History ComicBook / BarbeRouge

In France, this series is widely heralded as an adventure classic, with intricate plots and impressive historical [[ShownTheirWork research]]. Abroad, the characters are [[WeirdAlEffect mainly known for their spoof cameos in]] ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' (its writer, Creator/ReneGoscinny, was a friend of Charlier's, and they co-founded ''Pilote'' together).

The series also had a short-lived AnimatedAdaptation in the late '90s, which is ''extremely'' difficult to find for watching online.

The series also had a short-lived AnimatedAdaptation in the late '90s.

* BloodlessCarnage: Even though the books feature plenty of battles with swords and firearms, very little blood is ever shown, at least during Hubinon's run. Particularly glaring are the bladed weapons, which are spotless after a fight.

* CharacterisationMarchesOn: Baba in the first stories occasionally uses YouNoTakeCandle speech (and does not seem very bright either) and seems of normal height and strength. Later books establish him as being noticeably tall and having a herculean strength. He also speaks normally (apart from omitting the 'R') and is just as resourceful as the rest of the cast.

* HeroAntagonist: A lot of stories have the antagonists be people trying to catch Barbe-Rouge. Since he is a ruthless, bloodthirsty pirate who terrorises everyone, this is actually quite an understandable goal. On the other hands, a lot of those who try to capture him are shown to be corrupt or using particularly underhanded schemes to do so.

* LivingMacGuffin: Caroline de Muratore appears on page for barely half a book, but Eric trying to find her before those who want her dead is the plot of a story spanning over four book, and seeing the heroes travelling from the Caribbean to Turkey.

* MoralityPet: Eric acts as this for Barbe Rouge, who was much more blood thirsty and implacable before the start of the comic. Eric rejecting his adoptive father lifestyle led Barbe Rouge to partly giving up piracy and most of his murderous ways.

* DamselInDistress: Several.

* TraumaCongaLine: Eric's first attempts at living a honest life all end up horribly badly for him. He first tries to follow courses at the London Naval Academy under the guise of a noble Portuguese, but needs to blow up his cover and flee [[spoiler:to save his captured father]]. He then attempts to recover his true heritage of a noble (and very wealthy Frenchman), but [[spoiler:his corrupt cousin destroys all proofs of his claims to the title]]. He then manages to become captain of a merchant ship, but becomes victim of a mutiny once his identity is known, ending up with him becoming [[spoiler:a galley slave]]. Things get better for him after that.

* CoolBoat: the various iterations of the ''Faucon Noir'' ("Black Falcon"), Barbe-Rouge's ship, are described with detailed diagrams to show how awesome they are. Of particular note is the version Barbe-Rouge built after spending a sizeable part of his considerable treasure, and contains anything a pirate could dream of, such as being much faster than other ship while being crewed by a SkeletonCrew due to an advanced rope systems, primitive machineguns and flamethrowers, and two huge cannons able to fire at a considerable distance. [[spoiler:Too bad they need to sacrifice it by the end of the story]].

* DressingAsTheEnemy: a common tactic.

* GreatEscape: a common plot, our protagonists being mostly criminals (or at least wanted in several countries, without counting the rival pirates).

* TheProfessor: Triple-Pattes

* SecondaryCharacterTitle: the actual protagonist of the series is Eric, Barbe-Rouge's adopted son. Barbe-Rouge himself is absent from half the stories.
* SkeletonCrew: the ''Flying Dutchman''.
* SlaveGalley: happens to both Eric and Baba in the same adventure.

* WalkThePlank: mostly in early stories.
* WoodenShipsAndIronMen: the setting.

* CoolShip: the various iterations of the ''Faucon Noir'' ("Black Falcon"), Barbe-Rouge's ship, are described with detailed diagrams to show how awesome they are.

* CaptainColorbeard: ... Redbeard.

* RenaissanceMan: Triple-Pattes knows a dozen languages, is an accomplished physician, and has at least cursory knowledge in most sciences

''Barbe Rouge'' ("Red Beard") was an action-adventure French comic set in the 18th century. It followed the adventures of the adopted son of the eponymous {{pirate}}, Eric, as he progressively quit the criminal life of his adopted family and instead became a French corsair. He was usually accompanied by his trusty acolytes, the strong Baba and the wise Triple-Pattes; Barbe-Rouge himself is often absent from the stories.

!!Tropes:

* ArtShift: The transition from the clean style of Victor Hubinon to the messier style of Jijé and then Gary) was rather striking. And then there were the completely-different-looking adventures drawn by Pellerin...

* FiveManBand: minus TheChick, as there are barely any women in the stories, and certainly not in the main cast.
** TheHero: Eric
** TheLancer: Barbe-Rouge, in later adventures
** TheBigGuy: Baba
** TheSmartGuy: Triple-Pattes

* GalleySlave: happens to both Eric and Baba in the same adventure.

The series was created by writer JeanMichelCharlier and artist Victor Hubinon (of ''BuckDanny'' fame) for the launch of the ''Pilote'' magazine; it survived that series by decades. When Hubinon died after the 18th album, Joseph "Jijé" Gillain (a noted comics veteran) and his son took over the art, until Jijé's death a few years later. The series then alternated between artists Christian Gaty and Patrice Pellerin, until Gaty definitely took over. When Charlier himself died, he was succeeded by Jean Ollivier, and then by Christian Perrissin. The series is currently on hiatus.

!!This series contains examples of :

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Averted: Charlier did his best to continue the series after Hubinon and then Jijé's death. After the death of Charlier himself, the series was continued by other writers.

* EditedForSyndication: Some albums were slightly shortened from their original serialized version for length reasons.

* DistressedDamsel: several.

* PluckyMiddie: the mousse in some of the early stories.

* RapePillageAndBur: Barbe-Rouge's modus operandi. Minus the "rape" part, because he's (mostly) a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold gentleman]] and there was no way to get this past the censors anyway.

In France, this series is widely heralded as an adventure classic, with intricate plots and impressive historical [[ShownTheirWork research]]. Abroad, the characters are [[WeirdAlEffect mainly known for their spoof cameos in]] ''{{Asterix}}'' (its writer, Creator/ReneGoscinny, was a friend of Charlier's, and they co-founded ''Pilote'' together).

''Barbe Rouge'' ("Red Beard") was an action-adventure French comic set in the 18th century. It followed the adventures of the adopted son of the eponymous {{pirate}}, Eric, as he progressively quit the criminal life of his adopted family and instead became a French corsair. He was usually accompanied by his trusty acolytes, the strong Baba and the wise Triple-Pattes ; Barbe-Rouge himself is often absent from the stories.

* ArtShift : The transition from the clean style of Victor Hubinon to the messier style of Jijé and then Gary) was rather striking. And then there were the completely-different-looking adventures drawn by Pellerin...
* AuthorExistenceFailure : Averted : Charlier did his best to continue the series after Hubinon and then Jijé's death. After the death of Charlier himself, the series was continued by other writers.
* CoolShip : the various iterations of the ''Faucon Noir'' ("Black Falcon"), Barbe-Rouge's ship, are described with detailed diagrams to show how awesome they are.
* CorruptChurch : Most of the priest characters are associated with the Spanish, who are invariably bad guys. Some of the the later ones are full-blown {{Smug Snake}}s, and/or belong to the Inquisition. Their motives are always money- or power-related.
* CrazyPrepared : Triple-Pattes hides an incredible amount of stuff in his cane and peg leg.
* DistressedDamsel : several.
* DressingAsTheEnemy : a common tactic.
* TheDulcineaEffect : Eric. To the point that it sometimes exploited by the villains.
* EditedForSyndication : Some albums were slightly shortened from their original serialized version for length reasons.
* FiveManBand : minus TheChick, as there are barely any women in the stories, and certainly not in the main cast.
** TheHero : Eric
** TheLancer : Barbe-Rouge, in later adventures
** TheBigGuy : Baba
** TheSmartGuy : Triple-Pattes
* GalleySlave : happens to both Eric and Baba in the same adventure.
* GreatEscape : a common plot, our protagonists being mostly criminals (or at least wanted in several countries, without counting the rival pirates).
* {{Pirate}}s : Duh.

* PluckyMiddie : the mousse in some of the early stories.
* TheProfessor : Triple-Pattes
* RapePillageAndBurn : Barbe-Rouge's modus operandi. Minus the "rape" part, because he's (mostly) a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold gentleman]] and there was no way to get this past the MediaWatchdogs anyway.

* RedShirtArmy : the pirate/corsair crews often get reduced to only the main characters at the plot progresses.
* RenaissanceMan : Triple-Pattes knows a dozen languages, is an accomplished physician, and has at least cursory knowledge in most sciences
* RightUnderTheirNoses : A very common tactic of our heroes. Sometimes suicidal, often very, very effective.
* ScaryBlackMan : Baba (though mostly a GentleGiant, at least towards Eric)
* SecondaryCharacterTitle : the actual protagonist of the series is Eric, Barbe-Rouge's adopted son. Barbe-Rouge himself is absent from half the stories.
* SkeletonCrew : the ''Flying Dutchman''.
* SociopathicHero : Barbe-Rouge
* StormingTheCastle : Half the stories revolve around this plot. A few of them inverted it by having our heroes as the defenders.
* TreasureMap : A few stories revolve around either those or PirateBooty.
* WalkThePlank : mostly in early stories.
* WoodenShipsAndIronMen : the setting.

''Barbe Rouge'' ("Red Beard") was an action-adventure French comic set in the 18th century. It followed the adventures of the adopted son of the eponymous {{pirate}}, Eric, as he progressively quit the criminal life of his adopted family and instead became a French corsair. He was usually accompanied by his trusty acolytes, the strong Baba and the wise Triple-Pattes ; Barbe-Rouge himself is often absent from the stories.

In France, this series is widely heralded as an adventure classic, with intricate plots and impressive historical [[ShownTheirWork research]]. Abroad, the characters are [[WeirdAlEffect mainly known for their spoof cameos in]] ''{{Asterix}}'' (its writer, ReneGoscinny, was a friend of Charlier's, and they co-founded ''Pilote'' together).

* DistressedDamsel : several.