Jesuit Joe

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Jesuit Joe


Cover of the French edition
Publisher Dargaud
Date 1980
Creative team
Writer(s) Hugo Pratt
Artist(s) Hugo Pratt
Colorist(s) Patrizia Zanotti
Original publication
Published in Pilote
Issue(s) #M74 - #M77
Date(s) of publication 1980
Language French
ISBN ISBN 2-2033-4405-9

Jesuit Joe is a mysterious character who appears in the eponymous story of Italian comics creator Hugo Pratt. This graphic 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 by Dargaud and CEPIM, respectively.

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Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Jesuit Joe panel
Jesuit Joe panel

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.

Jesuit Joe has been adapted into a film directed by Olivier Austin.

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