| The Bluecoats Les Tuniques Bleues | |
|---|---|
 The two main characters: Sergeant Cornelius Chesterfield and Corporal Blutch | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Dupuis (French and Dutch) Cinebook (English) |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| No. of issues | 67 (in French) 17 (in English) |
| Main character(s) | Sergeant Cornelius Chesterfield & Corporal Blutch |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Raoul Cauvin & Louis Salverius |
| Written by | Raoul Cauvin |
| Artist(s) | Willy Lambillotte |
Les Tuniques Bleues (Dutch: De Blauwbloezen) is a Belgian series of bandes dessinées (comic books in the Franco-Belgian tradition), first published in Spirou magazine and later collected in albums by Dupuis.[1] Created by artist Louis Salvérius and writer Raoul Cauvin, the series was taken up by artist Lambil after Salverius' death. It follows two United States Army cavalrymen through a series of battles and adventures. The first album of the series was published in 1970. The series' name, Les Tuniques Bleues, literally "the bluecoats", refers to the uniforms of the Union Army during the American Civil War. Cinebook has started to print the comics in English as "The Bluecoats", releasing Robertsonville Prison in 2008. It is one of the best-selling series in French-language comics.
- ^ "Best of Belgium's Cartoons", Ooi Kok Chuen. New Straits Times, November 27, 1995.