BLUEBERRY 3 GRAPHIC NOVEL ANGEL FACE
RARE VOLUME IN THE BLUEBERRY SAGA.
OUT OF PRINT.
HARD TO FIND COLLECTORS ITEMS.
Created by one of Europe's finest comic book artists, JEAN "MOEBIUS" GIRAUD. Featuring lavish full color illustrations.
Volume 3 - Written by Jean-Michel Charlier . Art by Jean "Moebius" Giraud.
A sprawling epic tale in the style of Sergio Leone's classic spaghetti westerns, we follow the exploits of Marshal Mike Blueberry as he ventures through the untamed west. All of the archetypal western elements are present. A true classic which, tragically, for the most part has remained unknown outside of Europe.
U.S. Cavalry Lieutenant Mike Blueberry of Fort Navajo was stripped of his commission to get him involved in what turns out to be a plot to assassinate then U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.
Despite the best efforts of Blueberry and agents of the Secret Service, villainous pretty-boy Angel Face and his co-conspirators seem to have the upper hand. Blueberry's toughness and determination, however, only need a break to foil the handsome assassin. The question is, will the Blueberry get the break he needs to recover his reputation?
Tightly plotted with action that never flags, these stories, written by Giraud's brilliant colleague Charlier, are terrific Sergio-Leone style westerns.
A volume of a series, set in America of the late 1800s by a French artist/writer team, starring U.S. cavalry officer Lieutenant Blueberry. Drafted, to his chagrin, as a kind of James Bond on a horse. The core of Charlier's story of espionage in the Old West, an unusual treatment for a western when this first appeared in a French magazine in 1970, will seem familiar to contemporary readers. But his ability to complicate the plot, unexpectedly adding new conspirators, infuses the narrative with fresh blood. Although grittier than his science fiction work, which is better known in the U.S., "Moebius" Giraud's drawings here display his characteristic penchant for detail and expressively beautiful line work.
Angel Face -- (Blueberry 3)
Publisher: Marvel/Epic (USA), 1989
Format: Softcover,
Blueberry is an atypical western hero, he is not a wandering lawman who brings evil-doers to justice, nor a handsome cowboy who "rides into town, saves the ranch, becomes the new sheriff and marries the schoolmarm."
Back in the late 60's, Jean Giraud, known as "Moebius", one of France's greatest comic artists, collaborated with Jean-Michel Charlier on this series of stories of the American west. Moebius later moved on to become one of Heavy Metal's franchise artists in 1977. The critically acclaimed stories in the Blueberry series are realistic and unglamorous.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Despite the best efforts of Blueberry and agents of the Secret Service, villainous pretty-boy Angel Face and his co-conspirators seem to have the upper hand. Blueberry's toughness and determination, however, only need a break to foil the handsome assassin. The question is, will the Blueberry get the break he needs to recover his reputation?
Tightly plotted with action that never flags, these stories, written by Giraud's brilliant colleague Charlier, are terrific Sergio-Leone style westerns.
A volume of a series, set in America of the late 1800s by a French artist/writer team, starring U.S. cavalry officer Lieutenant Blueberry. Drafted, to his chagrin, as a kind of James Bond on a horse. The core of Charlier's story of espionage in the Old West, an unusual treatment for a western when this first appeared in a French magazine in 1970, will seem familiar to contemporary readers. But his ability to complicate the plot, unexpectedly adding new conspirators, infuses the narrative with fresh blood. Although grittier than his science fiction work, which is better known in the U.S., "Moebius" Giraud's drawings here display his characteristic penchant for detail and expressively beautiful line work.
Angel Face -- (Blueberry 3)
Publisher: Marvel/Epic (USA), 1989
Format: Softcover,
Volume 3 "Angel Face!" Written by Jean-Michael Charlier. Art by Jean "Moebius" Giraud. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, full color.
Blueberry is an atypical western hero, he is not a wandering lawman who brings evil-doers to justice, nor a handsome cowboy who "rides into town, saves the ranch, becomes the new sheriff and marries the schoolmarm."
Back in the late 60's, Jean Giraud, known as "Moebius", one of France's greatest comic artists, collaborated with Jean-Michel Charlier on this series of stories of the American west. Moebius later moved on to become one of Heavy Metal's franchise artists in 1977. The critically acclaimed stories in the Blueberry series are realistic and unglamorous.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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