Lucky Luke (the Complete Collection)

By (author) Morris
Short description/annotation:
At last Lucky Luke is getting a hardback collected edition, with the first adventures of the Lonesome Cowboy.
Description:
After 70 years of life and almost 70 translated volumes, it was high time English-speaking readers were offered a hardback collected edition. This first volume contains the first seven adventures of Lucky Luke, previously published as volumes Arizona, Rodeoand Dick Digger''s Gold Mine, and offers an unrivalled insight into the evolution of the character in terms of design as well as personality. The extras available make up a whooping 48 pages of illustrations, photographs, biographies, essays and anecdotes on Morris and the origins of Luke. A must read for any true fan of this legend of the West!
Biographical note:
Born and raised in Belgium, Morrismoved to the United States in 1946 for six years. There, he worked for MAD magazine and met Ren Goscinny, with whom he collaborated from 1955 until Goscinny''s death in 1977. Goscinnyalso created the Iznogoudseries with illustrator Tabary, published in English by Cinebook, and the hugely successful Asterixseries with illustrator Uderzo.