During Morris's prolific career, the Belgian artist authored, or co-authored, no less than 87 graphic novels -- at a rate of one album every eight to ten months -- devoted to Lucky Luke or to some of the sidekicks in the comic Western character's universe.
In 1988, after Morris had his "poor, lonesome cowboy" quit smoking
(after 40 years and dozens of albums) -- replacing Lucky Luke's
trademark cigarette with a just-as-ubiquitous blade of grass -- he (the
Belgian artist, not Luke) was awarded a medal from the World Health
Organisation.
Chaque matin, je regarde la rubrique nécrologique du journal. Comme je vois que mon nom n'y figure pas, je me mets au boulot! (Every morning, I look at the obituary in the newspaper. As I see that my name is not there, I get to work!)
