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485 works · 27 series

Alix
Graphic novel 1956 44 Albums

Alix

At the end of the Roman Republic, the young Gallo-Roman Alix travels through the ancient world with his companion Enak. Loyal to Caesar but guided by his sense of justice, he thwarts political plots, trafficking and military ambitions from Gaul to Egypt.

  • Historical
  • Franco-Belgian
Graphic novel
Alix Senator
Graphic novel 2012 17 Albums

Alix Senator

– 12 before Jesus Christ. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, the great pontiff of Rome, and Agrippa, the appointed successor of the powerful emperor Augustus, are mysteriously murdered by eagles that tear their bowels apart. Alarmed by these events, Augustus entrusts his old friend Senator Alix Gracchus to investigate discreetly. An investigation that will lead Alix, assisted by his sons Titus and Khephren (the own offspring …

  • Crime
  • Historical
  • Franco-Belgian
Graphic novel
Alix's Travels
Graphic novel 1996 39 Albums

Alix's Travels

Travelling with Alix is sharing his passion for discovery and reliving the history of antiquity, as a great adventure to the present. It is to explore, through strong and true images, sites and monuments, cities and countryside. It is to meet people like they lived in Athens, Rome or Karnak, thousands of years ago.

  • Historical
  • Franco-Belgian
Graphic novel
Aslak
Graphic novel 2011 6 Albums

Aslak

In order to satisfy a cruel Viking king, two brothers set out in search of a famous storyteller. The one who failed will have to perish. A merciless chase starts from then on. On the one hand, Skeggi is tied up with the bloody Roald the Borgne. On the other hand, Sligand embarks on board the Aslak, the most pitiful drakkar of the kingdom commanded by the reckless Brynhild. Their quest is expected to be most dangerou…

  • Adventure
  • Historical
  • Humour
Graphic novel
Assassin's Creed
Graphic novel 2009 6 Albums

Assassin's Creed

Desmond Miles is held captive in a secret laboratory where scientists use the Animus to explore memories buried within his genetic heritage. Through the lives of his ancestors, including Aquilus in ancient Rome and Accipiter among the Germanic peoples, he discovers the existence of a centuries-old conflict between the Assassins and the Templars. Behind their struggle lies the search for artifacts capable of influenc…

  • Historical
  • Franco-Belgian
Graphic novel
Astérix
Graphic novel 1961 41 Albums

Astérix

In 50 BC, all of Gaul is occupied by the Romans… except for one small village that continues to resist the invaders thanks to a magic potion that grants superhuman strength. Asterix, a clever and courageous warrior, undertakes numerous missions alongside his inseparable friend Obelix, who fell into the potion when he was a child. Between clashes with Roman legionaries, journeys across the Roman Empire, and encounter…

  • Adventure
  • Historical
  • Humour
Graphic novel
Atalante: The Odyssey
Graphic novel 2014 2 Albums

Atalante: The Odyssey

Ramses, the red kitten of Ishanti, is very turbulent: he constantly escapes the vigilance of his young mistress! One day, he sneaks into the sacred temple of Anubis, which is of course forbidden... Ishanti pursues him in order to save him from a well deserved correction, but the little cat does not escape by what seems to be a way of ventilation. But surprised! The tunnel leads into... the forest of Pelion! The king…

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Historical
Graphic novel
Corto Maltese
Graphic novel 2015 17 Albums

Corto Maltese

Corto Maltese is a sailor and adventurer who travels the world in the early 20th century, moving between distant ports, political conflicts, wars, and territories still shaped by colonial powers. Independent, ironic, and difficult to define, he repeatedly becomes involved in affairs that go far beyond his own interests: treasures, revolutions, espionage, secret societies, and struggles for influence. Throughout his …

  • Adventure
  • Historical
Graphic novel
Crusade (Dufaux / Xavier)
Graphic novel 2007 8 Albums

Crusade (Dufaux / Xavier)

The war is threatening to break out again in the Holy Land. The Christians, led by Gregory of Arcos and the anxious Duke of Taranto, are preparing to win over Jerusalem and to tear it up in the hands of Sultan Ab'dul Razim. The preux Gauthier of Flanders opposes this new campaign which he considers to be a madness. All ignore it but, in the shadow, acts the Qua'dj, a demon determined to reap his harvest of warrior s…

  • Supernatural
  • Historical
  • War
Graphic novel
Djinn
Graphic novel 2001 13 Albums

Djinn

In the early 1960s, Kim Nelson travels to Istanbul in search of the truth about her grandmother Jade, a mysterious woman who was once the Sultan’s favorite and whose fate remains surrounded by secrets. Her quest leads her to reconstruct a story that began several decades earlier, during the final years of the Ottoman Empire, amid harems, political intrigue, and struggles for influence. As she uncovers Jade’s past, K…

  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Historical
Graphic novel
Isabellae
Graphic novel 2013 6 Albums

Isabellae

Japan, 1192. Seven years after the battle of Dan-no-ura who opened the ball of the feudal era. Seven years that Isabellae Ashiwara walked the country's roads in the company of her father's ghost, earning her life at the tip of her sword. Seven years spent searching for her sister Siuko, disappeared. The time has finally come for the bounty hunter to confront her past and take the reins of her destiny...

  • Supernatural
  • Historical
  • War
Graphic novel
La Sagesse des Mythes
Graphic novel 2016 55 Albums

La Sagesse des Mythes

Through the great figures of mythology, La Sagesse des Mythes revisits the foundational stories passed down since Antiquity: the birth of the gods, heroic exploits, wars, curses, quests, and conflicts between mortals and divine powers. Each story follows its characters through the heart of their destiny while remaining as faithful as possible to the ancient texts that shaped these legends. Behind the adventures of Z…

  • Historical
  • Franco-Belgian
Graphic novel
Léonard
Graphic novel 1977 57 Albums

Léonard

During the Renaissance, Léonard is an inventor convinced that he is the greatest genius of his time. In his workshop, he constantly imagines new machines, inventions, and experiments, often far ahead of their era. To test them, he regularly relies on Basile, his lazy and unlucky apprentice, who inevitably becomes the first victim of his creations. Between anachronisms, scientific disasters, and absurd rivalries, the…

  • Historical
  • Humour
Graphic novel
Les Aigles de Rome
Graphic novel 2007 8 Albums

Les Aigles de Rome

At the beginning of the 1st century, Rome continues its expansion into Germania. Ermanamer, the son of a Cheruscan chief, is sent to Rome as a hostage, where he receives the name Arminius and grows up alongside Marcus, the son of legionary Titus Valerius Falco. Initially rivals, the two boys form a deep bond before their origins and duties gradually place them on opposing sides. As Arminius returns to his people and…

  • Historical
  • Franco-Belgian
Graphic novel
Les Druides
Graphic novel 2005 9 Albums

Les Druides

In the 5th century, as Christianity gradually spreads across the Celtic lands and threatens ancient traditions, several monks are found murdered under mysterious circumstances. The evidence appears to point toward the druids, leading the monk Gwénolé to seek the help of Gwenc’hlan, one of the last representatives of the old religion, and his young apprentice Taran. Their investigation takes them across Armorica and …

  • Fantasy
  • Mystery
  • Historical
Graphic novel
Les Passagers du vent
Graphic novel 1980 9 Albums

Les Passagers du vent

In the eighteenth century, Isa crosses the oceans through a world shaped by war, slavery and colonial trade. The saga follows her fate and that of her descendants, blending maritime adventure, family memory and history.

  • Historical
  • War
  • Franco-Belgian
Graphic novel
Les Tuniques Bleues
Graphic novel 1972 70 Albums

Les Tuniques Bleues

During the American Civil War, Sergeant Chesterfield and Corporal Blutch serve in the Union Army despite having completely opposite personalities. Chesterfield is disciplined, patriotic, and convinced of the importance of his mission, while Blutch mainly tries to avoid fighting and survive the often absurd decisions of their superiors. Sent to different fronts and repeatedly caught up in battles, dangerous missions,…

  • Historical
  • War
  • Humour
Graphic novel
Long John Silver
Graphic novel 2007 4 Albums

Long John Silver

Lady Vivian Hastings, the wife of an explorer who disappeared in the Amazon, learns of a vast treasure hidden deep within a largely unknown territory. Determined to find her husband and claim the fortune, she organizes a sea expedition and turns to Long John Silver, a feared, manipulative, and unpredictable pirate. Aboard a ship where everyone is pursuing their own interests, the crew faces storms, rivalries, betray…

  • Adventure
  • Historical
Graphic novel
Medici
Graphic novel 2017 5 Albums

Medici

Who are the Medici? Banquiers, tyrants, humanists, conspirators, visionaries, artists, warriors, murderers... From generation to generation, they shaped the Renaissance, influenced the fate of Italy as well as of Europe, became one of the richest families in the world, met great kings, artists such as Michelangelo and De Vinci, gave two queens to France and three popes to Christendom... Their house marked history. Y…

  • Historical
  • Franco-Belgian
Graphic novel
Murena
Graphic novel 1997 13 Albums

Murena

In Imperial Rome during the 1st century, Lucius Murena, a young patrician close to Nero, becomes caught in the struggles for power surrounding the succession of Emperor Claudius. As Agrippina schemes to place her son on the throne and eliminate those who threaten her ambitions, Murena sees his own family struck by the intrigues of the imperial court. His fate then becomes closely tied to Nero’s, whose rise gradually…

  • Drama
  • Historical
  • Political
Graphic novel
Rahan
Graphic novel 1999 12 Albums

Rahan

Rahan, son of Craô, travels through prehistoric lands and encounters many clans. Guided by curiosity, solidarity and a rejection of superstition, he shares his discoveries and protects those threatened by fear or violence.

  • Historical
  • Franco-Belgian
Graphic novel
Samurai
Graphic novel 2005 19 Albums

Samurai

In a medieval Japan infused with fantasy, Takeo is a taciturn samurai searching for the truth about his origins and the reasons why he was raised in a monastery before being abandoned by his brother. Accompanied by his young disciple Shiro, he becomes caught in a vast conspiracy involving the powerful General Akuma, the Emperor, and the mysterious figure of the Thirteenth Prophet. Throughout his journey, Takeo faces…

  • Adventure
  • Historical
  • Martial arts
Graphic novel
Sparta (Weber / Simon)
Graphic novel 2011 3 Albums

Sparta (Weber / Simon)

The right to bear the name of Sparta is acquired at birth and conquers his whole life as a man, since a childhood that is not tender. Agésilas has often paid the price of this lesson. Also, when King Nabis starts political negotiations instead of subjecting his neighbors by force, the young man enters into resistance. In response, Nabis hires Diodore, he is known as the best bounty hunter in the city. Once again, re…

  • Historical
  • Franco-Belgian
Graphic novel
The 7 Wonders
Graphic novel 2014 7 Albums

The 7 Wonders

¡Construyendo las Siete Maravillas del Mundo como si estuvieras allí! Todo el mundo ha oído hablar de las pirámides de Egipto, del faro de Alejandría, de los jardines de Babilonia, del Coloso de Rodas... Esta tira cómica nos cuenta la génesis de su creación y los secretos de su construcción pero también los motivos de su desaparición. Un viaje a través de épocas y civilizaciones para descubrir los monarcas vision…

  • Historical
  • Franco-Belgian
Graphic novel
Titans (Oxymore)
Graphic novel 2024 4 Albums

Titans (Oxymore)

Iris, an undefeated warrior of Sparta, has always been the pride of hers. Reputated by all the soldiers of Greece, admired by the generals, led by the crowds, she does not fear anyone. Yet, during Olympiads that see Athens and Sparta being challenged, she is beaten by an adversary who possesses a supernatural force. This defeat, the first, the only one, is worth exile to Iris. She sinks into shame, seeks forgiveness…

  • Historical
  • Franco-Belgian
Graphic novel
Troy
Graphic novel 2012 4 Albums

Troy

In Greece, Achille, the son of Pelee, and Tyndare, king of Sparta, oppose Agamemnon, the lord of Mycene who reigns over the Aegean Sea. While war now seems inevitable, a gigantic army from the East destroys the kingdoms of Hatti and Hourrites and threatens the Hittite Empire and the powerful Egypt of Ramses III. No one seems able to defeat these fighters who are carried by the magic of Ouranos, god once banished by …

  • Fantasy
  • Historical
  • War
Graphic novel
White tigress
Graphic novel 2005 7 Albums

White tigress

In 1940s China, torn apart by civil war and political rivalries, Alix Yin Fu, a young communist spy trained by the secret society of the White Tigresses, embarks on her first missions in the service of the revolution. Sent to Hong Kong, she becomes entangled in an international race to recover a missing atomic bomb. Between British agents, American spies, Chinese triads, and internal struggles within the intelligenc…

  • Historical
  • Spy
  • Franco-Belgian