Inspired by real attacks on Indian lodges in the 1865 time period, Jean Giraud and his scenarist Jean-Michel Charlier create a cinematographic masterpiece. Use of monochromatic panels to add drama to the story, snow and ice landscapes, epic cavalry charges and last stands while sharing how old people, women and children were not spared.

The Anti-Hero Lieutenant Mike Blueberry is caught in the whirlwind of the Indian wars led by a Custer-like mad man. But with Giraud it is never all drama as Blueberry's companions provide comic relief to this monumental story. ( )

Graphic novel