Jeremiah (comics)

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Jeremiah: La nuit des rapaces (April 1979)
Created by Hermann Huppen
Publication information
Publisher
Title(s)
  • La Nuit des rapaces
  • Du sable plein les dents
  • Les Héritiers sauvages
  • Les Yeux de fer rouge
  • Un cobaye pour l'éternité
  • La Secte
  • Afromerica
  • Les Eaux de la colère
  • Un hiver de clown
  • Boomerang
  • Delta
  • Julius et Romea
  • Strike
  • Simon est de retour
  • Alex
  • La Ligne rouge
  • Trois motos... ou quatre
  • Ave Caesar
  • Zone frontière
  • Mercenaires
  • Le Cousin Lindford
  • Le Fusil dans l'eau
  • Qui est renard bleu?
  • Le Dernier Diamant
  • Et si un jour, la Terre...
  • Un port dans l'ombre
  • Elsie et la rue
  • Esra va très bien
  • Le petit chat est mort
  • Fifty-Fifty
  • Le panier de crabes
  • Le Caïd
  • Un gros chien avec une blonde
FormatsOriginal material for the series has been published as a strip in the comics anthology(s)  and a set of graphic novels.
Original language French
Genre
Publication date 1979  – present
Main character(s)
  • Jeremiah
  • Kurdy
Creative team
Writer(s)Hermann Huppen
Artist(s)
  • Hermann Huppen

Jeremiah is a Belgian science fiction comic book series by Hermann Huppen. Jeremiah was created in 1979 for the German magazine Zack, and had a premiere in Sarajevo based Strip art magazine, since the editor of this magazine, Ervin Rustemagic, was also Hermann's manager. It has also been serialized in the French-language Métal Hurlant [1] and Spirou magazine, as well as the Serbian magazines Stripoteka and Politikin Zabavnik . Currently, there are 40 volumes and one "Special Edition" in French and Dutch.

Contents

Plot

Racial wars have torn the U.S. apart, resulting in a post-apocalyptic world. Many small pockets of civilization still exist; from isolated super high-tech fortresses, hidden research labs, or racial groups in walled-in cities — all fighting each other among the more regular population which in many ways resembles the "old west".

Jeremiah and his friend Kurdy travel the country, taking odd jobs and getting mixed up in various affairs. Jeremiah, being the more noble of the two, often sticks his neck out to help others, while Kurdy is a more wily, opportunistic scoundrel.

Despite its setting, Jeremiah's underlying motif is of hope and the survival of mankind. The storylines carry little from album to album, meaning they can be read individually.

Reception

Jeremiah has been translated into 26 languages, [2] and has a large fan base in Europe. Tome #25, Et si un jour la Terre, was nominated for the 2005 Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize Awarded by the Audience.

Various attempts to introduce the series to the American market have had middling results, mostly due to the different tastes of the American and European comic book public. The current holder of the English language copyrights is Strip Art Features (SAF). After failing to reach American audiences in the 1980s and 1990s with such publishers as Fantagraphics, Catalan Communications, and Malibu Comics; Jeremiah (and SAF) found success with Dark Horse beginning in the 2000s. In March 2012, Dark Horse Comics began another English language reprint series in collaboration with SAF; three volumes of the Jeremiah Omnibus, collecting tomes 1 to 3, 4 to 6, and 7 to 9 respectively, have been released as of October 2017. In May 2019, SAF released digital editions of volumes 1 to 6, and later of volumes 7 to 9 in July 2020.

List of titles

Following are the Jeremiah comic albums as named in French, with publication dates.

Tome NumberTitlePublication date
1La Nuit des rapacesApril 1979
2Du sable plein les dentsOct. 1979
3Les Héritiers sauvages Jan. 1980
4Les Yeux de fer rougeJuly 1980
5Un cobaye pour l'éternitéMay 1981
6La SecteFeb. 1982
7AfromericaSept. 1982
8Les Eaux de la colèreApril 1983
9Un hiver de clownNov. 1983
10BoomerangOct. 1984
11DeltaOct. 1985
12Julius et RomeaOct. 1986
13StrikeMay 1988
14Simon est de retourSept. 1989
15AlexSept. 12, 1990
16La Ligne rougeOct. 7, 1992
17Trois motos... ou quatreFeb. 2, 1994
18Ave CaesarMay 31, 1995
19Zone frontièreApril 10, 1996
20MercenairesSept. 3, 1997
21Le Cousin LindfordOct. 1998
22Le Fusil dans l'eauMar. 7, 2001
23Qui est renard bleu?Mar. 6, 2002
24Le Dernier DiamantApr. 2, 2003
25Et si un jour, la TerreApr. 2004
26Un port dans l'ombre?Oct. 2005
27Elsie et la rueJan. 2007
28Esra va très bienJan. 2008
29Le petit chat est mortJan. 2010
30Fifty-FiftyFeb. 2011
31Le panier de crabesJan. 2012
32Le CaïdFeb. 2013
33Un gros chien avec une blondeSept. 2014
34Jungle CityOct. 2015
35Kurdy Malloy et Mama OlgaSept. 2017
36Et Puis MerdeOct. 2018
37La BêteSept. 2019
38Tu piges?Sept. 2020
39RancuneSept. 2022
40Celui qui manqueOct. 2023

English language Jeremiah comics

English titlePublisherPublication dateTranslated bookNote
The Survivors Vol. 1: Talons of Blood Fantagraphics Aug. 1982Jeremiah 1: La Nuit des rapaces
The Survivors Vol. 2: The Eyes That BurnedFantagraphicsSept. 1983Jeremiah 4: Les Yeux de fer rouge
Jeremiah 13: Strike Catalan Communications June 1990Jeremiah 13: Strike ISBN   0-87416-106-1
Jeremiah: Birds of Prey #1–2 Adventure Comics Jan. 1991Jeremiah 1: La Nuit des rapaces
Jeremiah: A Fistful of Sand #1–2Adventure ComicsJune 1991Jeremiah 2: Du sable plein les dents
Jeremiah: The Heirs #1–2Adventure ComicsSept. 1991Jeremiah 3: Les Héritiers Sauvages
Jeremiah: Gun in the Water Strip Art Features/Dark Horse Comics Nov. 2002Jeremiah 22: Le Fusil dans l'Eau ISBN   978-1-56971-827-8
Jeremiah: MercenariesStrip Art Features/Dark Horse ComicsDec. 2003Jeremiah 20: Mercenaires ISBN   978-1-59396-001-8
Jeremiah Omnibus Vol. 1Strip Art Features/Dark Horse ComicsMar. 2012Jeremiah tomes 1–3 ISBN   978-1-59582-945-0
Jeremiah Omnibus Vol. 2Strip Art Features/Dark Horse ComicsNov. 2012Jeremiah tomes 4–6 ISBN   978-1-61655-085-1
Jeremiah Omnibus Vol. 3Strip Art Features/Dark Horse ComicsOct. 2013Jeremiah tomes 7–9 ISBN   978-1-61655-299-2
Jeremiah Book #1: Birds of PreyStrip Art FeaturesMay 2019Jeremiah 1: La Nuit des rapaces ISBN   978-9-61945-197-7
Jeremiah Book #2: A Fistful of SandStrip Art FeaturesMay 2019Jeremiah 2: Du sable plein les dents ISBN   978-9-61945-198-4
Jeremiah Book #3: The HeirsStrip Art FeaturesMay 2019Jeremiah 3: Les Héritiers sauvages ISBN   978-9-61945-199-1
Jeremiah Book #4: The Eyes that BurnedStrip Art FeaturesMay 2019'Jeremiah 4: Les Yeux de fer rouge ISBN   978-9-61947-140-1
Jeremiah Book #5: A Guinea Pig for EternityStrip Art FeaturesMay 2019Jeremiah 5: Un cobaye pour l'éternité ISBN   978-9-61947-141-8
Jeremiah Book #6: The CultStrip Art FeaturesMay 2019Jeremiah 6: La Secte ISBN   978-9-61947-142-5
Jeremiah Book #7: AfromericaStrip Art FeaturesJuly 2020Jeremiah 7: Afromerica ISBN   978-9-61708-119-0
Jeremiah Book #8: Waters of WrathStrip Art FeaturesJuly 2020Jeremiah 8: Les Eaux de la colère ISBN   978-9-61708-120-6
Jeremiah Book #9: Winter of the ClownsStrip Art FeaturesJuly 2020Jeremiah 9: Un hiver de clown ISBN   978-9-61708-121-3

Television series

An American television series, Jeremiah , was produced from 2002–2004. Developed by Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski and executive produced by Straczynski and Sam Egan, the series is loosely based on the Jeremiah comics series. Aside from the names of the two main characters, the general personality of the protagonist, and the post-apocalyptic setting, there are no similarities between the comics and the series.

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