The Ballad of the Daltons (Lucky Luke)

Lucky Luke #49

by René Goscinny

A lawyer visits the Daltons in prison to explain that an uncle has bequeathed a fortune to them, but that they will only have access to it after shooting every member of the jury who sentenced him to hang and that in front of a very specific witness: Lucky Luke. One prison escape later, the four brothers are riding hard with a list of men to kill and a more or less captive Lucky Luke intent on making their task impossible..."

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

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

René Goscinny (1926 - 1977) was a French author, editor and humorist, who is best known for the comic book Asterix , which he created with illustrator Albert Uderzo, and for his work on the comic series Lucky Luke with Morris (considered the series' golden age).

Reviews

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

Aku terlalu cinta sama Dalton bersaudara terutama Averel dan Joe...tiap baca soal mereka selalu bawaannya gemes pengen aku makan LOL

[Geoffery Crescent · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ah Lucky Luke. It's not quite as subtle as Asterix and it's not quite as clever as Tintin. But maaaaaaan. So, to answer your question, which I can only assume is 'why are you reading a French language version of a picture book adaptation of a 1970's animated film?' it's partly to keep my hand in my Francophone abilities, partly my penchant for obscure bande dessinée apocrypha and partly so anyone visiting my home and using the bathroom will see it and think I'm fancy. Alright, so it's mostly the latter. But either way it's a nice little tale and the quite literally the last thing Rene Goscinny worked on; he recorded the vocals for Luke's horse Jolly Jumper the day before he died. I can't give it more than three stars though, that racist Asian caricature is yikes on several bikes. Or tiens dans beacoup des velos, if you prefer.

[Peter Toth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the first Lucky Luke book that I wholeheartedly enjoyed reading up together with my kids. The first story, the "Ballad of the Daltons" is around 30 pages, and another 3 short stories make up this edition. I loved the humour, the way he dealt with the bandits, the Indian sitter he had to save amongst many, all-in-all a well-rounded story with lots of fun and laughing. The other 3 shorter ones are also ok, this was really good fun that I enjoyed!

[Al Capwned · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first story is quite good but the rest is less than mediocre mostly.

[Η Cultσα · Rating 3 out of 5]

Η ομώνυμη μεγάλη ιστορία είναι πολύ δυνατή και φαίνεται να ήταν σε κείμενα Goscinny. Οι υπόλοιπες δε λένε και πολλά.

[Hanussen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Balada trpí stejnými adaptačními nedostatky jako Daisy Town. Doplňující příběhy jsou taky slabší.

[Miran · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

[Black Cat · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was soo fun. the horse getting a crush and the daltons acc working together w tom was a recipe for amusement.

[StrictlySequential · Rating 3 out of 5]

2016 = £6.99 / $11.95

"The Ballad of the Daltons" (Goscinny)
***
"Blue Stallion" (Greg)
*****
"Ruckus in Pancake Valley" (Morris)
****
"The Sheriff School" (Morris)
**
->But all art is done by Morris<-

[Derek Royal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for the December episode of our Euro Comics series for The Comics Alternative.

[Comics Alternative · Rating 3 out of 5]

http://comicsalternative.com/euro-com...

[Mathilde · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ce n'est pas une BD mais une histoire. Le texte est en retard sur les images