Le dernier diamant

Jeremiah #24

by Hermann Huppen

À Langton, Glenn passe pour un flic honnête. Et pour un type à part : il est marié à Violeta, une jeune Mexicaine souvent confrontée à la xénophobie ambiante. Glenn est un flic hanté par sa conscience. Sur les lieux d'un crime particulièrement violent, le policier a trouvé une chaînette qu'il connaît bien. Et pour cause. Des années auparavant, il l'avait offerte à son jeune frère, Jef. Dès lors sont en place les protagonistes d'un drame familial particulièrement sordide. Avec comme témoin privilégié Jeremiah, venu rendre visite à sa vieille tante Martha...

Genres: Bande Dessinée, Comics

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Hermann 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-...

Reviews

[Johan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Viel tegen. Je krijgt het gevoel dat je dit verhaal al enkele keren hebt gelezen.

[Hugo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una pareja con dificultades, el policía poco valorado y subestimado por sus compañeros, ella Mexicana y siendo víctima del maltrato racial. El policía tiene un hermano al que defiende por su lazo de sangre, da un golpe con diamantes de por medio, y hay una pista que su hermano borra de la escena del crimen. Pero su hermano sintiendose protegido, se pasa de la raya. Es bastante fuerte de no ser por los momentos de Kurdy, con Esra, su mula retirada y StoneB que sigue apareciendo como antagonista.

[Math le maudit · Rating 4 out of 5]

Encore un épisode sombre et désespéré... C'est presque insoutenable de cruauté et de bassesse. Au moins, on a aucun mal à voir crever les ordures de ce récit tant elles sont répugnantes...

Violent, mais poignant également.