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.

 
Very Fine, CFSL Ink / Ankama, 2012, 1st, Softcover, vinyl wraps, French, English

The sixth edition of this excellent illustration anthology is a real winner with a ton of crowd-pleasing images. More than 600 works by 185 artists are...

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Codex Obscurus
  $75.00
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Very Fine, issued with dustjacket, Editions Caurette, Buhl, France, 2022, 9782382890042, 11.7 inches, 8.2 inches, 304 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: An ambitious project! CODEX Obscurus is a collective artbook featuring the work of 145 artists from around the world. Their...

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Dofus Artbook, Session 2
  $40.00
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Near Fine/Near Fine, Ankama Editions, 2006, 1st, 9782952450935, 2952450935, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

An illustrated overview of the world of Dofus. Similar to the illustrated game sourcebooks from Japan and America. Background, character are explained, all...

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Douce France
  $40.00
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Joel Collado, Camille Babeau, Collado, Camille Babeau, Joel, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Toulouse, Milan et Demi, 2016, 1st, 978-2-7459-7860-8, 12 inches, 9.625 inches, 144 pages, over 60 full-page color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

60 of France's most beautiful locations as illustrated by 60 different artists, including Crushiform, Louis Thomas, Chaboute, Vincent Mahe... From the...

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Edge II: Les Samourais du Futur
  $40.00
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Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light shelfwear), Brussels, Kana, 2007, 1st, 782505002512, 11.75 inches, 8.25 inches, 72 pages, color illustrations, softcover, wraps, French

30 double-page color illustrations by 30 Japanese and French artists on a single theme: samurais. Philippe Berthet Moebius Joël Parnotte Philippe...

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Encres De Chine
  $36.00
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VF, Regis Hautiere, Philippe Buchet, Olivier Vatine, Cyrille Pomes, Renaud Dillies, Troub's, Willem, Editons 16000 Images, 2006, 1st, Softcover, French wraps

"L'album du Premier Festival de l'Image Dessinée Francaise a Beijing - Octobre 2005." "The Album of the First Festival of the French Comics Image...

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Thomas Olivri, Olivri, Thomas, Fine, Paris, Huginn & Muninn, 2015, 1st, 9782364803527, 10 inches, 8 inches, 416 pages, over 750 color illustrations, Softcover, stiff oversize wraps, French

Geek-Art 2: An Anthology - Art, Design, Illustration & Lightsabers The first volume of this anthology was published in France and later in the U.S.,...

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Alexis Prevost, Claude Gaillard, Prevost, Claude Gaillard, Alexis, Very Fine in publisher's shrinkwrap, Huginn & Muninn, Paris, 2018, 9782364806696, 8.3 inches, 6 inches, 160 pages, color illustrations throughout, Softcover, wraps, French

Return to the days of Schwartzenegger, Chuck Norris, Dolph Lundgren, and others "in the Green Hell of Rambosploitation!" This book surveys the '80s...

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Near Fine (only light shelfwear, flat, tight, and unread), 1994, 1st, Softcover, wraps

"Crimes 'n' Gals in the USA: A Pictorial History 1930s-1960s." An excellent collection of pin-up art. Chapters on comic strips (55 illus), comic books (63...

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Gorilla Artbook Volume 1
  $60.00
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Fine, CFSL Ink / Ankama, 2011, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French, English

This excellent new illustration anthology features some 250 works by more than 70 artists. An international roster with images categorized by Comedy,...

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Idefix Box 1 (ID01+ID04+ID05)
  $20.00
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Very Fine in a Very Fine box, Attakus, 2016

Obelix's adorable dog from the pages of Asterix, in PVC. A box of 3 figurines. 4 cm high.

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Slight rubbing to the two front corners otherwise Very Fine in publisher's shrinkwrap, Art Ludique, Le Musee, Paris, 2015, 1st, 11 inches, 9 inches, 236 pages, color illustrations throughout, Softcover, French wraps

A profusely illustrated catalog to the 2015 Paris museum exhibition. Art by Peter de Seve, Peter Clarke, Greg Couch, Michael Knapp, Robert MacKenzie, Mike...

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VF, Consell de Mallorca, 2008, 1st, wraps

An eight-page story by Max: An Encounter between Walt Disney & H.P. Lovecraft. A lush eight-page black & white story by Paco Diaz. A five-page...

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Very Fine, Bernard Moreau (ed.), Moreau (ed.), Bernard, La Grande Ourse, A.S.B.L., 2013, 1st, Softcover, color wraps, French

Subtitled "the drawings that you doubtless never would not have seen," this Belgian fanzine features sketchbook drawings of European comics artists. ...

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Jose-Louis Bouquet, Serge Honorez, Bouquet, Serge Honorez, Jose-Louis, Very Fine issued without dustjacket, Paris, Dupuis, 2023, 1st, 9791034767090, 10.1 inches, 7.6 inches, 208 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, Pictorial Boards, French

"The Hero Factory - 100 Years of Publishing at Dupuis" Dupuis is one of Belgium's biggest publishers of bande dessinee, with some of Europe's...

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Roger Avermaete, #526 of 1000 copies, NF (fragile item, very sound, partly uncut), Avermaete, Roger, Dorbon Aine, 1928, 1st, wraps

"Illustrated with 239 woodcuts, 230 in black & white and nine in color, by various artists, of which 177 from the original blocks. Standard study...

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Pierre Lambert, Lambert, Pierre, Very Good+ in a Near Fine dustjacket in a Very Good+ slipcase, Paris, Editions de la Martiniere, 2009, 1st, 9782732439235, 13 inches, 13 inches, 237 pages, almost 250 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, French

This copy was still in the shrinkwrap when we purchased it, however we took it out of the shrinkwrap to inspect the book. There is a bump to the front/top...

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Isa
Isa, Very Fine, Isa, Fluide Glacial, 2009, pictorial boards, French

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VF/VF, A3 Editions, 2007, 1st, pictorial boards

A great collection of 215 French movie posters from 1921-1968 featuring female stars: Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth, Jane Russell, Ava Gardner, Simone...

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Very Fine, Ankama, 2009, 1st, 9782359100044, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Selected Best Album Youth - Angouleme 2010. Six stories taking place within the Wakfu universe by six creators working in their own style. One story of...

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Les Enfants du Nil
  $30.00
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Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (moderate wear to the corners of the spine, light rubbing, very flat, tight, clean), Delcourt, Paris, 1990, 1st, 11.75 inches, 9 inches, 56 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This anthology features the very first comic stories by future comics greats Claire Wendling and Alain Ayroles. This series was a showcase for students...

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Very Fine, CFSL Ink / Ankama, 2011, 2nd, Hardcover, embossed pictorial boards, French

"March 11, 2011, Japan was hit by one of the worst earthquakes in its history. We watched the disaster live, we have all been touched by the images....

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Marimo #2 - Phantasmagoria
  $25.00
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Very Fine, Paris, 2018, 1st, 9.5 inches, 7.5 inches, 100 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

Marimo is escaping the comforts of Home to wander into the fascinating and thrilling world of Phantasmagoria. We wanted to write about things that scare us...

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Merveilleux!
  $60.00
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Very Fine, CFSL Ink, Paris, 2013, 1st, 12.4 inches, 10 inches, 128 pages, color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, French, English

Full color illustrations by Annette Marnat, Tony Sandoval, Wouter Tulp, Bobby Chiu, Clément Lefevre, Charles Champeau, Carine M, Elian Black'Mor,...

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Very Fine, Humanoides, Paris, 2021, 9782731640373, 10.5 inches, 8 inches, 292 pages, color, Softcover, wraps, French

In 2021, science fiction is at our doorstep: ecology, robotics, transhumanism, virtual reality, post-mortem avatars, AI art... All these themes are covered...

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Métal Hurlant #2
  $30.00
Very Fine, Paris, Humanoides, 2022, 1st, 9782731607123, 8 inches, 10.5 inches, 288 pages, color, Softcover, wraps, French

The second issue of the new Métal Hurlant. This issue is subtitled, "1975-1984: The New Vision of the Imaginary" and features reprints from the early...


Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Glenat, 2019, 1st, 9782344034972, 12.75 inches, 9.7 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

A new volume in this series of original Mickey Mouse stories by Europe's biggest comics creators. The first two titles in this series were published in...

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Didier Beaujardin, Beaujardin, Didier, Very Fine, Paquet/Minialuxe, Geneva, 2014, 2nd, 12 inches, 8.5 inches, 380 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"Minialuxe: The Saga of a Great French Brand." Minialuxe was a brand of miniature cars and plastic trucks, based in Oyonnax in the department of Ain and...

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Alain Lachartre, Lachartre, Alain, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Marcinelle, Belgium, Champaka / Dupuis, 2022, 1st revised, 9782390410126, 13.1 inches, 10 inches, 264 pages, over 500 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"Comics and Advertising" An incredible, gloriously illustrated survey of the use of the comic strip and comic strip artists in French advertising decade by...

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On A Marché Sur La Bulle 18
  $15.00
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Very Fine, St. Aubin des Landes, 2009, 1st, 8.25 inches, 6 inches, 60 pages, color and black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, French

A small press magazine with extensive interviews with Gotlib, Fanny Montgermont, Alex Alice and Emile Bravo. Each interview features illustrations and...

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On A Marché Sur La Bulle 24
  $15.00
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Very Fine, St. Aubin des Landes, 2011, 1st, 8.25 inches, 6 inches, 60 pages, color and black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, French

A small press magazine with extensive interviews with Mathieu Lauffray, Andre Geerts, Patrick Prugne, Ood Serriere and Nicolas Sterin. Each interview...

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From the collection of Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity, Near Fine (light wear), Paris, 1974, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 64 pages, black & white illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, French

This copy is from the collection of longtime Mad Magazine editor Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity "Madly Yours, From The Estate Collection of...

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Pinocchio - by Pierre Lambert
  $595.00
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Pierre Lambert, Lambert, Pierre, One of 750 numbered copies signed by the author, Very Fine in Very Fine slipcase in Near Fine Cardboard Shipping Box, Paris, Les Editions Granovsky, 2018, 1st, 9782364805705, 17.5 inches, 17.5 inches, 172 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, black cloth, French

This is a new, completely revised version of Pierre Lambert's art book devoted to Walt Disney's 1940 animated film Pinocchio . Lambert has replaced a...

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Recueil Spirou Tome 356
  $35.00
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Fine, issued without dustjacket, Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2019, 1st, 9791034736409, 11.7 inches, 8.25 inches, 516 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Le Journal Spirou issues #4170 to 4178. Serialized stories including Spirou et Fantasio by Emile Bravo, Zombillenium by Arthur de Pins, Ralph Azham by Lewis...

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Recueil Spirou Tome 358
  $35.00
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Fine, issued without dustjacket, Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2019, 1st, 9791034737673, 11.7 inches, 8.25 inches, 516 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Le Journal Spirou issues #4189 to 4199. Serialized stories including Zorgub by Jose Luis Munuera, Zombillenium by Arthur de Pins, Harmony by Mathieu Reynes,...

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Sketchtravel - Deluxe Edition
  $150.00
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Limited to 2000 numbered copies, Very Fine, Chene, Paris, 2011, 1st, 11.75 inches, 8.5 inches, 192 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth

The Deluxe Edition is a facsimile of the original sketchbook that traveled the world. Dice Tsutsumi describing the Deluxe Edition: "As you may know,...

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Sketchtravel - French Edition
  $30.00
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Fine, issued without dustjacket, Chene, Paris, 2011, 1st, 11.75 inches, 8.5 inches, 192 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The French edition which preceded the American edition by over a year. Launched in 2006 by Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi and Gerald Guerlais, Sketchtravel is a...

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Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket (small tears and mild edgewear to dustjacket), Alain Littaye Editions, Paris, 1983, 1st, 13.75 inches, 11.75 inches, 96 pages, 53 full-page color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, French

Memories of the 20th Century... A tribute to twelve of the top artists in bande dessinee. This deluxe large format clothbound hardcover collects 53...

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Tchernobyl 25 Ans Apres
  $60.00
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Very Fine in Fine dust jacket, Iloe and Carlos Pardo, Pardo, Iloe and Carlos, CFSL Ink / Ankama, 2011, 1st, Hardcover, boards, French

This is a fascinating and haunting series of pictures of Chernobyl. After the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in 1986 the near-by town of Prypiat,...

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Very Fine, Art Ludique, Le Musee, Paris, 2015, 1st, 9.75 inches, 11.75 inches, 236 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps

A profusely illustrated catalog to the 2015-2016 Paris museum exhibition. All text is in both French and English. The museum's description: Art...

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Limited to 999 numbered copies, Very Fine, Paris, Galerie Glenat, 2016, 1st, 9782344015094, 12.5 inches, 10.5 inches, 86 pages, 43 full-page and 12 smaller color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, French

The original limited edition catalog--limited to 999 copies--issued on the occasion of the exhibition in tribute to Katsuhiro Otomo for the 43rd...

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Limited to 5000 copies, Very Fine, Grenoble, Glenat, 2017, 1st, 9782344018675, 12.5 inches, 10.5 inches, 168 pages, 80 full-page and 15 other color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, French

An expanded edition of the catalog to the exhibition in tribute to Katsuhiro Otomo for the 43rd International Festival of Bande Dessinee at Angoulême...

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Un Monstre à Paris
  $30.00
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Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Hachette Jeunesse, Paris, 2011, 9782012270428, 9.65 inches, 11.45 inches, 62 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A picture story book for Un monstre à Paris, a 2011 French CG animated feature directed by Bibo Bergeron, based on a story he wrote, and produced by...

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Very Fine, Regis Loisel, Lidwine, Le Tendre, Serge, Regis Loisel & Lidwine, Dargaud, 2010, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 64 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French, French

The prequel to "The Quest for the Timebird" Loisel's acclaimed fantasy series. Loisel provides the layouts and color. Lidwine the drawings. The artwork is...

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Richard, Richard, Limited to 2000 copies, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (upper rear corner slightly bent, two light scratches and light rubbing to the black back cover, otherwise Very Fine, front cover pristine, corners sharp), Nogent-sur-Marne, Delirium BD, 2021, 1st, 979-10-90916-90-6, 12.75 inches, 9.75 inches, 416 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

This edition has an oversized format and 64 extra pages, including a large number of original art scans, and the covers and three stories Corben did for...

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