- Jesuit Joe
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publisher=Dargaud
date=1980
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origlanguage=French
origpublication="Pilote "
origissues= #M74 - #M77
origdate=1980
origisbn= 2-2033-4405-9
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writers=Hugo Pratt
artists=Hugo Pratt
colorists= Patrizia Zanotti
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nextissue=Jesuit Joe is a mysterious character who appears in the eponymous story of Italian comics creator
Hugo Pratt . Thisgraphic novel was initially serialised in "Pilote ", before it was released as hardcover albums in 1980, in France entitled "Jésuite Joe", and in Italy, entitled "L'uomo del grande nord", published byDargaud and CEPIM, respectively.Plot
The laconic, anti-heroic and unpredictable main character, a Canadian native dressed in the uniform of a Sergeant in the Canadian Mounties, travels the wilderness during late 19th or early 20th century Canada, occasionally assisting those he finds in need of help. He rescues a kidnapped child and frees an imprisoned couple, but also shoots a bird for being too happy and stabs a priest in the hand.
The concerns of famed Italian cartoonist Hugo Pratt included responsibility, humanity, and
social justice .Skepticism of European ideals in colonial settings is a common theme in his stories and forms the main thrust of "Jesuit Joe".The Jesuit Joe film
Jesuit Joe has been adapted into a film directed by
Olivier Austin .ources
* [http://bdoubliees.com/journalpilote/auteurs4/pratt.htm Pratt publications in "Pilote"] BDoubliées fr_icon
* [http://www.archivespratt.net/jesuitjoe.htm Jesuit Joe albums] ArchivesPratt fr_icon
* [http://www.bedetheque.com/serie-2810-BD-Jesuit-Joe.html Jesuit Joe French albums] Bedetheque fr_iconExternal links
*imdb title|0228453|Jesuit Joe
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