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.

 
Olivier Vatine, Vatine, Olivier, One of 300 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, Comix Buro, Paris, 2007, 1st, 15.75 inches, 11.81 inches, color

Pin up à la bouée. Beautifully printed on a medium weight uncoated stock.

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Olivier Vatine, Vatine, Olivier, One of 300 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, Comix Buro, Paris, 2007, 1st, 15.75 inches, 11.81 inches, color

Beautifully printed on medium weight uncoated stock.

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Pink Planet
  $95.00
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Olivier Vatine, Vatine, Olivier, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Delcourt, Paris, 2003, 1st, 12.5 inches, 10 inches, 96 pages, 64 pages in color and 32 pages in black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards

Olivier Vatine is a French comic artist/editor, designer, illustrator, publisher, and a co-owner of an animation studio with Fred Blanchard. This is an...

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Olivier Vatine, Vatine, Olivier, Inscribed by the artist with a drawing, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Delcourt, Paris, 2003, 1st, 12.5 inches, 10 inches, 96 pages, 64 pages in color and 32 pages in black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards

Inscribed by Olivier Vatine with a nice drawing of a space girl. Olivier Vatine is a French comic artist/editor, designer, illustrator, publisher, and...

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Olivier Vatine, Vatine, Olivier, Inscribed by the artist with a drawing, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Delcourt, Paris, 2003, 1st, 12.5 inches, 10 inches, 96 pages, 64 pages in color and 32 pages in black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards

Inscribed by Olivier Vatine with a nice drawing of robot girl. Olivier Vatine is a French comic artist/editor, designer, illustrator, publisher, and a...

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Thierry Cailleteau, Olivier Vatine, Cailleteau, Thierry, Vatine, Olivier, Near Fine (mild rubbing to the tips of the corners, light cover wear, interior Fine), Delcourt, Paris, 1987, 1st, 11.75 inches, 8.9 inches, 48 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Inspired by American comic books, the comic adventures of a cocky space pilot. Eight stories--each with its own faux comic book cover complete with a...

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Thierry Cailleteau, Olivier Vatine, Cailleteau, Thierry, Vatine, Olivier, Fine, issued without dustjacket (very light rubbing to covers, spine ends and corners sharp, binding tight), Paris, Delcourt, 1987, Later, 9782906187092, 11.75 inches, 8.9 inches, 48 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Inspired by American comic books, the comic adventures of a cocky space pilot. Eight stories--each with its own faux comic book cover complete with a...

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Olivier Vatine, Vatine, Olivier, One of 300 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, Paris, Comix Buro, 1st, 16 inches, 12 inches, color

La Pin up et le poulpe (The Pin-Up and the Octopus).

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Olivier Vatine, Vatine, Olivier, One of 900 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, Comix Buro, Paris, 2008, 1st, 8.75 inches, 7.1 inches, 48 pages, color illustrations, softcover, wraps, French

The long out-of-print second collection of sketches, drawings, designs, and color renderings by this French artist (Pink Planet, Aquablue, Angela, Star...

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Vatine Sketchbook #3
  $30.00
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Very Fine, Olivier Vatine, Vatine, Olivier, Comix Buro, 2011, 1st, 8.75 inches, 7.1 inches, 48 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, French

From the publisher: "Here is, as expected, the third sketchbook from Vatine. "This new volume is substantially different from the previous two,...

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Régis Hautière, Olivier Vatine, Didier Cassegrain, Hautière, Régis, Vatine, Didier Cassegrain, Olivier, Limited to 1500 copies, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Glenat, 2019, 1st, 9782344037171, 14.75 inches, 11 inches, 64 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This oversize black & white Collector's Edition of Red Nails , limited to 1500 copies, reproduces Didier Cassegrain's finished pencil pages prior...

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Very Fine, Matthieu Venant, Turner, Laurent, Venant, Matthieu, Delcourt, 2006, 9782756003573, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"Dragon Hunters." This goofy comic series is inspired by the popular French TV series.  Gwizdo and Lian-Chu fancy themselves skilled dragon-hunters....

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Very Fine, Pixel Vengeur, Vengeur, Pixel, Albin Michel / Drugstore, 2007, 1st, 9782226177438, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"The Ghost in Polyester against the Cursed Legion of the Fourth Reich...with, among others, a mad genius, Nazis, and zombies everywhere." This wild satire...

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Dick Turpin
  $28.00
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Very Fine, Lele Vianello, Vianello, Lele, Mosquito, 2013, 1st, 2352830877, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Vianello was a longtime assistant to Hugo Pratt before writing and/or drawing his own comics. In this new album, Vianello tells the career of a legendary...

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Lele Vianello, Vianello, Lele, Limited to 1000 copies, Very Fine, St. Egreve, Mosquito, 2015, 1st, 9782352832997, 2352832993, 9 inches, 9 inches, 36 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A tribute to Hugo Pratt by his assistant on Corto Maltese, Lele Vianello. From the publisher: Hugo Pratt died on August 20, 1995. The faithful of the...

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Sasmira 1
  $30.00
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Laurent Vicomte, VF, Vicomte, Laurent, Glenat, 2008, 9782723465861, pictorial boards, French

An old woman, a mysterious ring, a pale beauty at the turn of the century. The strange and romantic adventures of Stanislaus are reminiscent of "Somewhere...

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Esmera
  $30.00
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Zep, Vince, Zep, Vince, tiny nick on cover fore edge otherwise Fine, issued without dustjacket, Grenoble, Glenat, 2015, 1st, 234401098X, 12.6 inches, 9.5 inches, 80 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

From the bestselling Zep , with artwork by Vince (half of the French art team Stan & Vince), an exquisitely drawn graphic novel about a young woman...

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Zep, Vince, Zep, Vince, One of 999 numbered copies signed by the artists, Very Fine, Grenoble, Glenat, 2015, 1st, 9782344011867, 15 inches, 10 inches, 96 pages, color, Hardcover, velvet covered boards, French

This deluxe edition is in an oversize format (a third larger than the regular edition); includes 18 additional pages of lovely watercolors, illustrations,...

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Gorgones
  $50.00
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Vince, Vince, Limited to 1000 copies of which 300 are accompanied by a S&N print and comprise the tirage de tete (deluxe edition), Very Fine, Paris, Editions Barbier, 2022, 1st, 9782919243419, 8 inches, 6.3 inches, 208 pages, color illustrations throughout, Softcover, wraps, French

A collection of over 200 of Vince's ever so popular drawings of women: on post-its, envelopes, even drawing paper. Limited to 1000 copies. From Joann...

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Elsa Delachair, Alex Viougeas, Delachair, Elsa, Viougeas, Alex, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, La Martiniere Jeunesse, 2021, 1st, 9782732493893, 10.7 inches, 10 inches, 64 pages, 60 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

There is a tradition ... from the tango to the abacus, 60 traditions classified by UNESCO. A picture book for everyone. With 60 color illustrations...

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Amitie Etroite
  $25.00
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Bastien Vives, Vives, Bastien, Very Fine, Casterman/KSTR, Paris, 2011, 1st, 10.9 inches, 7.5 inches, 212 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"Close Friendships." Another Bastien Vives story about young people and their yearning, awkward quest for love.

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Attention Chien Mechant
  $25.00
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Bastien Vives, Vives, Bastien, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Casterman, 2017, 1st, 978-2203120228, 9.5 inches, 7.5 inches, 80 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A nearly wordless picture book. All the images are what is illuminated by a flashlight's circular beam. A great concept imaginatively rendered. Here is...

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Corto Maltèse Océan Noir
  $30.00
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Martin Quenehen, Bastien Vives, Quenehen, Martin, Vives, Bastien, Very Fine, Casterman, Brussels, 2021, 9782203224735, 11 inches, 7.6 inches, 168 pages, black & white, Softcover, French wraps

Publisher Casterman has been trying to continue Hugo Pratt's Corto Maltese, publishing new stories set in the original continuity and now, venturing into...

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Martin Quenehen, Bastien Vives, Quenehen, Martin, Vives, Bastien, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Brussels, Casterman, 2021, 1st, 9782203224742, 12.1 inches, 9.3 inches, 184 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This deluxe edition is a hardcover, an inch taller and wider than the trade (softcover) edition, and has 32 pages in color: the first 14 pages of the story...

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Dernier Week-End de Janvier
  $29.00
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Bastien Vives, Vives, Bastien, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Casterman, 2023, 1st, 9782203243200, 10.9 inches, 7.5 inches, 184 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Bastien Vives sets his middle-aged affair at the decidedly unromantic Angoulême International Comics Festival "The Last Weekend in January"! From...

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Bastien Vives, Vives, Bastien, Very Fine, Casterman/KSTR, Paris, 2007, 978-2203003767, 9.8 inches, 6.7 inches, 98 pages, color, softcover, French wraps, French

Bastien Vives' first book, created when he was 22 years old. A story about young people and their yearning, awkward quest for love. Nicely drawn with...

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La Décharge Mentale
  $30.00
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Bastien Vives, Vives, Bastien, Very Fine, Les Requins Marteaux, Bordeaux, 2018, 978-2849612385, 7.1 inches, 5.2 inches, 120 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, French

Bastien Vives is best known for his sensitive dramas and as one of the creators of the fantasy series Lastman. However he has another side. This is one...

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Le Chemisier
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Bastien Vives, Vives, Bastien, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Casterman, 2018, 1st, 9782203168770, 11 inches, 7.5 inches, 208 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

From the publisher: A student of Classical Literature at the Sorbonne, Séverine is neither beautiful, ugly, brilliant, nor mediocre. The young...

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Bastien Vives, Vives, Bastien, Inscribed by the artist with a drawing, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Casterman/KSTR, 2008, 1st, 978-2203012165, 10.9 inches, 7.5 inches, 136 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A first printing of Bastien Vives' breakthrough book with an impressive full-color dedicace. Warmly inscribed to a friend: Pour Sylvain-- In your...

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Les Melons de la Colère
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Bastien Vives, Vives, Bastien, Very Fine, Bordeaux, Les Requins Marteaux, 2011, 7 inches, 5.25 inches, 140 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, French

Bastien Vives is best known for his sensitive dramas and as one of the creators of the fantasy series Lastman. However he has another side... as creator...

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Polina
  $30.00
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Bastien Vivès, Very Fine, Vivès, Bastien, Casterman/KSTR, 2011, 1st, pictorial boards, French

This award-winning young comic creator's book is the life and training of a ballerina from age 6 to 26. An amazing work. Created and drawn entirely on a...

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Quatorze Juillet
  $30.00
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Martin Quenehen, Bastien Vivès, Bastien Vives, Quenehen, Bastien Vivès, Martin, Vives, Bastien, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Brussels, Casterman, 2020, 1st, 9782203196834, 11 inches, 7.7 inches, 256 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

In the style of Une Soeur and Le Chemisier, Bastien Vivès' first mystery-thriller. Jimmy Girard is a young police officer in the (imaginary)...


Une Soeur
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Bastien Vives, Vives, Bastien, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Casterman, 2017, 1st, 9782203147164, 11 inches, 7.5 inches, 216 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

From the publisher: Six years after Polina , Bastien Vivès returns to the solo graphic novel, a complete and accomplished author. A master of...

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Hollywood Jan - New Edition
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Bastien Vives, Mickaël Sanlaville, Vives, Mickaël Sanlaville, Bastien, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Casterman, 2018, 1st thus, 978-2203102910, 10.75 inches, 7.5 inches, 136 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Ten years after its original release, this is a new revised edition of the first collaboration between the artists of Last Man: Bastien Vives and...

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Benjamin von Eckartsberg, Thomas von Kummant, von Eckartsberg, Benjamin, von Kummant, Thomas, Limited to 3000 copies, Tiny scuff to the tail of the spine otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paquet, Geneva, 2014, 1st, 14.8 inches, 11.25 inches, 64 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

42 pages of comics in a beautiful oversize format, plus 20 pages of visual development and extras. The first half of Tome 2. From the publisher: After...

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Benjamin von Eckartsberg, Thomas von Kummant, von Eckartsberg, Benjamin, von Kummant, Thomas, Limited to 3000 copies, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Geneva, Paquet, 2015, 1st, 978-2888906780, 14.75 inches, 11.25 inches, 64 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

42 pages of comics in a beautiful oversize format, plus 20 pages of visual development and extras. The second half of Tome 2. From the publisher:...

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Benjamin von Eckartsberg, Thomas von Kummant, von Eckartsberg, Benjamin, von Kummant, Thomas, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Geneva, Paquet, 2016, 1st, 978-2888907374, 14.75 inches, 11.25 inches, 64 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

42 pages of comics in a beautiful oversize format, plus 20 pages of behind-the-scenes extras showing the making of this new post-apocalyptic epic from von...

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Benjamin Von Eckartsberg, Thomas Von Kummant, Von Eckartsberg, Benjamin, Von Kummant, Thomas, Very Fine, Paquet, Geneva, 2014, 1st, 12.7 inches, 9.5 inches, 72 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Part two of this Medieval revenge fantasy adapted from the best-selling German novel by Wolfgang Hohlbein! Originally released as two volumes, this new...

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Very Fine, Thomas Von Kummant, Von Eckartsberg, Benjamin, Von Kummant, Thomas, Paquet, 2011, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The concluson of this Medieval revenge fantasy adapted from the best-selling German novel by Wolfgang Hohlbein!   Plus a 12-page gallery of pin-ups...

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Benjamin Von Eckartsberg, Thomas Von Kummant, Von Eckartsberg, Benjamin, Von Kummant, Thomas, Very Fine, Paquet, Geneva, 2006, 1st, 12.6 inches, 9.4 inches, 160 pages, color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"After the success of the first volume of The Chronicle of the Immortal, and in front of the talent of the two young authors, it very quickly appeared for...

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Benjamin von Eckartsberg, Thomy von Kummant, von Eckartsberg, Benjamin, von Kummant, Thomy, Limited to 3000 copies, Very Fine, Paquet, Geneva, 2013, 1st, 14.8 inches, 11.25 inches, 64 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

42 pages of comics in a beautiful oversize format, plus 20 pages of extras. From the publisher: After the success of the Chronicle of the immortals ,...

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Benjamin von Eckartsberg, Thomy von Kummant, von Eckartsberg, Benjamin, von Kummant, Thomy, Very Fine, Paquet, Geneva, 2013, 1st, 12.75 inches, 9.5 inches, 88 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

From the publisher: After the success of the Chronicle of the immortals , Benjamin Von Eckartsberg and Thomas Von Kummant return in an unexpected genre....

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Benjamin von Eckartsberg, Thomy von Kummant, von Eckartsberg, Benjamin, von Kummant, Thomy, Limited to 3000 copies, Very Fine, Paquet, Geneva, 2014, 1st, 14.8 inches, 11.25 inches, 64 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

42 pages of comics in a beautiful oversize format, plus 20 pages of extras. From the publisher: After the success of the Chronicle of the immortals ,...

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Gung Ho, Tome 2: Court-circuit
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von Eckartsberg, Thomy von Kummant, von Eckartsberg, von Kummant, Thomy, Near Fine (cover rubbings, bumped outer corners, lightly bumped lower spine corner), Geneva, Paquet, 2015, 1st, 978-2888906773, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 80 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

After the success of the Chronicle of the immortals , Benjamin von Eckartsberg and Thomas von Kummant return in an unexpected genre. A saga in a...

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Very Fine, Walder, Frissen, Jerry, Walder, Les Humanoides Associes, 2011, 1st, 9782731623178, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Two masked super heroes who live in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles stumble on a kidnapping ring. They then make it their mission to find out what's happening...

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François Walthéry, Walthéry, François, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Brussels, Champaka Brussels, 2019, 1st, 9782390410041, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 384 pages, over 400 illustrations, most in color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Out of print. Over 400 illustrations, most in color, primarily of original art. Walthery is the last of the great "classic" cartoonists of Le Journal de...

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Natacha Integrale Tomes 1-5
  $150.00
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Near Fine to Very Fine, issued without dustjackets, Gos, Wasterlain, Peyo, Tillieux, Mitteï, Borgers, Cauvin, Francois Walthery, Gos, Wasterlain, Peyo, Tillieux, Mitteï, Borgers, Cauvin, Walthery, Francois, Dupuis, 2007-2014, 11.8 inches, 8.6 inches, 924 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This set of five integrales comes in at 924 pages, reprinting all of Natacha's adventures from 1970 through 1994, plus 150 pages of additional articles,...

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Chris Ware, Ware, Chris, Very Fine, Angouleme, 2022, 1st, 21 inches, 15.75 inches, color, French

One of the three official posters for the 49th Annual International Festival of Bande Dessinee at Angouleme held in 2022. Featuring an original illustration...

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