Epic Graphic Novel: Blueberry #2
"Book Three: Ballad For a Coffin" delivers a taut, cinematic chapter in the Blueberry saga, with Jean-Michel Charlier, Jean-Marc Lofficier, and Randy Lofficier crafting a pulse-pounding escape across treacherous terrain. Jean Giraud’s masterful art—pencils and inks alike—brings every ricocheting bullet, crumbling bridge, and desperate maneuver to life, while Évelyne Tran-Lê’s colors deepen the dusty, sun-scorched atmosphere. The cover by Giraud captures the moment’s tension perfectly, sealing the mood of a story where every choice carries weight.
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Continuing... Blueberry's allies find an iron-bound coffin in a church. Stealing a wagon, breaking out with booby-trapped mules and a smokescreen, they race for the border. Switching to a stage and cutting a bridge, boarding a ferry across the Rio Grande, they cut the cable and drift through rapids. Gunning down more villains, they open the box to find - lead bars. The Federale Vigo explains Juarez "borrowed" the Confederate gold to finance his revolution. The gang drifts away. Blueberry stands court-martial for stealing the gold and is sentenced to 30 years in a Federal penitentiary...
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