THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ADELE BLANC-SEC Volume 1

In celebration of The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec's 50th anniversary, Fantagraphics is thrilled to re-issue these classic stories in luxuriously redesigned hardcover editions. While Fantagraphics published translations of French cartoonist Jacques Tardi's first four Adèle adventures 15 years ago, this new series will bring the complete 10 episode run of the series into English for the very first time! Paris, 1911. One gloomy night at the Museum of Natural History, a pterodactyl escapes from its display and wreaks havoc upon the city. Enter journalist extraordinaire Adèle Blanc-Sec, who must use her wits and firepower to get to the bottom of this bizarre mystery. An enchanting antihero, Adèle is fearless, brash, and thoroughly ill-tempered, smoking and cursing her way through the case—always barely escaping peril to tell her tale. This new collection includes four classic Adèle episodes: “Pterror Over Paris,” “The Demon of the Eiffel Tower,” “The Mad Scientist,” and “Mummies on Parade.” Featuring an introduction by British journalist and comics historian Cynthia Rose.