Buddy Longway is a western bande dessinée written by the Swiss cartoonist Derib.

[2] Both the story arcs and the drawings are praised for the realistic portrayal of the simplistic, rough life as a trapper.

[3] The series is a family saga which centers around the eponymous character Buddy Longway, a trapper who lives in the wilderness.

He lives married to a Sioux Native American woman called Chinook.

"[4] Derib deliberately chose this slant, which was unusual compared to contemporary Western comics like Lucky Luke or Blueberry: "I wanted to renew the narrative modes in comics, especially the notion that a hero should be perfect, invincible or immortal (e.g. Lucky Luke or Blueberry), so my idea was to write about a simple man.