Buddy Longway is a family saga which centers around the
eponymous character Buddy Longway, a trapper who lives in the wilderness. He
lives married to a Sioux Native American woman called Chinook. In the course of
the series, they have two children, Jeremy and Kathleen. Longway is described
as a brooding, vulnerable character who visibly ages during the course of the
series. Derib commented: "I am someone very emotional and I believe to
know how to transfer this dimension into a comic book." Derib deliberately
chose this slant, which was unusual compared to contemporary Western comics
like Lucky Luke or Blueberry: "I wanted to renew the narrative modes in
comics, especially the notion that a hero should be perfect, invincible or
immortal (e.g. Lucky Luke or Blueberry), so my idea was to write about a simple
man."
Derib said he was extremely fond of Longway, so much that
he almost regarded him like a son
Main topics of the series, which is set in the 19th
century, are living in the wilderness, interracial relationships, Native
American culture, coming of age (Jeremy and Kathleen) and age (Buddy Longway).
Buddy Longway is a western comic book written by the
Swiss comic book writer Derib. It is published under the Le Lombard publishing
house. The first issue came out in 1972, and 16 issues were published until
1987. Derib restarted the series in 2002, continuing with four further issues
until 2006, he then announced that the 20th issue, La Source, would be the
last.
Both the story arcs and the drawings are praised for the
realistic portrayal of the simplistic, rough life as a trapper.
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