Cover of Undertaker

Undertaker

Written by Xavier Dorison. Art by Ralph Meyer.

Ranked No. 19 of 100 · 2015 · Dargaud / France

Revisionist Western, mystery, revenge, adventure

A traveling undertaker carries the dead through a West crowded with dangerous secrets.

Overview

Jonas Crow works as an undertaker in a harsh frontier landscape. A job can quickly become a struggle over money, reputation and survival. Dorison and Meyer began the series with Le Mangeur d’or in January 2015.

Why It Matters

The occupation gives the Western a memorable angle: Crow arrives after violence, then uncovers the forces that produced it. His own compromised past complicates any claim to innocence.

Genre & Themes

Revisionist Western, mystery and revenge story overlap. The plots use travel to expose how law and power operate in isolated communities.

Art & Visual Identity

Meyer’s expressive figures and wide landscapes turn movement across the West into visual drama. The color work with Delabie gives dust, heat and night scenes distinct moods.

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  • Revisionist Westerns
  • Morally tangled heroes
  • Landscape-driven action