The Bounty Hunter (Volume 26) (Lucky Luke, 26)

Book # 26 in the Lucky Luke series was another good attempt by the publishers to get the series in full flow. The Bounty Hunter was funny reading and without the Dalton's being depicted (Thank God) but still were mentioned in the book.The book revolved around the greedy bunch of bounty hunters and their desire to bring about the criminal elements of society to justice BUT these bounty hunters were despised by the very own people, who were terrorized by the crooks. Strange!!!!Lucky Luke fought the constant pestering by the group to join their band of bounty hunters and yet managed to save the life of the Red Indian falsely accused by the white folks of stealing a horse.Nice read!!!

A+++++++++++++++++++++++. good. recommended. . excellent material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................

The guy just reminds of Lee van Cleef from the Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns.

We always have a house full of Asterix books but have never really bothered about Lucky Luke, probably due to the fact you never found them round our way. Either way years later here I am with my first taste and was it worth the wait? Very much so! Although slightly dated if I dare say, the characters are a lively drawn and vibrant bunch as you would expect, especially the eponymous character of the piece who, as the previous reviewer states, looks like a cartoon Lee Van Cleef!The story revolves around the disappearance of prize stallion His Highness III, assumed stolen by the Indian Wet Blanket, whose owner Bronco Fortworth offers the reward of $100,000 for the return of the horse and the capture of the thief. Seeing an opportunity for his biggest payday, shifty bounty hunter Eliot Belt will stop at nothing to claim the bounty, even start a new war. It's now up to Lucky Luke to avert catastrophe and save the day. But will the man who shoots faster than his own shadow pull it off?

The cover of "the bounty hunter" features the story's main character Elliot Belt, a character based on the wonderful Lee Van Cleef's appearance and persona from "the good, the bad and the ugly". Oh boy this is fantastic stuff. This is a classic Lucky Luke book and a classic René Gosinny book. Each of the characters is more crazy than the last one, just like the Gauls and Romans in Asterix. Here we have lunatic Indians arguing amongst themselves and a bunch of cowboys who are no better. The impression you get is that without Lucky Luke the whole bunch would simply collapse into chaos - which is exactly how Asterix works. Fantastic Morris and Goscinny.

How nice to be able to find those in English! Perfect Christmas present that'll initiate my non-French speaking boyfriend to Lucky Luke. :)

I bought this comic after I watched the whole Dollar Trilogy as this guy is modeled after Lee van Cleef (Douglas Mortimer and Angel Eyes in the movies). It was on purpose that I bought the English version instead of the German, French or even the Dutch one, as I wanted to feel the same atmosphere as in the Old West. It appears I already read this book, when I was younger. Back then it was funnier to me. Nowadays as an adult, I would rather read The Man Who Shot Lucky Luke ( https://www.amazon.de/Shot-Lucky-Luke-Hors-Collection-ebook/dp/B01LX7N65O/ref=sr_1_1?s=books-intl-de&ie=UTF8&qid=1502720912&sr=1-1&keywords=The+man+who+shot+lucky+luke ) That's why I gave four stars instead five :-)

Lee van Cleef enters the world of Lucky Luke! Morris's art is noticeably better than usual here, perhaps inspired by spaghetti westerns of the period. Just wish the bounty hunter character had been given a bit more to do: he's actually more passive than menacing most of the time.