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Lucky Luke (vu par...) #5
Swiss Bliss
Even a hero from the Far West needs a vacation from time to time, and looking after a few Swiss cows seems like the perfect opportunity for Lucky Luke. These milk cows happen to produce the precious substance necessary for the production of authentic Swiss chocolate! The West has just discovered cocoa, and chocolate should soon be a commodity in all mouths. And yet... between vicious autograph hounds, the chief of the Chicoree tribe, and two cowboys whose frustrated love leads to even more frustrating brawling, will Lucky Luke end up yearning for a reunion with the Daltons?
68 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 15, 2021
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Ralf König
108 books103 followersRalf König was born on the 8th of August in Soest, Westphalia, Germany. He went to the secondary school in Werl and then later did an apprenticeship as a cabinet-maker. In 1979 during his coming-out he published his first short comic stories which due to the politically motivated gay-movement were very engaged. The comic-stories appeared in the Munich underground magazine Zomix as well as in the gay periodical Rosa Flieder. He decided to continue his studies and then trained at the National Academy of Art in Düsseldorf from 1981-1986 concentrating on Free Art.
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March 9, 2022
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
❗This is a spoiler-free ARC review from NetGalley❗
I picked this ARC because Lucky Luke was a big part of my childhood, so I jumped at the opportunity to read this graphic novel. As with most of my ARC comic/graphic novel reviews this will be short and to the point.
It was a cute little story. It really was. Not much in the way of suspence but still entertaining. I absolutely loved the mlm representation, I honestly did not expect to find a homosexual relationship between two men in a Western themed comic like this but I was happily surprised. I guess I didn't pay much attention to the cover 😅😅. It was very Broadback Mountain, I really liked it. It took a few pages to realise that this graphic novel isn't exactly suitable for children, though. It has nothing to do with the lgbtq+ representation, of course, that's natural and children should to be educated on that, it has to do with the several bathing scenes and the expressive art when it came to the male genitals. That was a little weird 😬😬 A lot of focus on the testies, that's all I'll say..
Speaking of the art, aside from the strange shape of Lucky Luke's (and others') genitals through his pants (and onesee), it was actually pretty good. Lucky Luke, his horse, and the Dalton Brothers look exactly like I remember them from my childhood. It brought back a lot of happy memories and it was a nice throughback for me.
I would probably recommend this to fans Lucky Luke.
❗This is a spoiler-free ARC review from NetGalley❗
I picked this ARC because Lucky Luke was a big part of my childhood, so I jumped at the opportunity to read this graphic novel. As with most of my ARC comic/graphic novel reviews this will be short and to the point.
It was a cute little story. It really was. Not much in the way of suspence but still entertaining. I absolutely loved the mlm representation, I honestly did not expect to find a homosexual relationship between two men in a Western themed comic like this but I was happily surprised. I guess I didn't pay much attention to the cover 😅😅. It was very Broadback Mountain, I really liked it. It took a few pages to realise that this graphic novel isn't exactly suitable for children, though. It has nothing to do with the lgbtq+ representation, of course, that's natural and children should to be educated on that, it has to do with the several bathing scenes and the expressive art when it came to the male genitals. That was a little weird 😬😬 A lot of focus on the testies, that's all I'll say..
Speaking of the art, aside from the strange shape of Lucky Luke's (and others') genitals through his pants (and onesee), it was actually pretty good. Lucky Luke, his horse, and the Dalton Brothers look exactly like I remember them from my childhood. It brought back a lot of happy memories and it was a nice throughback for me.
I would probably recommend this to fans Lucky Luke.
December 23, 2025
Die belgische Comicreihe „Lucky Luke“ über den wortkargen Wildwesthelden, der schneller zieht als sein Schatten, existiert seit 1946. Seit dem 70-jährigen Jubiläum der Heftserie im Jahr 2016 sind mehrere Hommagen erschienen, darunter die Nummer 5, die aus der Feder des namhaften deutschen Autors und Zeichners Ralf König stammt. Mit der Graphic Novel „Zarter Schmelz“ setzt er dem wahrscheinlich berühmtesten Cowboy der Comicgeschichte auf seine ganz eigene Art ein Denkmal.
Dieses Mal schiebt Lucky Luke allerdings eine ziemlich ruhige Kugel, als er zusammen mit „Bud Willis“ einige Schweizer Milchkühe hüten soll, damit diese ihre vom Reisestress bedingte lila Farbe verlieren, so dass aus ihrer Milch edle Schokolade hergestellt werden kann, und sich dabei Buds Lebens- und Liebesgeschichte anhört. Diese teils etwas absurde Story um Bud und „Terrence McQueen“, die sich beim Schafehüten in der Wildnis näherkommen, weist wohl nicht zufällig deutliche Parallelen zur beliebten Schwulenromanze „Brokeback Mountain“ auf.
Dabei fällt auf, dass König, der v. a. zu Beginn seiner Zeichenkarriere vor allem für seine ausführlichen schwulen Sexdarstellungen bekannt war, sich hier auffällig mit graphischen Einzelheiten zurückhält (das Äußerste, was in diesem Heft dargestellt wird, ist ein inniger Kuss des Männerpaars), vielleicht aus Respekt vor dem altehrwürdigen Cowboyhelden und seinen Schöpfern.
Dafür gibt es eine ganze Menge Anspielungen auf verschiedene Comics, Western- und Schwulenfilme, und die Namen der Figuren sind auch zum Schmunzeln oder manchmal sogar zum Brüllen.
Mir persönlich gefielen natürlich die beiden coolen Kampflesben Calamity Jane und „Sitting Butch“ am besten, denen ihre übergroße Wiedersehensfreude stets an ihren lässigen Sprüchen und am unbewegten Gesicht abzulesen ist.
Auch wenn ich die Handlung manchmal etwas verwirrend fand, weil mir beim Lesen nicht immer völlig klar war, in welcher der unterschiedlichen Erzählzeiten ich mich gerade befand, ist dieser Comic nichtsdestotrotz ein Spaß für alle Lucky-Luke-, Ralf-König- und/oder Westernfans, so wie auch für Leute, die ganz generell mit der Geschichte der Popkultur etwas anfangen können, vor allem aus der queeren Community. Köstlich, dieser zarte Schmelz!
4 Sterne.
Dieses Mal schiebt Lucky Luke allerdings eine ziemlich ruhige Kugel, als er zusammen mit „Bud Willis“ einige Schweizer Milchkühe hüten soll, damit diese ihre vom Reisestress bedingte lila Farbe verlieren, so dass aus ihrer Milch edle Schokolade hergestellt werden kann, und sich dabei Buds Lebens- und Liebesgeschichte anhört. Diese teils etwas absurde Story um Bud und „Terrence McQueen“, die sich beim Schafehüten in der Wildnis näherkommen, weist wohl nicht zufällig deutliche Parallelen zur beliebten Schwulenromanze „Brokeback Mountain“ auf.
Dabei fällt auf, dass König, der v. a. zu Beginn seiner Zeichenkarriere vor allem für seine ausführlichen schwulen Sexdarstellungen bekannt war, sich hier auffällig mit graphischen Einzelheiten zurückhält (das Äußerste, was in diesem Heft dargestellt wird, ist ein inniger Kuss des Männerpaars), vielleicht aus Respekt vor dem altehrwürdigen Cowboyhelden und seinen Schöpfern.
Dafür gibt es eine ganze Menge Anspielungen auf verschiedene Comics, Western- und Schwulenfilme, und die Namen der Figuren sind auch zum Schmunzeln oder manchmal sogar zum Brüllen.
Mir persönlich gefielen natürlich die beiden coolen Kampflesben Calamity Jane und „Sitting Butch“ am besten, denen ihre übergroße Wiedersehensfreude stets an ihren lässigen Sprüchen und am unbewegten Gesicht abzulesen ist.
Auch wenn ich die Handlung manchmal etwas verwirrend fand, weil mir beim Lesen nicht immer völlig klar war, in welcher der unterschiedlichen Erzählzeiten ich mich gerade befand, ist dieser Comic nichtsdestotrotz ein Spaß für alle Lucky-Luke-, Ralf-König- und/oder Westernfans, so wie auch für Leute, die ganz generell mit der Geschichte der Popkultur etwas anfangen können, vor allem aus der queeren Community. Köstlich, dieser zarte Schmelz!
4 Sterne.
April 12, 2022
After 75 years of Lucky Luke comics, Lucky Luke finally gets what he's always lacked: nipples!
In some editions, the title of this book clearly indicates it is an homage to Lucky Luke, and not just another part of an ongoing series. That was clearly lost on some of the readers of the English version, as evidenced by some reviews. I have been reading the work of Ralf König for years, so I knew exactly what to expect: weirdly shaped mouths, copious body and facial hair, bulbous noses, bulging crotches, and gay sex. Because it's Lucky Luke, though, there's no full nudity.
At its heart, this is a very sweet love story between two cowboys who gradually accept that they are "fruits" and don't care what the people of "straight gulch" think.
I have some reservations. The Native American characters are stereotyped. I can almost forgive this because it was common in the original series. And Calamity Jane is presented, almost, as lesbian. On careful reading, it seems that she was actually oblivious to the fact that "Sitting Butch" was sexually interested in her, but a reader could easily get the wrong idea.
All in all, I quite enjoyed it.
In some editions, the title of this book clearly indicates it is an homage to Lucky Luke, and not just another part of an ongoing series. That was clearly lost on some of the readers of the English version, as evidenced by some reviews. I have been reading the work of Ralf König for years, so I knew exactly what to expect: weirdly shaped mouths, copious body and facial hair, bulbous noses, bulging crotches, and gay sex. Because it's Lucky Luke, though, there's no full nudity.
At its heart, this is a very sweet love story between two cowboys who gradually accept that they are "fruits" and don't care what the people of "straight gulch" think.
I have some reservations. The Native American characters are stereotyped. I can almost forgive this because it was common in the original series. And Calamity Jane is presented, almost, as lesbian. On careful reading, it seems that she was actually oblivious to the fact that "Sitting Butch" was sexually interested in her, but a reader could easily get the wrong idea.
All in all, I quite enjoyed it.
July 23, 2021
Ein Stern, weil es schön war, Lucky Luke und die anderen Figuren in der Ralf-König-Version zu sehen. Die Story ist "hm, was könnte denn auf dieser Seite jetzt passieren, ach, irgendwas". Die Kindle-Version ist nicht fürs Betrachten auf Geräten optimiert, aber das merke ich hier nur so zur Warnung an, für die Punktevergabe war es egal.
February 8, 2022
Perhaps the best LL spin-off, staying faithful to LL we learnt and loved, while going diversity-wise!
June 10, 2022
C'est drôle, ca s'amuse et c'est quand même très transgressif pour un Lucky Luke. Ça fait des jokes que tu n'arrives pas à croire qu'elles passent en 2022 mais maudit, ça passe. Je force un peu la note, mais c'est très rafraîchissant comme lecture.
August 25, 2024
Bem, não posso dizer que estava à espera de uma história como esta ambientada no universo de Lucky Luke, e só por isso o livro ganha pontos! Este é obviamente um livro que é filho do seu tempo (editado em 2021), pois dificilmente veríamos este tema abordado há 20 ou 30 anos atrás... Há uma certa tensão (homos)sexual emanada de Lucky Luke que não deixa de nos baralhar ,. Possivelmente, era mesmo a intenção do autor deixar no ar essa "dúvida", também porque não convém esticar demasiado a corda com uma personagem que já é bastante conhecida e amada por uma grande legião de fãs.
Achei esquisita a forma da boca das personagens, praticamente de lado em todas elas (os Dalton, por exemplo, são uma excepção)... principalmente nas personagens barbudas isso ficou muito estranho, mas percebi entretanto que as bocas assim são um dos traços de 'marca' de Ralf König. Os balões de diálogo por vezes também não estão inequivocamente direccionados, o que confunde um pouco, e o tipo de letra não é o mais fácil de ler...
Mas enfim, no geral, este livro é uma agradável surpresa que acaba por ser diferente daquilo que estamos eventualmente à espera e, só por isso, ainda que hesitante entre as 3 e as 4 estrelas de classificação, opto pelas 4.
Achei esquisita a forma da boca das personagens, praticamente de lado em todas elas (os Dalton, por exemplo, são uma excepção)... principalmente nas personagens barbudas isso ficou muito estranho, mas percebi entretanto que as bocas assim são um dos traços de 'marca' de Ralf König. Os balões de diálogo por vezes também não estão inequivocamente direccionados, o que confunde um pouco, e o tipo de letra não é o mais fácil de ler...
Mas enfim, no geral, este livro é uma agradável surpresa que acaba por ser diferente daquilo que estamos eventualmente à espera e, só por isso, ainda que hesitante entre as 3 e as 4 estrelas de classificação, opto pelas 4.
January 15, 2022
I'm not sure the world actually needed a Lucky Luke/Brokeback Mountain mashup, but here we have it. The story's pretty good, but I'm not fond of the art and the depiction of Native Americans comes off as a little, um, dated.
Received via NetGalley.
Received via NetGalley.
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January 14, 2023Un relativement correct album de Ralf König qui raconte une histoire d'amour/haine entre deux hommes et dont Lucky Luke semble être de passage pour aider à résoudre ce conflit plus qu'au centre de l'histoire en temps que tel (mais d'un autre côté, le récit est raconté par un des deux hommes qu'il a aidé donc on peut comprendre que le récit ne se centre pas sur le célèbre cow-boy).
Ce n'est pas très explicite, on passe beaucoup de temps à parler d'homosexualité de d'homophobie, la narration a beaucoup d'allusions à la série de Lucky Luke, plusieurs personnages (Dalton, Calamity Jane) font même leur apparition pour +/- longtemps. On apprécie aussi que ces personnages discutent de leur sexualité ou du moins on la devine. Pour Lucky Luke, on perçoit, sans le nommer toutefois, qu'il est clairement asexuel et/ou aromantique, peut-être aurait-il été intéressant d'approfondir cet aspect, mais peut-être que les blancs sont aussi suffisants ici pour un album "hommage".
Le seul hic, semblablement à la série originale, la représentation des personnages des Premières Nations appelés amérindiens ou indiens dans la BD [Lucky Luke précise "chicorée" quand un des personnages demande "indiens?", j'ai l'impression qu'il s'agit d'une grosse erreur de traduction de l'allemand vers le français, mais je suis incapable de comprendre de quelle nation il pourrait s'agir ou quelle précision était dans l'original... tous les essais que j'effectue ne donne aucun résultat] est tout aussi caricaturale (physiquement, linguistiquement, dans les danses, etc.) que dans la série originale. Le seul petit aspect plus intéressant que dans l'original c'est qu'elles sont queer.
Ce n'est pas très explicite, on passe beaucoup de temps à parler d'homosexualité de d'homophobie, la narration a beaucoup d'allusions à la série de Lucky Luke, plusieurs personnages (Dalton, Calamity Jane) font même leur apparition pour +/- longtemps. On apprécie aussi que ces personnages discutent de leur sexualité ou du moins on la devine. Pour Lucky Luke, on perçoit, sans le nommer toutefois, qu'il est clairement asexuel et/ou aromantique, peut-être aurait-il été intéressant d'approfondir cet aspect, mais peut-être que les blancs sont aussi suffisants ici pour un album "hommage".
Le seul hic, semblablement à la série originale, la représentation des personnages des Premières Nations appelés amérindiens ou indiens dans la BD [Lucky Luke précise "chicorée" quand un des personnages demande "indiens?", j'ai l'impression qu'il s'agit d'une grosse erreur de traduction de l'allemand vers le français, mais je suis incapable de comprendre de quelle nation il pourrait s'agir ou quelle précision était dans l'original... tous les essais que j'effectue ne donne aucun résultat] est tout aussi caricaturale (physiquement, linguistiquement, dans les danses, etc.) que dans la série originale. Le seul petit aspect plus intéressant que dans l'original c'est qu'elles sont queer.
June 29, 2023
Chokoladedrenge Lucky Luke et ekstraordinært eventyr.
af Ralf König
Udgivet af @forlagetcobolt
Som Barn var Lucky Luke en af de helt store favoritter, og jeg læste den ensomme cowboys eventyr igen og igen.
Da jeg blev lidt ældre opdagede jeg Ralf Königs fantastiske striber og albums. Det var vildt for mig dengang. Eksplicit homoseksuel sex og grove jokes. Har grinet virkelig meget af Dræberkondomet og Bøsse Og Bøsse Imellem.
Så da det blev meldt ud af Ralf König skulle lave en Lucky Luke Historie i den alternative serie, var jeg på. Tidligere har prominente navne som Mawil og Bonhomme, lavet albums i Lucky Luke Et Ekstraordinært Eventyr serien, og dem jeg har læst har alle været interessante.
I Chokoladedrenge møder Lucky Luke, der tager en pause fra rampelyset, og påtager sig en opgave med at fragte nogle lilla køer for en schweizisk chokolademager. Dette gøres sammen med en mand der fortæller om en ulykkelig queer kærlighedshistorie der fandt sted på Bareback mountain. Historien udvikler sig dramatisk men det vil jeg ikke afsløre her. Historien er også virkelig morsom og finurlig og man kommer til at holde af figurerne med det samme.
Vi møder også karakterer fra den oprindelige serie og det gør en gammel fan glad! Det her er i det hele taget en smuk sammensmeltning af Lucky Luke og Ralf Königs klassiske streg og håndtekstning. Hans farvelægning er ligeså fremragende.
Forfatten har et smukt efterskrift om at der selvfølgelig også fandtes homosexuelle og nonbinære cowboys - deres historier er bare ikke blevet fortalt
Før.
Så jeg blev faktisk rørt over at læse fortællingen om den ensomme cowboy der hjalp kærligheden med at blomstre mellem to mennesker.
af Ralf König
Udgivet af @forlagetcobolt
Som Barn var Lucky Luke en af de helt store favoritter, og jeg læste den ensomme cowboys eventyr igen og igen.
Da jeg blev lidt ældre opdagede jeg Ralf Königs fantastiske striber og albums. Det var vildt for mig dengang. Eksplicit homoseksuel sex og grove jokes. Har grinet virkelig meget af Dræberkondomet og Bøsse Og Bøsse Imellem.
Så da det blev meldt ud af Ralf König skulle lave en Lucky Luke Historie i den alternative serie, var jeg på. Tidligere har prominente navne som Mawil og Bonhomme, lavet albums i Lucky Luke Et Ekstraordinært Eventyr serien, og dem jeg har læst har alle været interessante.
I Chokoladedrenge møder Lucky Luke, der tager en pause fra rampelyset, og påtager sig en opgave med at fragte nogle lilla køer for en schweizisk chokolademager. Dette gøres sammen med en mand der fortæller om en ulykkelig queer kærlighedshistorie der fandt sted på Bareback mountain. Historien udvikler sig dramatisk men det vil jeg ikke afsløre her. Historien er også virkelig morsom og finurlig og man kommer til at holde af figurerne med det samme.
Vi møder også karakterer fra den oprindelige serie og det gør en gammel fan glad! Det her er i det hele taget en smuk sammensmeltning af Lucky Luke og Ralf Königs klassiske streg og håndtekstning. Hans farvelægning er ligeså fremragende.
Forfatten har et smukt efterskrift om at der selvfølgelig også fandtes homosexuelle og nonbinære cowboys - deres historier er bare ikke blevet fortalt
Før.
Så jeg blev faktisk rørt over at læse fortællingen om den ensomme cowboy der hjalp kærligheden med at blomstre mellem to mennesker.
January 23, 2022
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre: Graphic Novel
When I saw a graphic novel about Lucky Luke, I grabbed my hands on it as quickly as I possibly could without even reading synopsis of what the story is about.
In all honesty, I did not expect to see a story including a topic of being gay in Wild West. I think the idea is great as it awakes an awareness and teach younger readers of acceptance and tolerance. Illustrations were nice. Overall, it was an average novel.
With thanks to NetGalley and especially to Europe Comics for an electronic ARC in return for an honest review.
Genre: Graphic Novel
When I saw a graphic novel about Lucky Luke, I grabbed my hands on it as quickly as I possibly could without even reading synopsis of what the story is about.
In all honesty, I did not expect to see a story including a topic of being gay in Wild West. I think the idea is great as it awakes an awareness and teach younger readers of acceptance and tolerance. Illustrations were nice. Overall, it was an average novel.
With thanks to NetGalley and especially to Europe Comics for an electronic ARC in return for an honest review.
March 16, 2022
I received a copy of this graphic novel through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Lucky Luke goes all Brokeback mountain in this graphic novel. I remember a bit about the original Lucky Luke stories from my childhood but not too much. I was too young to actually enjoy them and could probably use some memory refreshment. Still I’m quite sure that the original material wasn’t as queer.😂
It wasn’t too bad but it wasn’t anything overly great either. The art wasn’t really for me, I remember that I quite liked the look of the original graphic novel, so that’s sad….😔 Some scenes were funny but a lot of the jokes fell a bit flat. As a love story it was kinda sweet, even though very hairy…😃
Lucky Luke goes all Brokeback mountain in this graphic novel. I remember a bit about the original Lucky Luke stories from my childhood but not too much. I was too young to actually enjoy them and could probably use some memory refreshment. Still I’m quite sure that the original material wasn’t as queer.😂
It wasn’t too bad but it wasn’t anything overly great either. The art wasn’t really for me, I remember that I quite liked the look of the original graphic novel, so that’s sad….😔 Some scenes were funny but a lot of the jokes fell a bit flat. As a love story it was kinda sweet, even though very hairy…😃
April 10, 2022
Pastiche plein d’humour, qui mélange clins d’oeil au célèbre cowboy Lucky Luke, parle de chocolat suisse et fait référence à Brokeback Mountain. Amusant!
March 6, 2026
Lucky Luke, mais queer ❤️
January 25, 2022
I found the story boring, and couldn't understand anything. The drawings and colors felt dull. The speech bubbles were lousy and not catchy.
January 8, 2022
I read this in English.
I'm going to take full responsibility for the fact that I stepped into this story somewhat unaware of what I was reading. I jumped into it without reading the full description, which I'm sometimes bad about doing, so I didn't know what to expect, honestly. I saw "Lucky Luke" and, remembering my time watching the cartoons on television, I read only the first few lines of the description (my fault), and immediately downloaded it and settled in with the thought that I'd be reading, essentially, what I remembered from having watched the show.
This really wasn't the Lucky Luke that I expected, and maybe that's just because I'm incorrectly remembering everything from when I watched it before. I'm honestly not really sure where this fell flat, but I didn't expect the story that I got. The illustrations weren't bad, but the story's plot fell somewhat short of amazing (though it wasn't absolutely terrible).
I think that some people may really love this, but it just wasn't really me.
I'm going to take full responsibility for the fact that I stepped into this story somewhat unaware of what I was reading. I jumped into it without reading the full description, which I'm sometimes bad about doing, so I didn't know what to expect, honestly. I saw "Lucky Luke" and, remembering my time watching the cartoons on television, I read only the first few lines of the description (my fault), and immediately downloaded it and settled in with the thought that I'd be reading, essentially, what I remembered from having watched the show.
This really wasn't the Lucky Luke that I expected, and maybe that's just because I'm incorrectly remembering everything from when I watched it before. I'm honestly not really sure where this fell flat, but I didn't expect the story that I got. The illustrations weren't bad, but the story's plot fell somewhat short of amazing (though it wasn't absolutely terrible).
I think that some people may really love this, but it just wasn't really me.
March 6, 2022
Als ich erfahren habe, dass der König der Knollennasen an einer Hommage für den Mann, der schneller schießt als sein Schatten, arbeitet, war ich erst überrascht und dann sehr gespannt. In meiner Grundschulzeit habe ich mir jede Woche alle verfügbaren Lucky Luke Comics aus dem Bücherbus ausgeliehen und immer wieder gelesen. Mit dem Wechsel auf die Oberschule hatte ich dann andere Interessen, sodass ich nur etwa die ersten 50 Bände kenne. Aber dieses Wissen genügt locker, um Ralf Königs Hommage genießen zu können. Calamity Jane fand ich damals sehr beeindruckend und ich freue mich, dass sie in "Zarter Schmelz" ihren Auftritt hat. Ralf König ist eine harmonische Mischung aus klassischen Elementen der Lucky Luke Originale (z.B. Wutausbrüche von Joe Dalton: "Ich hasse ihn! Ich hasse ihn! Ich hasse ihn!", die typischen Kolorierungen, Jolly Jumpers Kommentare) und seinem eigenen Stil (z.B. die Blicke, die Knollennasen, die Kommentare aus dem Off) gelungen. Besonders schön finde ich, dass er mit der Hauptfigur Lucky Luke dabei so respektvoll umgegangen ist.
July 3, 2021
Nostagie pur! Meine Lieblingsfigur ist der Schweizer, ich kann seinen Akzent hören, oder?
August 7, 2021
Ralf König vom Feinsten. Eine wunderschön-amüsante Mischung aus Lucky Luke und Brokeback Mountain, in der es nicht nur um LGBTQ geht,sondern auch um Liebe, Lebensqualität und, ganz wichtig, schwyzer Schokolade, oder?
August 21, 2021
Super Hommage! Lucky Luke goes Brokeback Mountain, und es gibt ein Wiedersehen mit Calamity Jane (immer wieder ein Brüller) sowie den Daltons... bin begeistert.
Und nein, Lucky Luke ist nicht schwul, aber cool, und die Geschichte um Bud und Terrence ist einfach nett.
Und nein, Lucky Luke ist nicht schwul, aber cool, und die Geschichte um Bud und Terrence ist einfach nett.
July 6, 2021
Eine wundervolle Hommage an den wilden Westen, Cowboys und Indianer ... sehr gut gezeichnet und geschrieben.
September 5, 2021
Spassige Hommage an die Lucky Luke Comics in typischem Ralf König Stil. Einige gute Meta-Gags, spassige Auftritte von bekannten Gesichtern wie den Daltons und Calamity Jane. Hat Spass gemacht!
January 27, 2022
What the heck was anyone thinking producing this? I nabbed this off NetGalley.com's page to review. I love the Lucky Luke series and the illustration work is outstanding, fun and a model of sequential storytelling. I figured I was about to dive into another great story. Instead, I found the pool not only empty, but full of nasty smelling mud.
The first pages caught me off guard with horrendous rendering, poor settings, bad dialogue and worse, a barely readable font. Was the font chosen so that folks couldn't read the lack of story, plot and the very ideals that make up a series that stretches back to 1946? This thing upends all that and is more a poorly thought out attempt at satire of the Lucky Luke series.
That is the trouble with NetGalley.com. There's no ability to pick up the book and flip a few pages. That or click on a couple pages of preview. It's a dice throw that I've mostly gotten snake eyes. If I could've seen a few pages, I would've never have followed through with this and other offerings on the site.
On the other hand, I do have still another example of rotten contemporary graphic storytelling to point to.
This frustrated me so, I went rummaging for a more recent Lucky Luke volume to take in before finishing this one. That brought me to 'Lucky Luke Saddles Up'. Read that and reviewed here. I then was aware that the effort is to trash the past Lucky Luke family, burn them to the ground and bury them all deep. This book is far worse than 'Saddle Up'. With this Europe Comics set off a nuclear device at the grave site.
As I have tried to read recently written non-fiction, fiction and, even, comics, I keep getting pounded by iron club moralists threatening I follow their viewpoints, these from the left. I'm finding this in most of the books I've read recently, that don't otherwise claim to be screaming preachy sermons at me. Reading Robert Kenndy's 'The Real Tony Fauci', I knew what I was getting into. That should not happen reading a cartoon book of 'Lucky Luke'.
A bit of inside knowledge woulda warned me. The creator of this 'Lucky Luke' volume, I looked into after, is a preacher of sexual behavior outside trying to produce a kid. He's written a bunch of it. Thus, again, Europe Comics is to blame for knowingly handed over the charred corpses of the 'Lucky Luke' family to one who would produce what this volume is.
Just to be be specific, there is no real story here, which isn't odd for a Lucky Luke entry. It's a non-stop rattling off various "Queen", "Straight", "B_ _ _ _ ", "Fruit", "Sitting Butch", etc. in the dialogue. Not to mention the harshest language I've read in a Lucky Luke. Does a character telling another character to "spread her thighs" belong in a Lucky Luke book?
There are also a bunch of sexual images drawn in from the shiny whatever-it-is on the seat of pants of one of the characters to hairy details of the characters that is not needed....Especially, as the person drawing otherwise lops off details for the style used.
The story is all sexual with heavy swipes at those of the homosexual side. even questioning the main character's sexuality. The writer's agenda was to have as many as possible thrown into certain groups of sexual wants. Again, not something that belongs in a Lucky Luke book and strays mightily from the past volumes.
Which brings up the warping of history, trying to claim Calamity Jane is a lesbian, which she wasn't. Also a photo tacked to the back of the book that is labeled as an example of homosexuality in the American West as compared to two guys shaking hands as friends....having me wonder if the writer sees all photos of hand shaking as something other than it is. Based on empirical evidence this writer has a hell of a chip on his shoulder.
Let me note that if this was a book found in a pornographic site, I should not be surprised at the contents. My review would be very different. In that this is part of a 75 year old, rather consistent series, this is about the worse to be expected and shame on Europe Comics setting this out and besmirching a solid series.
On a technical level, the two books mentioned caves the copyright side as one could now draw 'Lucky Lucy' with yellow shirt and straw in the teeth and Europe Comics would have trouble legally defending their legal ownership in court. Noted something similar with rash alterations of the Spirou character about a year ago.
Bottom line: I don't recommend this book. 0 out of ten points, or one Goodreads point, as Goodreads doesn't have a lesser way to grade.
I believe this is only the second time I've rated a volume this low.
The first pages caught me off guard with horrendous rendering, poor settings, bad dialogue and worse, a barely readable font. Was the font chosen so that folks couldn't read the lack of story, plot and the very ideals that make up a series that stretches back to 1946? This thing upends all that and is more a poorly thought out attempt at satire of the Lucky Luke series.
That is the trouble with NetGalley.com. There's no ability to pick up the book and flip a few pages. That or click on a couple pages of preview. It's a dice throw that I've mostly gotten snake eyes. If I could've seen a few pages, I would've never have followed through with this and other offerings on the site.
On the other hand, I do have still another example of rotten contemporary graphic storytelling to point to.
This frustrated me so, I went rummaging for a more recent Lucky Luke volume to take in before finishing this one. That brought me to 'Lucky Luke Saddles Up'. Read that and reviewed here. I then was aware that the effort is to trash the past Lucky Luke family, burn them to the ground and bury them all deep. This book is far worse than 'Saddle Up'. With this Europe Comics set off a nuclear device at the grave site.
As I have tried to read recently written non-fiction, fiction and, even, comics, I keep getting pounded by iron club moralists threatening I follow their viewpoints, these from the left. I'm finding this in most of the books I've read recently, that don't otherwise claim to be screaming preachy sermons at me. Reading Robert Kenndy's 'The Real Tony Fauci', I knew what I was getting into. That should not happen reading a cartoon book of 'Lucky Luke'.
A bit of inside knowledge woulda warned me. The creator of this 'Lucky Luke' volume, I looked into after, is a preacher of sexual behavior outside trying to produce a kid. He's written a bunch of it. Thus, again, Europe Comics is to blame for knowingly handed over the charred corpses of the 'Lucky Luke' family to one who would produce what this volume is.
Just to be be specific, there is no real story here, which isn't odd for a Lucky Luke entry. It's a non-stop rattling off various "Queen", "Straight", "B_ _ _ _ ", "Fruit", "Sitting Butch", etc. in the dialogue. Not to mention the harshest language I've read in a Lucky Luke. Does a character telling another character to "spread her thighs" belong in a Lucky Luke book?
There are also a bunch of sexual images drawn in from the shiny whatever-it-is on the seat of pants of one of the characters to hairy details of the characters that is not needed....Especially, as the person drawing otherwise lops off details for the style used.
The story is all sexual with heavy swipes at those of the homosexual side. even questioning the main character's sexuality. The writer's agenda was to have as many as possible thrown into certain groups of sexual wants. Again, not something that belongs in a Lucky Luke book and strays mightily from the past volumes.
Which brings up the warping of history, trying to claim Calamity Jane is a lesbian, which she wasn't. Also a photo tacked to the back of the book that is labeled as an example of homosexuality in the American West as compared to two guys shaking hands as friends....having me wonder if the writer sees all photos of hand shaking as something other than it is. Based on empirical evidence this writer has a hell of a chip on his shoulder.
Let me note that if this was a book found in a pornographic site, I should not be surprised at the contents. My review would be very different. In that this is part of a 75 year old, rather consistent series, this is about the worse to be expected and shame on Europe Comics setting this out and besmirching a solid series.
On a technical level, the two books mentioned caves the copyright side as one could now draw 'Lucky Lucy' with yellow shirt and straw in the teeth and Europe Comics would have trouble legally defending their legal ownership in court. Noted something similar with rash alterations of the Spirou character about a year ago.
Bottom line: I don't recommend this book. 0 out of ten points, or one Goodreads point, as Goodreads doesn't have a lesser way to grade.
I believe this is only the second time I've rated a volume this low.
January 27, 2022
Going into this book, I was unfamiliar with Lucky Luke, although I could tell it was a long running series from the past. This was an interesting comic, although not likely the best one for a newcomer to read just starting out with the story. I feel like had I read some of the older stuff, I could possibly get some of the jokes that the author is making, poking fun at the character. That is because, while not a parody, this Lucky Luke by Ralf König is apparently a way to tackle the topic of homosexuality in the vein of a cowboy story. It’s full of bigoted cowboys being idiots and Lucky Luke showing them that a real cowboy doesn’t waste tons of time with that stuff.
“Even a hero from the Far West needs a vacation from time to time, and looking after a few Swiss cows seems like the perfect opportunity for Lucky Luke. These milk cows happen to produce the precious substance necessary for the production of authentic Swiss chocolate! The West has just discovered cocoa, and chocolate should soon be a commodity in all mouths. And yet… between vicious autograph hounds, the chief of the Chicoree tribe, and two cowboys whose frustrated love leads to even more frustrating brawling, will Lucky Luke end up yearning for a reunion with the Daltons?”
At first I was worried this was going to be a bunch of gay jokes punching down to a marginalized people, but it’s luckily more camp than actual mean spirited content. The people making the jokes are obviously the villains in the story, and in the end love is the real hero. While you have guys referring to one of the cowboys as “a fruit” and lamenting “how many fruits there are nowadays”, you can see that the author is using this as satire to talk about how hopelessly regressive people are even in today’s society.
One can’t help but make connections to the Hollywood film Brokeback Mountain with this story, which I assume was intentional. It’s also somewhat of a discussion on belonging in what can be seen as a “macho profession” while being gay, as one of the main characters talks about how much he idolized Lucky Luke, and he led him to becoming the man he is. Having his hero step in and basically tell him that he is a good person, and help him find love was a cool touch. I could be reading into a silly book too much, but I felt it was interesting way to use the character.
Overall, I wasn’t expecting this book at all, and even though I’m not probably the target audience for this book it seems like a VERY interesting take on the character. Some people might be squeamish on the content, which is unfortunate considering the idea behind the book, so make sure you read up on what you are getting before you get mad. The book also has some less than stellar representations of Native Americans, but I can chalk that up to trying to capture the appearance of being a much older comic and using tropes from Western comics of upwards of 70 years ago. Overall enjoyable read despite my initial concern. Europe Comics picked a very interesting title in the series to release.
“Even a hero from the Far West needs a vacation from time to time, and looking after a few Swiss cows seems like the perfect opportunity for Lucky Luke. These milk cows happen to produce the precious substance necessary for the production of authentic Swiss chocolate! The West has just discovered cocoa, and chocolate should soon be a commodity in all mouths. And yet… between vicious autograph hounds, the chief of the Chicoree tribe, and two cowboys whose frustrated love leads to even more frustrating brawling, will Lucky Luke end up yearning for a reunion with the Daltons?”
At first I was worried this was going to be a bunch of gay jokes punching down to a marginalized people, but it’s luckily more camp than actual mean spirited content. The people making the jokes are obviously the villains in the story, and in the end love is the real hero. While you have guys referring to one of the cowboys as “a fruit” and lamenting “how many fruits there are nowadays”, you can see that the author is using this as satire to talk about how hopelessly regressive people are even in today’s society.
One can’t help but make connections to the Hollywood film Brokeback Mountain with this story, which I assume was intentional. It’s also somewhat of a discussion on belonging in what can be seen as a “macho profession” while being gay, as one of the main characters talks about how much he idolized Lucky Luke, and he led him to becoming the man he is. Having his hero step in and basically tell him that he is a good person, and help him find love was a cool touch. I could be reading into a silly book too much, but I felt it was interesting way to use the character.
Overall, I wasn’t expecting this book at all, and even though I’m not probably the target audience for this book it seems like a VERY interesting take on the character. Some people might be squeamish on the content, which is unfortunate considering the idea behind the book, so make sure you read up on what you are getting before you get mad. The book also has some less than stellar representations of Native Americans, but I can chalk that up to trying to capture the appearance of being a much older comic and using tropes from Western comics of upwards of 70 years ago. Overall enjoyable read despite my initial concern. Europe Comics picked a very interesting title in the series to release.
January 3, 2024
När jag kom i kontakt med Ralf Königs serier på 90-talet så var det till vuxenvärldens förfäran.
Vi skrattade ihjäl oss till serier som Skräckkondomen och (min favorit) Skräckkondomen 2 – dödligt gummi (För tre år sedan förlorade han sin högra kula, nu står den vänstra på spel).
För oss så var serierna tokroliga för att den vågade skämta om sexualitet och att det var en fyndig skräckfilmsparodi. Lärare och föräldrar gillade det inte pga. av det sexuella innehållet. En kulturkrock som säkert återkommit igenom tiderna sedan stenåldern.
Att den var skriven av en HBTQ- aktivist hade vi ingen aning om. På något sätt vill jag tro att den typen av serier bidrog mer till en positiv syn på HBTQ för oss än vad någon kampanj eller regnbågshylla någonsin gjort. Rolf Köning är en Tysk serieskapare född 8 augusti 1960 och som är mest känd för sina satiriska serier om homosexuellas liv och relationer. Genom humor kunde vi tala med varandra på något sätt och för mig har Ralf Köning ,men även serier överhudtaget, bidragit till att få lite andra influenser och utmanat mina åsikter när jag växte upp som straight grabb i en liten ort i Västerbotten.
Nu är det alltså Ralf Könings tur att få göra sin version av Lucky Luke.
Jag har ett ambivalent förhållande till de nya serierna som baseras på de klassiska karaktärerna som jag är uppväxt med. Jag kan tycka att Matthieu Bonhomme version av Lucky Luke är ok men det är svårt att bidra med något samtidigt som man måste hålla sig inom ramarna. Det jag saknat mest är kanske att Lucky Luke i grund och botten var en parodi, både på historiska personer men ofta också på samtiden.
Hur är Ralf Könings Lucky Luke i det sammanhanget då?
Ganska underbar faktiskt.
Bland svenska serieentusiaster är serien hyllad både hantverksmässigt men också för den genuina känslan för Lucky Luke och karaktärerna runt kring honom. Calamity Jane är helt enkelt underbar i den här serien.
Lucky Luke ska valla Von Hellers schweiziska mjölkkor vars mjölk ska användas till choklad. Det uppdagas dock att cowboyen Bud bär på en kärlekshistoria som inte passar sig alls i den staden Straight Gulch. Handlingen känns lite som en klassisk Lucky Luke som istället för att exempel mixa in Lee van Cleef (i albumet angivaren) mixar in Brokeback Mountain på ett naturligt sätt vilket också ger serien en naturlig modern utgångspunkt. Men Rolf Köning gör egentligen inga stora förändringar eller vida svängar kring originalet. Lucky Luke är fortfarande, precis som cowboyparet Bill och Ben, egentligen en helt asexuell karaktär som hellre rider sin häst mot skymningen än hänger sig till rajtan tajtan.
Det känns verkligen som ett klassiskt fast modernt Lucky Luke äventyr. Ett album som överträffade alla förväntningar och som jag hoppas hamnar hos många läsare.
Vi skrattade ihjäl oss till serier som Skräckkondomen och (min favorit) Skräckkondomen 2 – dödligt gummi (För tre år sedan förlorade han sin högra kula, nu står den vänstra på spel).
För oss så var serierna tokroliga för att den vågade skämta om sexualitet och att det var en fyndig skräckfilmsparodi. Lärare och föräldrar gillade det inte pga. av det sexuella innehållet. En kulturkrock som säkert återkommit igenom tiderna sedan stenåldern.
Att den var skriven av en HBTQ- aktivist hade vi ingen aning om. På något sätt vill jag tro att den typen av serier bidrog mer till en positiv syn på HBTQ för oss än vad någon kampanj eller regnbågshylla någonsin gjort. Rolf Köning är en Tysk serieskapare född 8 augusti 1960 och som är mest känd för sina satiriska serier om homosexuellas liv och relationer. Genom humor kunde vi tala med varandra på något sätt och för mig har Ralf Köning ,men även serier överhudtaget, bidragit till att få lite andra influenser och utmanat mina åsikter när jag växte upp som straight grabb i en liten ort i Västerbotten.
Nu är det alltså Ralf Könings tur att få göra sin version av Lucky Luke.
Jag har ett ambivalent förhållande till de nya serierna som baseras på de klassiska karaktärerna som jag är uppväxt med. Jag kan tycka att Matthieu Bonhomme version av Lucky Luke är ok men det är svårt att bidra med något samtidigt som man måste hålla sig inom ramarna. Det jag saknat mest är kanske att Lucky Luke i grund och botten var en parodi, både på historiska personer men ofta också på samtiden.
Hur är Ralf Könings Lucky Luke i det sammanhanget då?
Ganska underbar faktiskt.
Bland svenska serieentusiaster är serien hyllad både hantverksmässigt men också för den genuina känslan för Lucky Luke och karaktärerna runt kring honom. Calamity Jane är helt enkelt underbar i den här serien.
Lucky Luke ska valla Von Hellers schweiziska mjölkkor vars mjölk ska användas till choklad. Det uppdagas dock att cowboyen Bud bär på en kärlekshistoria som inte passar sig alls i den staden Straight Gulch. Handlingen känns lite som en klassisk Lucky Luke som istället för att exempel mixa in Lee van Cleef (i albumet angivaren) mixar in Brokeback Mountain på ett naturligt sätt vilket också ger serien en naturlig modern utgångspunkt. Men Rolf Köning gör egentligen inga stora förändringar eller vida svängar kring originalet. Lucky Luke är fortfarande, precis som cowboyparet Bill och Ben, egentligen en helt asexuell karaktär som hellre rider sin häst mot skymningen än hänger sig till rajtan tajtan.
Det känns verkligen som ett klassiskt fast modernt Lucky Luke äventyr. Ett album som överträffade alla förväntningar och som jag hoppas hamnar hos många läsare.
January 13, 2022
I read this graphic novel in English.
I really enjoyed this graphic novel. When I asked to read it, I admit I had no idea who Lucky Luke was, and I’m still not sure, even though I have read others mentioning childhood memories of the Cowboy hero. Apparently, he is a well-known figure created by Belgian cartoonist, Morris, in 1946. Lucky Luke is one of the best-known and best-selling comic series in Europe. It has been translated into 23 languages. The series has also had adaptations in other media, such as animated films and television series, live-action films, video games, toys, and board games. As of 2021, all but one of the series' regular albums are available in English translation.
Well now, that’s pretty impressive, I have to say.
This particular graphic novel was done by German cartoonist Ralk Konig. In this version, Lucky Luke is in need of a vacation from his hero comics, a chance to lay low and be himself. He takes a job herding some unique cows. They produce the milk used to make the delicious Belgian chocolates and are on their way to Hershey, Pa to add to the newly discovered Cocoa and make chocolate a household item.
From there it turns into, Lucky Luke meets Brokeback Mountain. I enjoyed the representation of the two cowboys Lucky Luke was trying to help find their love. It was well done, non-offensive to LGBT+, in my opinion, and yes, tasteful. I think it even had a better ending than Brokeback Mountain because no one dies because they share “ a love that dare not speak its name.”
It may not be to everyone’s taste but definitely worth taking a chance on. The artwork is very good and very reminiscent of the way Sunday funnies were drawn back in the day.
Thanks to @Netgalley, Europe Comics, and Ralf Konig for this eArc in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.
I really enjoyed this graphic novel. When I asked to read it, I admit I had no idea who Lucky Luke was, and I’m still not sure, even though I have read others mentioning childhood memories of the Cowboy hero. Apparently, he is a well-known figure created by Belgian cartoonist, Morris, in 1946. Lucky Luke is one of the best-known and best-selling comic series in Europe. It has been translated into 23 languages. The series has also had adaptations in other media, such as animated films and television series, live-action films, video games, toys, and board games. As of 2021, all but one of the series' regular albums are available in English translation.
Well now, that’s pretty impressive, I have to say.
This particular graphic novel was done by German cartoonist Ralk Konig. In this version, Lucky Luke is in need of a vacation from his hero comics, a chance to lay low and be himself. He takes a job herding some unique cows. They produce the milk used to make the delicious Belgian chocolates and are on their way to Hershey, Pa to add to the newly discovered Cocoa and make chocolate a household item.
From there it turns into, Lucky Luke meets Brokeback Mountain. I enjoyed the representation of the two cowboys Lucky Luke was trying to help find their love. It was well done, non-offensive to LGBT+, in my opinion, and yes, tasteful. I think it even had a better ending than Brokeback Mountain because no one dies because they share “ a love that dare not speak its name.”
It may not be to everyone’s taste but definitely worth taking a chance on. The artwork is very good and very reminiscent of the way Sunday funnies were drawn back in the day.
Thanks to @Netgalley, Europe Comics, and Ralf Konig for this eArc in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.
July 3, 2022
Lucky Luke ha sbeen one of my favourute childhood characters and I was inetersted to see how the adult version of Lucky Luke would turn out to be. To my surprise the topic of "gay" was handled uite well without resorting to any crudeness. In this book , Lucky Luke is more like a side hero and we have the main storyteller who is a big fan of Lucky Luke and he tells the story of how Lucky Luke helped him realize that though he is called as a bad person becuase of who he is that does not make him a bad one and Lucky Luke knows that our main storyteller is a good person at heart .
Overall Rating 3.5 stars
Overall Rating 3.5 stars
September 26, 2022
Ralf König s'empare de cette légende. Mais connaissez-vous Ralf König ? Légende allemande de la BD humoristique gay. Oui tout ça dans la même phrase c'est possible.
Alors forcément, ça y va. Et les références sont nombreuses, et hilarantes. On passe un excellent moment du début à la fin, fun, frais, gay friendly.
Une belle BD qui va là où on l'attendait, et qui le fait bien. Encore un grand bravo pour cette série bien décalée en hommage à Lucky Luke et qui donne un grand coup de frais à cette légende. C'est top.
Alors forcément, ça y va. Et les références sont nombreuses, et hilarantes. On passe un excellent moment du début à la fin, fun, frais, gay friendly.
Une belle BD qui va là où on l'attendait, et qui le fait bien. Encore un grand bravo pour cette série bien décalée en hommage à Lucky Luke et qui donne un grand coup de frais à cette légende. C'est top.
September 9, 2024
It's neat that a vintage character like Lucky Luke gets a queer trade, esp by such an established gay comics creator as König. But it's pretty tired – the only joke I really found funny were the purple cows, and that too more in a "heh" way.
We have gay, lesbian and potentially ace representation and loads of references – you can tell König both loves and knows his LL. Which I don't, maybe that's why I can't connect to this.
Not at all enamored with the racial sensitivity for this work, even if you're building off something old, it feels as if it should have been considered a bit more.
We have gay, lesbian and potentially ace representation and loads of references – you can tell König both loves and knows his LL. Which I don't, maybe that's why I can't connect to this.
Not at all enamored with the racial sensitivity for this work, even if you're building off something old, it feels as if it should have been considered a bit more.
August 4, 2021
Lucky Luke hat Urlaub und trifft bei einem Nebenjob auf Bud und Terrence. Die beiden haben einen komplizierten Beziehungsstatus. Als Leser hat man auch eine komplizierte Beziehung zu den beiden, denn sie erzählen die Geschichte ein paar Jahrzehnte später. Damit ist einiges an der Handlung vorweggenommen, und auch sonst ist es nicht superspannend.
Was sehr gut funktioniert, ist die Handlung rund um die Daltons. Mein Lieblingscharakter aber ist der Autogrammjäger ;)
Was sehr gut funktioniert, ist die Handlung rund um die Daltons. Mein Lieblingscharakter aber ist der Autogrammjäger ;)
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