Lucky Luke Vol. 66: The Promised Land: Volume 66 (Lucky Luke Adventures) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184918366X ISBN 13: 9781849183666

Publisher: Cinebook, 2017

Synopsis

Luke must escort a family of Ashkenazi Jews across the Wild West!

When an old cowboy friend asks Luke to escort his family, freshly arrived from Poland, to their new home in the West, our lonesome hero has no idea what sort of difficulties to expect. If the Sterns are brave and resolute, they are also ignorant of American ways - and bring with them a multitude of baffling customs. And as if that wasn t enough, the extremely valuable Torah that travels with them has caught the eyes of some unsavoury characters...

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About the Author

Jul began his professional life as a teacher of Chinese history in university, but soon became a political cartoonist for various newspaper, including Charlie Hebdo. In 2005 he published his first graphic novel, and in 2009 created Silex in the City, a huge hit that was made into a cartoon for Franco-German TV channel Arte. Achde began drawing comics at age three and has never stopped. Creator of such series as CRS=detresse and Woker (with Widenlocher), he eventually fulfilled a childhood dream when he was asked to take over as artist for Lucky Luke.

From the Back Cover

When an old cowboy friend asks Luke to escort his family, freshly arrived from Poland, to their new home in the West, our lonesome hero has no idea what sort of difficulties to expect. If the Sterns are brave and resolute, they are also ignorant of American ways – and bring with them a multitude of baffling customs. And as if that wasn’t enough, the extremely valuable Torah that travels with them has caught the eyes of some unsavoury characters...

Edition details

• Publisher: Cinebook
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184918366X
• ISBN 13: 9781849183666
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Jul, Achdé
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48