If you can throw your lasso faster than your shadow, you don't have to be surprised that horseshoes can cause toothache, that a coffin lid sometimes has to be used to found a band, that cool smokers can cause hot prairie fires, that a rabbit sometimes turns out to be a bear, that Indians make excellent hairstyles, that they go hunting with violins, and that a horse shoes its own hooves. Oh, blissful childhood, oh Lucky Kid! If you don't laugh, it's your own fault! Biography (Achdé) Achdé, whose real name is Hervé Darmenton, was born on July 30, 1961 in Lyon. His stage name Achdé is derived from the French pronunciation of the initials of his name. At the age of nine, he bought his first Lucky Luke and, inspired by the great French comic magazines, soon dreamed of devoting himself to comic drawing. After training as an X-ray specialist, he came closer to realizing his childhood dream and worked in an advertising agency. At the same time, he publishes drawings in the regional and national press. In 1988, he finally published his first album Destins croisés on his own. The promising illustrator is then signed by Dargaud. He has his first success with a parodistic series about the one special unit of the French police (C.R.S.). Thanks to other successful series, Achdé was soon able to make a living by drawing comics. Then comes the accolade: When a successor for Morris was sought, he was found in Achdé, now the Lonesome Cowboy could continue riding!