List of Franco-Belgian comics series
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Franco-Belgian comics, together with American and British comic books and Japanese manga, are one of the three main markets. The term is broad, and can be applied to all comics made by French and Belgian comics authors, all comics originally published by French and Belgian comics publishers, or all comics in the styles appearing in the Franco-Belgian comics magazines Tintin and Spirou, possibly expanded to include later magazines like Pilote, Métal Hurlant, and A Suivre. Comics which are not created in French but in Dutch are sometimes included and sometimes excluded from the Franco-Belgian comics. For this list, a broad definition is taken, including all notable comics series first published by a French or Belgian publisher, no matter what language or nationality the authors have. For series with many different authors (e.g. Spirou and Fantasio), only the most important authors have been included.
Series | Volumes | Publication | Main artists | Main writers | Original publishers | English language publishers | Website | Importance |
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(NL) | 10 | 1984–1992 | Stephen Desberg | Dupuis | ||||
Achille Talon | 43 | 1963–1999 | Greg | Greg | Dargaud | High | ||
Adler | 10 | 1987–2003 | René Sterne | Le Lombard | Mid | |||
(NL) | 6 | 2013–2015 | Charel Cambré | Marc Legendre | Standaard Uitgeverij | |||
Adèle Blanc-Sec | 9 | 1976 - ... | Jacques Tardi | Jacques Tardi | Casterman | NBM Publishing, Dark Horse Comics | High | |
Agent 212 | 26 | 1981 - ... | Raoul Cauvin | Dupuis | Mid | |||
The Adventures of Alix | 36 | 1948 - ... | Jacques Martin, , | Jacques Martin | Casterman | Ward Lock & Co | High | |
Aldebaran | 13 | 1994 - ... | Léo | Léo | Dargaud | Cinebook | High | |
Aquablue | 12 | 1988 - ... | , and | Thierry Cailleteau | Delcourt | Dark Horse Comics | Mid | |
Aria | 39 | 1982 - ... | Michel Weyland | Michel Weyland | Le Lombard and Dupuis | Mid | ||
Asterix | 38 | 1959 - ... | Albert Uderzo | René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo | Dargaud, Hachette and | Brockhampton Press, Dargaud and Orion Books | [1] | Top |
(NL) | 96 | 1975–2006 | and | Standaard Uitgeverij | ||||
Barbarella | 4 | 1964-1982 | Jean-Claude Forest | Jean-Claude Forest | and Les Humanoïdes Associés | Mid | ||
Barelli | 8 | 1956–1980 | Bob de Moor | Bob de Moor | Le Lombard | Mid | ||
Bécassine | 29 | 1905 - ? | Joseph Pinchon | Maurice Languereau | Gautier-Languereau | High | ||
The Bellybuttons | 4 | 2004 - ... | Delaf | Maryse Dubuc | Dupuis | Cinebook | Mid | |
Benoît Brisefer (Steven Strong) | 14 | 1960 - 2004 | Peyo | Peyo | Dupuis and Le Lombard | High | ||
Bernard Prince | 17 | 1966 - ... | Hermann | Greg | Le Lombard | Mid | ||
Bessy (NL) | 164 | 1954–1985 | Willy Vandersteen and Studio Vandersteen | Willy Vandersteen and Studio Vandersteen | Standaard Uitgeverij | |||
Billy the Cat | 11 | 1990 - ... | and | Stephen Desberg | Dupuis | Mid | ||
Black Moon Chronicles | 13 | 1989 - ... | Olivier Ledroit and | François Marcela-Froideval | Dargaud | [2] | High | |
Blacksad | 5 | 2000 - ... | Juanjo Guarnido | Juan Díaz Canales | Dargaud | iBooks | Mid | |
Blake and Mortimer | 23 | 1946 - ... | Edgar P. Jacobs | Edgar P. Jacobs | Le Lombard and | , Catalan Communications and Cinebook | [3] | High |
Blondin et Cirage (FR) | 9 | 1942–1956 | Jijé and Victor Hubinon | Jijé and Victor Hubinon | Averbode and Dupuis | High | ||
Blueberry | 28 | 1963 - ... | Jean Giraud | Jean-Michel Charlier | Dargaud | Egmont Publishing, Methuen Publishing, Epic Comics, Catalan Communications, Mojo Press, Dark Horse Comics, Dargaud | [4] | High |
Bobo | 16 | 1961–1997 | Paul Deliège | Paul Deliège and Maurice Rosy | Dupuis | High | ||
Boule et Bill | 31 | 1960 - ... | Jean Roba, FR | Jean Roba, | Dupuis and Dargaud | [5] | High | |
Bruno Brazil | 11 | 1969–1995 | William Vance | Greg | Dargaud | Mid | ||
Buck Danny | 52 | 1947 - ... | Victor Hubinon and | Jean-Michel Charlier and | Dupuis | Cinebook | Mid | |
Buddy Longway | 20 | 1972–2006 | Derib | Derib | Le Lombard | High | ||
Canardo | 17 | 1979 - ... | Benoît Sokal | Benoît Sokal | Casterman | Fantagraphics, NBM Publishing | Mid | |
Cédric | 29 | 1989 - ... | Raoul Cauvin | Dupuis | Cinebook | Mid | ||
(FR) | 11 | 1997 - ... | Delcourt | [6] | High | |||
Le Chat | 21 | 1986 - ... | Philippe Geluck | Philippe Geluck | Casterman | High | ||
(FR) | 20 | 1970–2001 | François Craenhals | François Craenhals | Casterman | Mid | ||
Chick Bill | 70 | 1955 - ... | Tibet | Tibet | Le Lombard | Mid | ||
Chlorophylle (FR) | 21 | 1956–1989 | Raymond Macherot, Dupa and | Raymond Macherot, Greg, Bob de Groot and | Le Lombard | Mid | ||
Les Cités Obscures | 11 | 1983 - ... | François Schuiten | Benoît Peeters | Casterman | NBM Publishing | Mid | |
Clifton | 23 | 1959 - ... | Raymond Macherot and Turk | Raymond Macherot and Bob de Groot | Le Lombard and Dargaud | Cinebook | Mid | |
Comanche (FR) | 15 | 1972–2002 | Hermann and | Greg | Dargaud and Le Lombard | Mid | ||
Corentin | 7 | 1950–1974 | Paul Cuvelier | Paul Cuvelier | Le Lombard | Mid | ||
Cubitus | 42 | 1969 - ... | Dupa | Dupa | Le Lombard | High | ||
Cupidon | 23 | 1990 - ... | Raoul Cauvin | Dupuis | Mid | |||
Dan Cooper | 41 | 1957–1992 | Le Lombard | Mid | ||||
De cape et de crocs | 12 | 1995 - ... | Jean-Luc Masbou | Alain Ayroles | Delcourt | Mid | ||
(FR) | 7 | 2004–2011 | , | Dupuis | Mid | |||
Le Donjon de Naheulbeuk | 4+1 | 2005 - ... | [7] | High | ||||
Ducoboo | 13 | 1997 - ... | Le Lombard | Cinebook | [8] | Mid | ||
Dungeon | 33 | 1998 - ... | Lewis Trondheim, Joann Sfar, and Emmanuel Larcenet | Lewis Trondheim and Joann Sfar | Delcourt | NBM Publishing | Mid | |
Fantax | 39 | 1946–1961 | Chott | Mid | ||||
F.C. De Kampioenen(NL) | 109 | 1997 - ... | Standaard Uitgeverij | |||||
Les Femmes en Blanc | 32 | 1986 - ... | Philippe Bercovici | Raoul Cauvin | Dupuis | Mid | ||
Gai-Luron | 11 | 1975–1986 | Marcel Gotlieb | Marcel Gotlieb | Audie | Mid | ||
Gaston Lagaffe | 16 | 1960–1996 | André Franquin | André Franquin | Dupuis | [9] | High | |
Génial Olivier | 20 | 1974–1989 | Dupuis | Mid | ||||
Le Génie des alpages | 14 | 1974 - ... | F'Murr | F'Murr | Dargaud | Mid | ||
Gil Jourdan | 16 | 1959–1979 | Maurice Tillieux | Maurice Tillieux | Dupuis | High | ||
(FR) | 5 | 1996 - ... | Jean-David Morvan | Glénat | Mid | |||
The Incal | 13 | 1981–2000 | Jean Giraud (Moebius) | Alejandro Jodorowsky | Les Humanoïdes Associés | Epic Comics, Humanoids Publishing | Mid | |
Les Innommables | 12 | 1996–2004 | Didier Conrad | Dargaud | Mid | |||
Isabelle | 12 | 1970–2000 | Will | Will, Yvan Delporte, Raymond Macherot and André Franquin | Dupuis | Mid | ||
Iznogoud | 30 | 1966 - ... | Jean Tabary | René Goscinny and Jean Tabary | Dargaud | Egmont Publishing and Cinebook | High | |
Jeannette Pointu | 20 | 1982 - ... | Dupuis | Mid | ||||
(FR) | 17 | 1943–1987 | Jijé, Eddy Paape and René Follet | , Jean-Michel Charlier, Jijé and Mouminoux | Dupuis | Mid | ||
Jeremiah | 28 | 1979 - ... | Hermann | Hermann | , and Dupuis | Fantagraphics, Catalan Communications, Adventure Comics, Strip Art Features and Dark Horse Comics | Mid | |
(NL) | 95 | 1962–1982 | Studio Vandersteen | Studio Vandersteen | Standaard Uitgeverij | |||
(FR) | 20 | 1985 - ... | Dupuis | [10] | Mid | |||
Jerry Spring | 22 | 1955–1990 | Jijé | Jijé | Dupuis | High | ||
Jo, Zette and Jocko | 5 | 1936–1957 | Hergé | Hergé | Casterman | Methuen Publishing, Egmont Publishing | Mid | |
Joe-Bar-Team | 6 | 1990 - ... | , | , | Vents d'Ouest | Comics World Ltd | [11] | Mid |
Johan and Peewit | 17 | 1954–2001 | Peyo | Peyo | Dupuis and Le Lombard | Fantasy Flight Publishing | High | |
Jommeke | 302 | 1955 - ... | Jef Nys | Jef Nys | Ballon Media | Mid | ||
(FR) | 13 | 1977 - ... | Le Lombard | Catalan Communications | Mid | |||
(NL) | 5 | 2014 - 2016 | Standaard Uitgeverij | |||||
Kid Paddle | 11 | 1996 - ... | Midam | Midam | Dupuis | [12] | Mid | |
Kiekeboe | 159 | 1978 - ... | Merho | Merho | Standaard Uitgeverij | |||
(NL) | 23 | 1976–2010 | Het Volk | |||||
Lanfeust of Troy | 8 | 1994–2000 | Didier Tarquin | Christophe Arleston | Soleil | Pepic and Kraus Publishing | [13] | Mid |
Lanfeust of the Stars | 8 | 2001–2008 | Didier Tarquin | Christophe Arleston | Soleil | [14] | Mid | |
Largo Winch | 21 | 1990 - ... | Philippe Francq | Jean Van Hamme | Dupuis | Cinebook | [15] | Mid |
Léonard | 38 | 1977 - ... | Turk | Bob de Groot | Dargaud and Le Lombard | Dargaud | Mid | |
(FR) | 7 | 1993 - ... | Coyote | Coyote | Fluide Glacial | Mid | ||
Lone Sloane | 9 | 1966 - ... | Philippe Druillet | Philippe Druillet | Losfeld, Dargaud, Les Humanoïdes Associés, and Albin Michel | NBM Publishing and Heavy Metal Magazine | Mid | |
Lucky Luke | 81 | 1946 - ... | Morris, Achdé | René Goscinny, Laurent Gerra | Dupuis, Dargaud and | Cinebook, Brockhampton Press, , Fantasy Flight Publishing, Dargaud, and | [16] | Top |
Luc Orient | 18 | 1967–1994 | Eddy Paape | Greg | Le Lombard | Mid | ||
(FR) | 13 | 1960–1982 | Eddy Paape | Jean-Michel Charlier | Dupuis | Mid | ||
Marsupilami | 31 | 1987 - ... | André Franquin and Batem | Greg, Yann le Pennetier and | Marsu Productions | [17] | High | |
Mélusine | 27 | 1995 - ... | François Gilson | Dupuis | Humanoids Publishing | Mid | ||
Metabarons | 8 | 1992–2003 | Juan Giménez | Alejandro Jodorowsky | Les Humanoïdes Associés | Humanoids Publishing and DC Comics | Mid | |
Michel Vaillant | 70 | 1959 - ... | Jean Graton | Jean Graton | Le Lombard, | Studio Graton | [18] | High |
Modeste et Pompon | 1955–1988 | André Franquin, and Dino Attanasio | Greg, André Franquin, and Dino Attanasio | Le Lombard | Mid | |||
Natacha | 23 | 1971 - ... | François Walthéry | Maurice Tillieux, Peyo and Mitteï | Dupuis and Marsu Productions | Mid | ||
Nero | 164 | 1951–2002 | Marc Sleen | Marc Sleen | Het Volk, Standaard Uitgeverij | High | ||
The Nikopol Trilogy | 3 | 1980–1993 | Enki Bilal | Enki Bilal | Les Humoïdes Associés | Humanoids Publishing and Catalan Communications | Mid | |
(NL) | 3 | 1989 - ... | Le Lombard | |||||
Okko | 10 | 2005 - ... | Hub | Hub | Delcourt | Archaia Studios Press | Mid | |
(FR) | 12 | 1970–2005 | Dany | Greg | Le Lombard | Mid | ||
Papyrus | 30 | 1974 - ... | Dupuis | Cinebook | [19] | Mid | ||
La Patrouille des Castors | 30 | 1955–1993 | Mitacq | Jean-Michel Charlier | Dupuis | Mid | ||
(FR) | 6 | 1990–2004 | Régis Loisel | Régis Loisel | Vents d'Ouest | Heavy Metal Magazine | Mid | |
(FR) | 48 | 1974 - ... | Pierre Seron | Pierre Seron | Dupuis and Soleil | Mid | ||
Le Petit Spirou | 14 | 1990 - ... | Tome | Janry | Dupuis | [20] | Mid | |
Philémon | 15 | 1972–1987 | Fred | Fred | Dargaud | Mid | ||
Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber | 45 | 1955 - 1995 | Pom | Pom | Het Handelsblad, Gazet van Antwerpen | [21] | ||
Plunk | 3 | 2007 - | Luc Cromheecke | Dupuis | [22] | |||
Les 4 As (FR) | 43 | 1964 - ... | François Craenhals | Georges Chaulet | Casterman | Mid | ||
La Quête de l'oiseau du temps | 6 | 1993 - ... | Régis Loisel | Serge Le Tendre | Dargaud | Mid | ||
Quick and Flupke | 12 | 1930–1940 | Hergé | Hergé | Casterman | Mammoth Publishing and Eurokids IPL | Mid | |
Rahan | 22+9 | 1969 - ... | André Chéret | Roger Lecureux and | Soleil | [23] | Mid | |
Redbeard | 35 | 1959 - ... | Victor Hubinon, Jijé | Jean-Michel Charlier | Dargaud | Mid | ||
Red Ears | 25 | 1990-... | Dany and many others | Dany and many others | De Boemerang B.V. | |||
Ric Hochet | 74 | 1963 - ... | Tibet | André-Paul Duchâteau | Le Lombard | Mid | ||
(FR) | 21 | 1974 - ... | Turk | Bob de Groot | Dargaud and Le Lombard | Mid | ||
De Rode Ridder | 267 | 1959 - ... | Willy Vandersteen, and | Willy Vandersteen, and Martin Lodewijk | Standaard Uitgeverij | |||
Rork | 7 | 1984–1993 | Andreas | Andreas | Le Lombard | NBM Publishing | ||
Rubrique-à-Brac | 5 | 1970–1974 | Marcel Gotlieb | Marcel Gotlieb | Dargaud | [24] | Mid | |
La Sagesse des mythes | 18 | 2016 - ... | Didier Poli (artistic director) | Luc Ferry and Clotilde Bruneau | Glénat Editions | [25] | ||
(NL) | 9 | 1990 - ... | Jan Bosschaert | Marc Legendre | Standaard Uitgeverij | |||
Sammy | 39 | 1972 - ... | Berck and | Raoul Cauvin | Dupuis | Mid | ||
(NL) | 33 | 1993–2005 | and | , Gert Verhulst and | Studio 100 | |||
Le Scorpion | 9 | 2000 - ... | Enrico Marini | Stephen Desberg | Dargaud | Cinebook | Mid | |
Scrameustache | 38 | 1972 - ... | Dupuis | High | ||||
Sibylline (FR) | 15 | 1967 - ... | Raymond Macherot and | Raymond Macherot | Dupuis and Flouzemaker | Mid | ||
Simon du Fleuve | 9 | 1976–1989 | Claude Auclair | Claude Auclair | Dargaud | Mid | ||
The Smurfs | 26 | 1963 - ... | Peyo | Peyo | Dupuis | [26] | Top | |
Soda | 12 | 1986 - ... | and Bruno Gazzotti | Tome | Dupuis | Mid | ||
Sophie (FR) | 20 | 1968 - ... | Jidéhem | Jidéhem | Dupuis | Mid | ||
The Spiffy Adventures of McConey | 10 | 1991–2004 | Lewis Trondheim | Lewis Trondheim | L'Association and Dargaud | Fantagraphics | Mid | |
Spike and Suzy (also known as Willy and Wanda and Bob and Bobette) | 293 | 1946 - ... | Willy Vandersteen | Willy Vandersteen | Standaard Uitgeverij | Hiddigeigei Books, Ravette Books and Intes International | High | |
Spirou and Fantasio | 49 | 1950 - | Rob-Vel, Jijé, André Franquin, Tome and Janry, and José-Luis Munuera | Rob-Vel, Jijé, André Franquin, Tome and Janry, and Jean-David Morvan | Dupuis | Fantasy Flight Publishing and Egmont Publishing | [27] | Top |
Superdupont | 6 | 1977 - ... | Marcel Gotlieb | Jacques Lob | Fluide Glacial | Mid | ||
Tanguy et Laverdure | 27 | 1961 - ... | Albert Uderzo and Jijé | Jean-Michel Charlier | Dargaud, Hachette and Novedi | High | ||
(FR) | 8 | 1998 - ... | Zoran Janjetov | Alejandro Jodorowsky | Les Humanoïdes Associés | Humanoids Publishing | Mid | |
Théodore Poussin | 12 | 1987–2005 | Frank Le Gall | Frank Le Gall | Dupuis | Mid | ||
Thorgal | 35 | 1980 - ... | Grzegorz Rosinski | Jean van Hamme and Yves Sente | Le Lombard | Donning Company and Cinebook | High | |
Tif et Tondu | 47 | 1954–1997 | Fernand Dineur and Will | Fernand Dineur, Maurice Rosy, Maurice Tillieux, Will and Stephen Desberg | Dupuis | High | ||
The Adventures of Tintin | 24 | 1929–1986 | Hergé | Hergé | Casterman | Methuen Publishing, Little Brown and Company and Egmont Publishing | [28] | Top |
Titeuf | 11 | 1993 - ... | Zep | Zep | Glénat | Pepic and Kraus Publishing | [29] | High |
Trolls of Troy | 11 | 1997 - ... | Christophe Arleston | Soleil | Mid | |||
Les Tuniques Bleues | 64 | 1972 - ... | Lambil | Raoul Cauvin | Dupuis | Reney Editions and Cinebook | High | |
Universal War One and | 6 | 1998–2018 | Denis Bajram | Quadrant Solaire | Marvel | [30] | Mid | |
Urbanus(NL) | 191 | 1982 - ... | Willy Linthout | Willy Linthout and Urbanus | Standaard Uitgeverij | |||
Valérian and Laureline | 22 | 1970 - ... | Jean-Claude Mézières | Pierre Christin | Dargaud | Dargaud, Fantasy Flight Publishing and iBooks | High | |
(NL) | 30 | 2011 - ... | and | Standaard Uitgeverij | ||||
Le Vieux Nick et Barbe-Noire (FR) | 26 | 1960–1985 | Dupuis | Mid | ||||
(NL) | 26 | 2003–2011 | and | and Tom Bouden | Standaard Uitgeverij | |||
Wake (Sillage) | 11+1+6+5+2 | 1998 - ... | Philippe Buchet | Jean-David Morvan | Delcourt | NBM Publishing | [31] | Mid |
XIII | 23 | 1984–2007 | William Vance | Jean Van Hamme | Dargaud | Catalan Communications and Marvel | [32] | High |
Yakari | 38 | 1977 - ... | Derib | Job | Casterman | Cinebook | [33] | High |
Yoko Tsuno | 28 | 1972 - ... | Roger Leloup | Roger Leloup | Dupuis | Catalan Communications and Cinebook | High | |
Ythaq: The Forsaken World (FR) | 6 | 2005 - ... | Christophe Arleston | Soleil | Marvel | [34] | Mid | |
Zig et Puce | 23 | 1927–1970 | Alain Saint-Ogan and Greg | Alain Saint-Ogan and Greg | Glénat | High |
See also[]
References[]
- Lists of mass media in Belgium
- Lists of mass media in France
- Lists of comics by country