LUCKY LUKE COMPLETE COLL HC (2025)

"At last Lucky Luke is getting a hardback collected edition,with the first adventures of the Lonesome Cowboy. 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, Rodeo, and 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!"

"After the heavily cartoon- and slapstick cinema-inspired first adventures, Morris turned towards the tradition of Westerns to flesh out his hero's world. In Under a Western Sky, Lucky Luke versus Pat Poker and Outlaws there is a lot of Hollywood and John Ford, and while Luke hasn't quite settled into his current look, he's certainly closer to the phlegmatic cowboy we know and love. Outlaws also marks the first appearance of the Daltons; the historical Dalton brothers here, who will later return as their decidedly stupider cousins. Throw in 48 pages of extra material on Morris's experience in the United States, and this is a book you won't want to miss."

A cowboy who shoots faster than his own shadow, his sarcastic horse -  this is the Old West at its funniest. The fourth volume of the Complete Collection contains three full titles. While The Bluefeet are Coming! was penned by Morris himself, Lucky Luke vs. Joss Jamon and The Dalton Cousins are the results of the legendary partnership between Morris and Goscinny, and the genius writer's talent shines through even in the team's early efforts - which here include the first appearance of those who would soon become the most infamous (and stupidest) bandits in the Old West!

A cowboy who shoots faster than his own shadow, his sarcastic horse - this is the Old West at its funniest. The fifth volume of the Complete Collection brings together three volumes that truly open the golden age of the Morris-Goscinny team. In The Judge, the new writer adopts the tradition of introducing historical characters, here Judge Roy Bean. As for The Oklahoma Land Rush, it's based on historical events, another future tradition of the series. Finally, The Daltons' Escape sees the return of the Dalton cousins, and the beginning of a long and distinguished career as recurring villains.