knocks Cactus Kid down a peg or two. With a little mischief in his eye Luke decides to enter the rodeo against him, and although not everything goes Luke’s way you can imagine it all gets straightened out in the end.

The second story involves a city of miscreants in the pay of a mystery man who all have little time for the sheriff and the law. The biggest rogues are the Pistol brothers, dab hands with their guns, and intent on taking Luke out of the picture. Channelling a little more Western gun-toting action than your average Lucky Luke tale, it strikes a good balance between humour and tension as the ne’erdowells chase Luke around town.

The third tale has some more mischief by Luke, albeit cast as innocent fun. However, the prank quickly gets completely of hand as Luke tricks a prospector into thinking he’s discovered gold and before he can stop it there’s a full on gold rush taking place. The story is an interesting parable in greed and assumption, although perhaps not Lucky Luke’s noblest hour.

I’d certainly point you towards the brilliant Morris & Goscinny run as a starting point if you’d never seen a Lucky Luke before, which isn’t to decry the contents of Rodeo. This is a book with stories that, at times, show their age, and where not all the classic elements are in place, which suits me just fine as I know what the books become, but someone new may be forgiven for wondering if this was as good as it got. Personally I’m finding the ongoing collection a fascinating insight into Morris’s development as a creator and how Lucky Luke has changed as a character, and Rodeo is a welcome addition to it.

[Epos Opus · Rating 3 out of 5]

Title: Lucky Luke #2: Suuri Rodeo
Author: Morris
Translator: Mirka Ulanto
Publisher: Story House Egmont
Format: Paperback
Pages: 60
Language: Finnish
Isbn: 978-952-334-485-3
Published: 2022
First Published: 1951
Read and review: 2025
Stars: ⭐⭐⭐(3)
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Lucky Luke #2: Suuri Rodeo

“Original title: Rodéo”

by Morris.

In my opinion, the stories capture humorously well what one might imagine about the Wild West: rodeo riding, criminals, and gold digging. The stories are good, and there is enough humor to keep the comic interesting. The artwork itself is very simple, but that is the style of Lucky Luke.

In the first story Luke goes to a rodeo competition where he is facing an opponent named Cactus Kid. Cactus Kid plays dirty but Luke still ends up winning the competition - and the 1000 dollars as a prize - which Cactus Kid steals, but Luke ends up catching him in the end.

In the second story, there is a town that is completely under the control of criminals.The city sheriff is on the verge of giving up, because he is too tired to go on anymore. In the end, Luke manages to put the bandits behind bars.

In the third story Luke tosses a small gold nugget into a sleeping gold digger’s bowl, and with this trick he sparks a gold rush in the town. A whole town is quickly established in Buffalo Creek. However, the town is soon abandoned once people realize there is no real gold deposit.

[Kevin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Parece que esta historia es para Morris darse el gusto de dibujar una competencia de rodeo. Me gusta como en el pasado hubo espacio para experimentar en los inicios de un artista. Claro que no es todo experimental. Es también una clásica historia de que los tramposos no ganan. Como de costumbre, los paneles de Morris están llenos de vida. Especialmente cuando se da el lujo de hacer un plano general y puede rellenarlo de detalles que de por sí podrían ser su propia historia. En este mismo volumen se encuentra Desperado City, donde se debe enfrentar a los hermanos Pistola, los precursores de los Dalton, además de todo un pueblo de vaqueros. Toda la secuencia es digna de replicar si alguna vez de hace otra película sobre el personaje. Además tenemos la historia La Fiebre de Oro de Buffalo Creek. Y una fiebre fue. Esta historia es un claro ejemplo del efecto mariposa, donde una pequeña broma se vuelve una tormenta. Aquí Morris desde luego que parodia el hecho de que la gente de volvía loca al encontrar oro, pero, ¿donde termina la parodia y donde comienza la historia? Esta historia solo con el concepto llama la atención, pero fue bastante mediocre.

[Hanussen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Druhý díl Luckyho Luka ještě nedosahuje dílů vzniklých ze spolupráce z Goscinym, ale i tak je to příjemné čtení. Na rozdíl od pozdějších alb tu ještě není jeden příběh, ale tři kratší povídky. Titulní Rodeo bylo spíš průměr, ale v příbězích s městěm plným zločinců a o zlaté horečce už se objevily typické vtípky a situace z pozdějších dílů. Kresba odpovídá době vzniku (přelom 40. a 50. let), ale je vidět, že Morris už tenkrát věděl, co dělá (na rozdíl od prvních dílů Hergého Tintina, například).

[Gustavo Nascimento · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interessante como o design original do personagem era diferente da versão que permaneceu. As histórias são simples e divertidas, o humor é bastante físico. A terceira história que explora o surgimento de uma cidade e diversas confusões com base num boato de jazidas de ouro na região.

[Adsun22 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trzy doskonałe historie. W pierwszych dwóch Lucky Luke musi się zmierzyć kolejno z Cactus Kidem i braćmi Pistol, a w trzeciej jest świadkiem gorączki złota spowodowanej pewnym niewinnym prankiem. Ostatnia jest zdecydowanie najzabawniejsza, ale pozostałe też potrafią rozśmieszyć. Doskonała zabawa.

[Horia Calborean · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was much better than the first one in the series. It is not a single story, it is a collection. The last story was actually funny. 3 stars is a bit of a stretch, but since it's better than the first...

[Javi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Las tramas son un poco flojas y ya empiezan a repetirse, demasiado pronto.

[Halvor Harnæs · Rating 2 out of 5]

Morris hadde fortsatt et stykke å gå.

[Hoà · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ça semble que je lis des comics pour obtenir mon KPI. LOL. Mais ce n’est pas vrai. J’aime Lucky Luke comme toujours.

[Satu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sehän parani jo toisessa albumissa. Varsinkin kaksi viimeistä juttua olivat todella hauskoja juttuja siitä, miten ihmiset ovat lampaita.

[Helmut · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gold or bust!
Im ersten Band konnte man ihn noch kaum erkennen, nun hat er bereits die Tolle und singt sein bekanntes "Lonesome Cowboy"-Lied - Lucky Luke nimmt langsam Gestalt an.

In diesem zweiten Band der Reihe sind diese Geschichten versammelt:
Grand rodéo
Lucky Luke à Desperado-City
La ruée vers l'or de Buffalo Creek

Die ersten beiden sind noch recht konventionelle, aber schon recht freche Variationen auf typische Cowboy-Themen: Das Rodeo, in dem der Bösewicht alles an hinterlistigen Tricks auffährt, um Lucky Luke zu schlagen, beziehungsweise die Kleinstadt, die von fiesen Pistoleros übernommen wurde und nun von unserem Helden gesäubert werden muss.

Nett, aber alles nichts gegen die dritte Geschichte, in der unglaublich witzig der Gold-Rush persifliert wird. Wie wegen eines dummen Scherzes ein Dorf praktisch komplett umzieht, in fernen Städten ein Aktienboom deswegen entsteht und am Ende alles wieder zusammenbricht, ist schon herrlich geschildert und ein sehr unterhaltsames Stück Comic.

[Wirotomo Nofamilyname · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cerita 1: 2 bintang
Cerita 2: 2 bintang
Cerita 3: 5 bintang

Rata-rata: 3 bintang

Yang no. 3 mantep banget, versi awal dari cerita Lucky Luke yang kita cintai saat ini. Parodinya mantep banget. :-)

[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

[Math le maudit · Rating 3 out of 5]

Deuxième album de Lucky Luke. Toujours très classique, l'histoire tourne autour... d'un rodéo ! Emaillé, on s'en doute, de multiples incidents car les tricheurs rôdent...

[Van · Rating 5 out of 5]

good

[Argaen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lo que más me sorprendió fue que la cara de Lucky Luke adentro del comic no se parecía a la de la portada.

[Sae-chan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't know Lucky Luke comes in short stories too. The illustration seemed a bit different than usual. Or maybe he was just still fat at that time.

[Timo · Rating 1 out of 5]

Kaiken on alettava jostain, mutta ei tästä järin paljon hyvää sanottavaa löydy.

[Diah Didi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Paling suka di cerita kedua yang tentang tambang emas. :))

[Ayoe · Rating 3 out of 5]

like it