French Imports

Stuart Ng Books is the largest importer of French Bande Dessinee (and related art books) in the United States. We select and stock new titles and current releases and source them directly from the French publishers and distributors. We carry the most mainstream publishers such as Casterman, Dargaud, And Dupuis, to boutique publishers such as Comix Buro, Stardom and Bruno Graff. We also buy and sell used, secondhand, and collectible Bande Dessinee and related art books from collectors here and abroad.

 
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VG+ (corners bumped, light cover wear, binding and interior sound), Zoran Janjetov, Jodorowsky, Alexandro, Janjetov, Zoran, Les Humanoides Associes, 1995, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French


Tome (Philippe Vandevelde), Janry (Jean-Richard Geurts), Tome (Philippe Vandevelde), Janry (Jean-Richard Geurts), Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Dupuis, Paris, 2022, 9782390410362, 12.5 inches, 9.25 inches, 256 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Fans of the Marcinelle School of Franco-Belgian big-foot bande dessinee and its contemporary practitioners, will enjoy this monograph. This writer-artist...

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Connexions 1
  $30.00
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Pierre Jeanneau, Jeanneau, Pierre, Faint scratch to the cover otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Editions Tanibis, Villeurbanne, France, 2020, 9782848410579, 9.8 inches, 7.5 inches, 208 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

I can't say I understand what is going on, but the storytelling conceit and execution is beautiful and fascinating. The book is told entirely in isometric...

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Jije, VF, Lob, Jije, Dupuis, 1986, 1st thus, pictorial boards, French

Western hero Jerry Spring helps black settlers fight the Ku Klux Klan. Text in French.

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Jim
VF, Jim, Jim, Soleil, 2007, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

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Martin Lodewijk, Daan Jippes, Lodewijk, Martin, Jippes, Daan, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Glenat, Grenoble, 1982, 1st French, 11.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 48 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A pristine example of this famous early adventure strip with artwork by the great Daan Jippes, an excellent artist best known for his Disney duck stories...

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Bis Jonvelle
  $25.00
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Very Fine/Very Fine, Jean-Francois Jonvelle, Jonvelle, Jean-Francois, Konemann, 1997, 1st thus, 96 pages, black & white, Hardcover, cloth, German, English

A collection of Jonvelle's erotic photography. All text in both English and German.

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Bartleby le Scribe
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Munuera Jose Luis, Jose Luis, Munuera, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Paris, Dargaud, 2021, 1st, 9782505086185, 11.4 inches, 8.7 inches, 72 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Jose Luis Munuera adapts Herman Melville's classic short story " Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street ." It's an absolute beauty. (The full...

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Josepe, Signed by the artist with a drawing, VF/VF, Josepe, Scutella, 2009, 1st, 9782918111023, pictorial boards, French, English

"A cruise in the world of chance happenings." Each full-page sketch is faced by its title in both French and English. "Quand la raison s’endort un...

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Pascal Josselin, Josselin, Pascal, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2017, 1st, 978-2800170640, 11.75 inches, 8.5 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A series of comic savvy and graphically sophisticated strips. This comic book superhero can reach from one panel into another -- to great comic effect!...

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Pascal Josselin, Josselin, Pascal, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2018, 1st, 978-2800174051, 11.75 inches, 8.5 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A series of comic strip savvy and graphically sophisticated strips. This comic book superhero can reach from one panel into another -- to great comic...

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Very Fine/Very Fine, Paul Jouve, Marcilhac, Felix, Jouve, Paul, Les Editions de l'Amateur, 2005, 1st, Hardcover, cloth, French

The first monograph devoted to the fantastic animal painter, sculptor, and illustrator Paul Jouve (1878-1973). Up till now, the only books available on this...

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Andre Juilliard, VF, Juilliard, Andre, Chasse-Maree, 2007, 1st, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

Text in French.

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Jul
Jul, Jul, Fine, Paris, Dargaud, 2014, 1st, 9782205072785, 12.6 inches, 9.5 inches, 46 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

From the publisher: Silex and the City, a humor series that deals with the debates of our contemporary society! Terrorist threats, hostage-taking,...

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Naturellement 1
  $25.00
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Julie M., Julie M., Very Fine, Angouleme, BelloLoco Editions, 2014, 2nd, 9782954697017, 11.75 inches, 8 inches, 48 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, French

Naturellement (Naturally) is a beautifully executed cartoon animal series, with short strips and single panel cartoons, written and drawn by Julie M.

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Naturellement 2
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Julie M., Julie M., Very Fine, Angouleme, BelloLoco Editions, 2015, 1st, 9782954697031, 11.75 inches, 8 inches, 48 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, French

Naturellement (Naturally) is a beautifully executed cartoon animal series, with short strips and single panel cartoons, written and drawn by Julie M.

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Naturellement 3
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Julie M., Julie M., Very Fine, Angouleme, BelloLoco Editions, 2016, 1st, 9782954697055, 11.75 inches, 8 inches, 48 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, French

Naturellement (Naturally) is a beautifully executed cartoon animal series, with short strips and single panel cartoons, written and drawn by Julie M.

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Naturellement 4
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Julie M., Julie M., Very Fine, Angouleme, BelloLoco Editions, 2017, 1st, 9782954697079, 11.75 inches, 8 inches, 48 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, French

Naturellement (Naturally) is a beautifully executed cartoon animal series, with short strips and single panel cartoons, written and drawn by Julie M.

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VF, Julien/cdm, Mo/cdm, Julien/cdm, Fluide Glacial, 2006, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

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Immerges 1: Gunther Pulst
  $28.00
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Nicolas Juncker, VF, Juncker, Nicolas, Treize Etrange, 2009, 1st, French

A German U-boat crew on the eve of WWII. Juncker conveys the hot oppressive claustrophobic atmosphere of the U-boat with small square panels, tight shots and...

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Near Fine, Jurion, Baker, Steve, Jurion, Vents d'Ouest, 2007, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"Long ago, in Frights-Plague, in the kingdom of Gorre...To delay the fateful moment when he will be eaten by an old woman, a bat decides to tell her a story:...

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Keramidas Sketchbook
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Nicolas Keramidas, VF, Keramidas, Nicolas, Comix Buro, 2008, 1st, wraps

Keramidas is best known as the artist of the Soleil series, Luuna.

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One of 900 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, Nicolas Keramidas, Keramidas, Nicolas, Comix Buro, 2014, 1st, 978-2-916518-52-7, Softcover, wraps, French

Keramidas' plunged into his archive to create this second sketchbook, which contains only new work! Luuna, Alice au Pays des Singes, L'Atelier...

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Nicolas Keramidas, Limited to 3000 copies, Scrawl in ink on copyright pages otherwise VF in a fine slipcase, Crisse, Didier, Keramidas, Nicolas, Soleil, 2004, 1st, pictorial boards, French

Luuna is a series about a Native American girl before the arrival of Europeans. This oversize black & white edition has a special cover, a limited edition...

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Signed and dated 2014 by the artist, Very Fine, Didier Crisse and JD Morvan, Nicolas Keramidas, Crisse and Morvan, Didier, Keramidas, Nicolas, Soleil, 2013, 1st, 9782302024854, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 64 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Nico signed and dated this copy 2014 when he was a guest at the Big Wow Comic Fest! Also titled, "Luuna Storyboard, Tome 8: L'Attrapeur de reves" The...

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De Cape et de Mots
  $29.00
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Flore Vesco, Kerascoet, Vesco, Flore, Kerascoet, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Dargaud, Paris, 2022, 9782205082494, 12.6 inches, 9.4 inches, 104 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The first new album from Kerascoet since 2011's Voyage en Satanie. From the publisher: Young Serine is determined to become a lady-in-waiting to help...

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Voyage en Satanie Tome 1
  $30.00
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VF, Marie and Sebastien Kerascoet, Vehlmann, Kerascoet, Marie and Sebastien, Dargaud, 2011, 1st, Hardcover, Pictorial boards, French

The latest from Kerascoet! A group of spelunkers is exploring caves when they mistakenly journey to a variety of mysterious underground lands. Book 1 of 2.

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Le Royaume Enchante
  $45.00
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Paul Kidby, VF, Kidby, Paul, Galerie Daniel Maghen, 2009, 1st, cloth spine, pictorial boards

"The Magic Kingdom." A collection of the fantasy art of Paul Kidby. From 1995-2007, he worked exclusively on Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. This...

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Je Les Aime Comme Ca
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Kiraz, Kiraz, Very Fine, Paris, Denoel, 2012, 1st, 9782207114377, 13, 8.4, 128, color, Softcover, French wraps, French

"I love them like that." A collection of 128 cartoons and illustrations from Jours de France, Gala, and Playboy. In 1959, Marcel Dassault whose eye...

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Kiraz, Kiraz, Fine, Paris, Paris Musées, 2008, 1st, 9782759600533, 10.75 inches, 8.75 inches, 128 pages, 111 color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, French

Out of print. This is the catalog for the retrospective exhibition held at the Musée Carnavalet in 2008. It includes an autobiography...

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Walking Cat Tome 1
  $20.00
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Tomo Kitaoka, Kitaoka, Tomo, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Paris, Kana, 2020, 1st, 9782505085188, 7.2 inches, 5 inches, 168 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, French

I was intrigued by this manga and I bet you are too. Believe it or not, it's never been published in English. From the publisher: Since the zombies...

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The Art of Stefan Koidl
  $50.00
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Stefan Koidl, Koidl, Stefan, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Buhl, Editiones Caurette, 2022, 1st, 9782382890196, 11.7 inches, 8.3 inches, 320 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

"If you love creepy and dark artwork, you're definitely in the right place!" A word about the artist: Stefan Koidl is a freelance illustrator and...

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Kady
  $40.00
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Kokor, VF, Kokor, Vents d'Ouest, 2001, pictorial boards, French

Text in French.

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Le Commun Des Mortels
  $30.00
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Kokor, VF, Kokor, Vents d'Ouest, 2004, pictorial boards

Text in French.

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Kokor, VF, Kokor, Vents d'Ouest, 2006, pictorial boards

"Freely inspired by the works of Jonathan Swift." Text in French. Also available:     

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Au-dela des mers
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Alain Kokor, Kokor, Alain, Very Fine, Paris, Futuropolis, 2015, 1st, 978-2754810784, 11.75 inches, 8.75 inches, 128 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

From the publisher: A romantic and unusual story where humor combines with grace, Au-dela des mers (Beyond the Sea) is a novel drawn with freshness and a...

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Alain Kokor, Kokor, Alain, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Futuropolis, 2019, 1st, 9782754824262, 11.5 inches, 8.7 inches, 128 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Kokor's latest graphic novel is an absolute beauty, with charming style and character design and crystal clear storytelling. With an 8-page sketchbook...

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Supplement d'Ame
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Alain Kokor, Kokor, Alain, Very Fine, Paris, Futuropolis, 2012, 1st, 978-2754803724, 11.75 inches, 8.75 inches, 128 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

From the publisher: In Dublin, every day, a plump man with an innocuous pace, walks through the city to get to the port to a pier for a leisurely lunch....

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Fine, Jean-Paul Krassinsky, Krassinsky, Jean-Paul, Dargaud, 2006, 1st, 9782205057867, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Jean-Paul Krassinsky was an illustrator (including covers for Terry Pratchett novels) and a storyboard artist for advertising agencies. He also produced...

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Carnet Rouge
  $40.00
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Very Fine, Teddy Kristiansen, Kristiansen, Teddy, Soleil, 2007, 72 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Text in French.

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Insights, Vol. 1
  $75.00
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Limited to 500 copies, Fine, Sebastian Kruger, Kruger, Sebastian, Faustmann & Schonebaum GbR, 2011, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A small artbook/process book with a Drawings & Sketches section and two  extended photography sections detailing Kruger's process as he creates two...

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Very Fine, Krystel, DeBois, Francois, Krystel, Soleil, 2010, 1st, 12.75 inches, 9.25 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

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Upper corners lightly bumped, all other corners sharp, otherwise Fine., Joe Kubert, Kubert, Joe, Gilou, 1986, 1st, 2905146036, 11.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Out of print. The French edition of Kubert's "Tales of the Green Beret" comic strip.

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Franka 1 - Les Dents Du Dragon
  $25.00
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Henk Kuijpers, VF, Kuijpers, Henk, Les Humanoides Associes, 2007, 1st thus, pictorial boards, French

In "The Dragon's Teeth," the female detective comes into possession of an ancient oriental sword and is pursued by a female Chinese agent. Globetrotting...

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Franka 2 - Dragon-Tonnerre
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Henk Kuijpers, VF, Kuijpers, Henk, Les Humanoides Associes, 2007, 1st thus, pictorial boards, French

In the conclusion of this two-part story, Franka searches in Southeast Asia, evades the army, finds a sunken 1930s seaplane, enters a primitive shrine inside...

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Le Petit Vagabond
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Crystal Kung, Kung, Crystal, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Veyrier, Switzerland, Paquet, 2017, 1st, 9782889320615, 10.6 inches, 7.8 inches, 176 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards

Originally from Taiwan, Crystal Kung studied animation at CalArts. She worked as a Character Designer at Blue Sky Studios and is currently at Pixar. Le...

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Ab Irato 1: Riel
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Very Fine without dustjacket as issued, Thierry Labrosse, Labrosse, Thierry, Vents d'Ouest, 2010, 1st, 12.7 inches, 9.5 inches, 56 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A sci fi series by Thierry Labrosse a Montreal-based Bande Dessinee illustrator, painter, and a storyboarder for many Canadian, French and American...

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Curiosities, New Edition
  $60.00
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Benjamin Lacombe, Lacombe, Benjamin, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Daniel Maghen, Paris, 2018, 9782356740540, 12.4 inches, 9.3 inches, 304 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards

Curiosities is the first artbook by Benjamin Lacombe, leading illustrator of the new French wave! Gathering a wide variety of works summarizing the first 15...

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