These one page strips of Lucky Luke as a kid feel really dated. I can't imagine anyone other than young children or old men enjoying this.

The origins of cowboy character Lucky Luke.

An orphan baby grows up under the tutelage of saloon owner Miss Marsha, Sheriff Elias, and Cowboy Sam in the Old West town of Nothing Gultch, Texas. Town motto: A nice town - A nice Church - A nice Gallows.

I had never heard of the character Lucky Luke. Apparently he was quite popular at one time (particularly in France) after making his initial appearance in the late 1940s. This short book (a little over 50 pages long) is a collection of one page, newspaper comic strip-style adventures featuring young Luke aka Kid Lucky growing up in an old pioneer town.

Reminiscent of Mad Magazine and the cartoon work of Tex Avery. More humorous than funny - a smile or occasional chuckle as opposed to out-and-out laughter. The Adventures of Kid Lucky is appropriate for just about everybody. Wholesome and family friendly.

It's a fun bunch of cartoons, not edgy or controversial just old school " funnies ".

***Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with a free digital copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.

Apparently this is based on a famous cowboy character, but one I've never heard of or know about. After a bit of an origin story, where we see the margin numbers indicating this came to life as a newspaper feature, we get one-page gag strips that always end with a child-friendly trivia factoid. It's not too bad, but wasn't enough to hold my interest much.

'The Adventures of Kid Lucky: Cowboy in Training' by Achdé is a loving tribute to famous character Lucky Luke, but this time going back to when that character was a kid.

Kid Lucky was found as an abandoned baby in the desert by a cowboy and brought to town. It was soon discovered that he was really lucky. This book shows some of his exploits with other kids in town. From shooting his shadow with a slingshot, to trying to tame wild horses, and unsuccesfully avoiding baths. The life of the old West is caricatured in this collection of short gags featuring a cartoonish bunch of characters.

The character of Lucky Luke was created by cartoonist Morris in 1946 for Spirou magazine. Although the character isn't as well known in the US, it is hugely popular and has cartoons and video games as well as volumes of comics.

This was a fun take on the character as a youngster. The art is very much in the style of Morris and I enjoyed reading it.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

I grew up with Lucky Luke, The Daltons, Asterix and Obelix and Iznogoud. I was exited to see The Adventures of Kid Lucky available in NetGalley. The old feeling is there. The art and script are familiar.
"Achdé tells the birth of the legend."
The book is short. It consists of brief, page long stories and there is a "Would you belive?" section after every page providing historical information about the Wild West. This one made me nostalgic.
Thank you Netgalley and Europe Comics for a copy of this book.