A mildly amusing tale of Lucky Luke trying to return a bicycle to its inventor in time for a big race. The story is kind of fun, but I really hate the art.

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Graphic Novel provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

1,5 stars

I was so excited to see that someone made a remake of Lucky Luke. I loved the original Lucky Luke comics of Morris while growing up. Unfortunately this edition didn't meet my expectations. |

There are comics that are a totally different spin on the original, this is not such a comic. It is also not a new idea in the same trend as the original. This comic is trying to do the latter, but unfortunately missed the mark. The main issue I have is that is missing the essential parts of a Lucky Luke comic. Lucky Luke and especially Jolly Jumper are far apart from the original idea from Morris. It will not feel familiar for the lovers of the original comic, which is (I guess) the intended audience.

Besides that, the plot feels rushed through. The comic is fairly short but it feels like the author was just done with it and wanted it to end. Things are just rushed by, while things that could have been shorter are stretched.

I'm also not a particular fan of the art style, but that is personal taste and someone else can love it. In the end, it was just ok which results in 1,5 stars. The comic is not terrible, it was easy to go through but it was also not rememerable and not something that I would pick up again. Most of the originals I read about 10 times and every time I discover something else in the story.
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The art style of Mawil is really not my kind of thing, but I found the humour to be surprisingly solid, and the story premise feels both inventive and tried-and-true Lucky Luke-formulaic at the same time. I got several out-loud chuckles out of this, and at two points actually stopped reading to go show something in the comic to my wife. Definitely worth a gander even to a casual fan.
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