Week 9: Lieutenant Blueberry

When you approach this series, you should forget any and all pre-conceived ideas you may have of what to expect from a western. Though the United States may be the founders of every typical western, these comics were written by the French. The main reason why this collection has to be treated as a masterpiece is because of the equal degree of masterful treatment in which the script and the art worked together. The incredibly engaging scripts that Jean Charlier writes has so many layers and an amazing amount of depth. It creates such a rich tapestry of personalities that they could be considered wonderful adventure books on their own. The amount of research done by Charlier and Moebius is more than clear. The towns are full of mud, and dirt, and smoke. The people are dirty and dusty. The saddle looks at times like works of art. The native americans wear different paints depending on the tribe they belong to, and the mood they are in. If you don’t want to read it for the amazing stories, you should definitely take a look at it for the amazing art.