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Jeremiah #1
La nuit des rapaces
Parus chez Novedi, ces albums sont maintenant sous le logo Dupuis.
46 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1982
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About the author
Hermann Huppen
417 books51 followersHermann was born in 1938 in Bévercé (now a part of Malmedy) in Liège Province. After studying to become a furniture maker and working as interior architect, Hermann made his debut as comic book artist in 1964 in the comics magazine Spirou with a four page story. Greg noticed his talent and offered him to work for his studio. In 1966, he began illustrating the Bernard Prince series written by Greg, published in the comic magazine Tintin periodical. In 1969, also in collaboration with Greg, he began the western series Comanche. This appeared at the same time as other western series such as Blueberry.
Hermann began writing his own stories in 1977, starting the post-apocalyptic Jeremiah series, which is still produced today. In the same period, he also made three albums of Nick, inspired by Little Nemo in Slumberland, for Spirou.[1] In 1983 he began a new series, Les Tours de Bois-Maury, which is set in the Middle Ages and is less focused on action than his other works.
Hermann has also created many non-series graphic novels sometimes together with his son Yves H. One of them, Lune de Guerre, with a story by Jean Van Hamme, was later filmed as The Wedding Party by Dominique Deruddere.[2]
Hermann is characterized by a realistic style and stories that are both somber and angry, with a sense of disillusion with regards to the human character in general, and current society more specifically.
http://www.hermannhuppen.com/hermann-...
Hermann began writing his own stories in 1977, starting the post-apocalyptic Jeremiah series, which is still produced today. In the same period, he also made three albums of Nick, inspired by Little Nemo in Slumberland, for Spirou.[1] In 1983 he began a new series, Les Tours de Bois-Maury, which is set in the Middle Ages and is less focused on action than his other works.
Hermann has also created many non-series graphic novels sometimes together with his son Yves H. One of them, Lune de Guerre, with a story by Jean Van Hamme, was later filmed as The Wedding Party by Dominique Deruddere.[2]
Hermann is characterized by a realistic style and stories that are both somber and angry, with a sense of disillusion with regards to the human character in general, and current society more specifically.
http://www.hermannhuppen.com/hermann-...
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September 29, 2023Seguramente soy yo, que ya me siento un poco ahíto de tanto postpocalíptico centrado en la chunguez de la humanidad superviviente, de tanta utilización de un entorno propio de la ciencia ficción como fondo de otros subgéneros, sea fantasía, medievalismo o, como en este caso, western. Tiene todo para atraerme, empezando por ese dibujo que me recuerda tanto a mi adorado Mezieres, pero no conecto con este cómic ni esforzándome. Sí, sé que la serie más adelante cambia y va a mejor, pero estoy saturado. Con lo que tengo por leer, si no me ofrece nada nuevo, si no tiene algo que me enganche a la primera, mejor lo dejo.
April 2, 2021
Post-Apocalyptic western.
Bad story, bad drawing (for my taste). Not for me.
Bad story, bad drawing (for my taste). Not for me.
January 30, 2022
Volume 1 in a Belgian (I think) post-apocalyptic Western comic book series, starting with a prologue depicting a 2nd American Civil War in the near future and how the title character met his less morally scrupulous but more competent sidekick Kurdy. Think of Jeremiah as Luke Skywalker and Kurdy as Han Solo, to pick a ”Star Wars” comparison, then you have a good idea of the dynamic between our 2 heroes. Jeremiah is even drawn physically resembling a young Mark Hamill, now that we are at it...
From thereon, Jeremiah and Kurdy come across a village occupied by a cross-dressing slave trader named Fat-Eye Birmingham and his goons whom they lead an uprising against. The slave trader is an avid falconer who frequently feeds his prisoners to his trained raptors, hence the title which means ”The Night of the Birds of Prey” in French. To be frank, the plot strikes me as a total cliché storm and the post-apocalyptic setting makes no important differences to the story which I could detect. This could have been set in the 19th century just like any regular Western, without any consequent changes to the plot whatsoever. The artwork, however, is absolutely gorgeous. Some people really don't like Hermann's art style if the negative reviews on here are any indication, but I love it: The picture composition, use of light and shadow as well as colour contrast are all among the best I've seen in a long while.
Anyway, I found this worth reading for the artwork alone. I hope the writing improves in following volumes.
From thereon, Jeremiah and Kurdy come across a village occupied by a cross-dressing slave trader named Fat-Eye Birmingham and his goons whom they lead an uprising against. The slave trader is an avid falconer who frequently feeds his prisoners to his trained raptors, hence the title which means ”The Night of the Birds of Prey” in French. To be frank, the plot strikes me as a total cliché storm and the post-apocalyptic setting makes no important differences to the story which I could detect. This could have been set in the 19th century just like any regular Western, without any consequent changes to the plot whatsoever. The artwork, however, is absolutely gorgeous. Some people really don't like Hermann's art style if the negative reviews on here are any indication, but I love it: The picture composition, use of light and shadow as well as colour contrast are all among the best I've seen in a long while.
Anyway, I found this worth reading for the artwork alone. I hope the writing improves in following volumes.
April 22, 2015
Mad Max mit Cowboyhut
Es war schon mit "Alix" ein Problem, und hier laufen wir erneut auf die Schwierigkeit, dass der Hauptprotagonist ein eher unfähiger, unsympathischer Simpel ist. Bei Jeremiah kommt hinzu, dass er sich noch aktiv dumm und naiv verhält, obwohl er einen welterfahrenen Begleiter hat - manche lernen eben erst aus eigenen Fehlern, wobei Jeremiah noch Glück hat, wäre er ein Nebencharakter, würden dermaßen viele unerklärliche Dummheiten ihn ohne Zweifel schon auf Seite 2 ins Jenseits befördern.
Hermann zeichnet gern Wildwest- und Abenteuergeschichten. Wird dem Leser auf Seite 1 der Mund wässrig gemacht mit einem rasanten Überblick über einen apokalyptischen Krieg, ist der Rest der Geschichte sowohl von Story als auch vom Zeichnen her eine einfache Geschichte, wie wir sie in diversen Kevin-Costner-Dystopien von "Postman" bis "Waterworld" schon erlebt haben: Ein Tyrann unterdrückt die Bevölkerung und wird am Ende entsorgt. Die Zukunftskomponente wird nur durch Requisiten und Kulissen (wie Stahlhelme und Wohnwagen) eingebaut, sonst könnte das 1:1 auch 1860 spielen (und mit leichten Änderungen an den Zeichnungen auch 1560, 960, 60 oder -560).
Trotzdem ist Hermanns Stil so mitreißend, dass man das einfach gerne liest.
Es war schon mit "Alix" ein Problem, und hier laufen wir erneut auf die Schwierigkeit, dass der Hauptprotagonist ein eher unfähiger, unsympathischer Simpel ist. Bei Jeremiah kommt hinzu, dass er sich noch aktiv dumm und naiv verhält, obwohl er einen welterfahrenen Begleiter hat - manche lernen eben erst aus eigenen Fehlern, wobei Jeremiah noch Glück hat, wäre er ein Nebencharakter, würden dermaßen viele unerklärliche Dummheiten ihn ohne Zweifel schon auf Seite 2 ins Jenseits befördern.
Hermann zeichnet gern Wildwest- und Abenteuergeschichten. Wird dem Leser auf Seite 1 der Mund wässrig gemacht mit einem rasanten Überblick über einen apokalyptischen Krieg, ist der Rest der Geschichte sowohl von Story als auch vom Zeichnen her eine einfache Geschichte, wie wir sie in diversen Kevin-Costner-Dystopien von "Postman" bis "Waterworld" schon erlebt haben: Ein Tyrann unterdrückt die Bevölkerung und wird am Ende entsorgt. Die Zukunftskomponente wird nur durch Requisiten und Kulissen (wie Stahlhelme und Wohnwagen) eingebaut, sonst könnte das 1:1 auch 1860 spielen (und mit leichten Änderungen an den Zeichnungen auch 1560, 960, 60 oder -560).
Trotzdem ist Hermanns Stil so mitreißend, dass man das einfach gerne liest.
January 12, 2018
Une bd dystopique qui promet pour la suite de la série.
March 1, 2019
Ik heb deze post-apocalyptische serie al enkele keren gelezen, maar de laatste keer is toch al een kleine 10 jaar geleden.
Dit verhaal behoort niet tot de beste in de serie, maar het is wel belangrijk omdat hier de twee hoofdrolspelers, Jeremiah en Kurdy Malloy, elkaar leren kennen. Nu ik dit eerste verhaal opnieuw gelezen heb, besef ik wat voor een evolutie Jeremiah in de komende strips zal doormaken. Ook het tekenwerk zal verbeteren.
Dit verhaal behoort niet tot de beste in de serie, maar het is wel belangrijk omdat hier de twee hoofdrolspelers, Jeremiah en Kurdy Malloy, elkaar leren kennen. Nu ik dit eerste verhaal opnieuw gelezen heb, besef ik wat voor een evolutie Jeremiah in de komende strips zal doormaken. Ook het tekenwerk zal verbeteren.
July 11, 2012
I read this in an English translation (titled The Survivors! Talons of Blood), so I'm not sure how much it differs from the original edition. I'd never heard of Hermann, ever, which is kind of odd looking at his bio, and I only picked these up because I saw the first 2 volumes @ Half Price Books for a couple bucks each. Glad I did - this is some great Euro comics here. They don't have a super original feel - the style of the art is unique while seeming familiar, but it looks great and the story keeps you turning the pages. Things never get as grotesque as I might have expected based on my past experiences w/ European works of this era, but that's no complaint. Oddly this reminded me really strongly of Jeff Smith's work at a number of points, though I never would have expected that either - again, no complaint. About the only thing negative I might point out is that the dialog is kind of... odd at times. I'm guessing it's due to a somewhat amateur translation, but there's places where people say something that's just too weird to have been the original text. Still, overall really entertaining. If I ever saw more of these I'd definitely pick them up.
September 8, 2019
My curiosity was piqued by the reputation of both its creators and as I recall a television show was created from this property.
The quality of the artwork, and the story telling are well above average. For me though...
I'm just too burned out right now of post-apocalyptic settings. The proposed setting here is well above average. A race war in the United States devastates the country and set things back to around the level of civilization of the U.S. Civil War. I was more interested in the events that preceded the main story, than the main story to be honest.
Slavery exists, and only by chance did Jeremiah escape being captured by slavers. He begins a journey to find his family and friends, and of course there are obstacles in his path.
I do think many would enjoy this title, just for me, not right now.
The quality of the artwork, and the story telling are well above average. For me though...
I'm just too burned out right now of post-apocalyptic settings. The proposed setting here is well above average. A race war in the United States devastates the country and set things back to around the level of civilization of the U.S. Civil War. I was more interested in the events that preceded the main story, than the main story to be honest.
Slavery exists, and only by chance did Jeremiah escape being captured by slavers. He begins a journey to find his family and friends, and of course there are obstacles in his path.
I do think many would enjoy this title, just for me, not right now.
August 28, 2020
Good stuff
Violent, bleak, emotional, and just what we want from a grim dark post apocalyptic vision of hard ethical choices. One more word required.
Violent, bleak, emotional, and just what we want from a grim dark post apocalyptic vision of hard ethical choices. One more word required.
October 11, 2021
Not my thing. Not sure why I ever bought this, long ago.
September 25, 2022
Beautiful colors and art but a bit lackluster in scope.
October 11, 2014
Heb deze reeks al enkele keren gelezen maar de laatste leesbeurt zal ondertussen wel zo'n 15 jaar geleden zijn geweest. Door de reeksen 'Comanche' en 'Jeremiah' ben ik begin jaren '80 fan geworden van het werk van Hermann. Wat de Franco-Belgische strips betreft behoort hij tot mijn 3 favorieten, samen met Andreas (Rork) en Hislaire (Frommeltje & Viola). Dit eerste album is een prima introductie en zet de toon voor wat volgen zal. Qua verhaal behoort het zeker niet tot het beste van de reeks, nogal rommelig verteld, maar ik weet dat er behoorlijk wat te herontdekken pareltjes klaar liggen, waaronder 'De Winter van een Clown' en 'Julius & Romea'.
Zie ook : http://www.stripspeciaalzaak.be/Toppe...
Zie ook : http://www.stripspeciaalzaak.be/Toppe...
July 29, 2011
Voilà de la série sombre s'il en est.
Dans une Amérique où les tensions raciales entre blancs et noirs ont débouchées sur une guerre nucléaire (la grande lessive), les survivants se réorganisent en petites communautés.
Ambiance post-apocalyptique mêlée de western au programme. Ce premier épisode introduit les deux héros, Jérémiah et Kurdy. D'entrée de jeu, on comprend que ce n'est pas un monde tendre. Massacres, torture et vente d'esclaves sont monnaie courante dans cette société où la loi du plus fort domine.
L'idéalisme naïf de Jérémiah, en contraste avec le cynisme désabusée de Kurdy, fait tout le charme de cette série dure, mais forte également.
Dans une Amérique où les tensions raciales entre blancs et noirs ont débouchées sur une guerre nucléaire (la grande lessive), les survivants se réorganisent en petites communautés.
Ambiance post-apocalyptique mêlée de western au programme. Ce premier épisode introduit les deux héros, Jérémiah et Kurdy. D'entrée de jeu, on comprend que ce n'est pas un monde tendre. Massacres, torture et vente d'esclaves sont monnaie courante dans cette société où la loi du plus fort domine.
L'idéalisme naïf de Jérémiah, en contraste avec le cynisme désabusée de Kurdy, fait tout le charme de cette série dure, mais forte également.
March 10, 2021
I quite liked the Luke Perry television version of this, but it turns out to have been very unfaithful indeed. In the comic, the adults haven't all died in a plague, and I definitely don't remember Malcolm-Jamal Warner's version of Kurdy wearing drag for stealth missions. So, interesting to read, but a bit miserable, and confusing in places.
June 6, 2010
De las primeras historias de Hermann, esta bastante interesante, el planteamiento del escenario es muy basico pero la historia es muy solida.
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