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.

 
Near Fine (light crease to the cover), Georges Van Linthout, Rodolphe, Van Linthout, Georges, Casterman, 1999, 1st, 9782203007765, Softcover, pictorial boards, French

A graphic adaptation of "On the Waterfront" by Budd Schulberg.

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Very Fine, Philippe Geluck, Geluck, Philippe, Casterman, 2009, 1st, 978220315852, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Single panel cartoons and comic strips of Belgian cartoonist Philippe Geluck's iconic cat, a cultural folk hero going on 27 years. A best-selling series,...

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Very Fine, Philippe Geluck, Geluck, Philippe, Casterman, 2006, 1st, 978220315838, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Single panel cartoons and comic strips of Belgian cartoonist Philippe Geluck's iconic cat, a cultural folk hero going on 27 years. A best-selling series,...

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Didier Conrad, One of the HC copies signed by both artist and writer, Very Fine, Conrad, Didier, Fantasmagories, 4.25 inches, 7 inches

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Didier Conrad, Signed by both artist and writer, Very Fine, Conrad, Didier, Fantasmagories, 6.5 inches, 4 inches

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Signed by both artist and writer, Very Fine, Conrad, Didier, Didier Conrad, 5.5 inches, 7.875 inches

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Les Innommables Ex-Libris 19
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Near Fine, Conrad, Didier, Didier Conrad, 3.5 inches, 4 inches

This unusual item replicates a little camera with a telescoping lens. Peeping thru the lens reveals an alluring Alix.

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Pascal Brissy, Christophe Lautrette, Brissy, Pascal, Lautrette, Christophe, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Vanves, Deux Coqs D'Or, 2017, 1st, 9782016254301, 7.75 inches, 6.75 inches, 24 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

France has launched their own line of Little Golden Books: "Un petit livre d'or." The originals in this French series are art directed by Gerald Guerlais...

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Veronique Massenot, Caroline Piochon, Massenot, Veronique, Piochon, Caroline, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Deux Coqs D'Or, Vanves, 2017, 9782016254301, 7.75 inches, 6.75 inches, 24 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

France has launched their own line of Little Golden Books: "Un petit livre d'or." The originals in this French series are art directed by Gerald Guerlais...

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Karine-Marie Amiot, Gerald Guerlais, Amiot, Karine-Marie, Guerlais, Gerald, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Deux Coqs D'Or, Vanves, 2017, 978-2016254141, 7.75 inches, 6.75 inches, 24 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

France has launched their own line of Little Golden Books: "Un petit livre d'or." The originals in this French series are art directed by Gerald Guerlais...

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Cuisine Chinoise - Original French Edition
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Zao Dao, Zao Dao, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, St. Egreve, Mosquito, 2018, 1st, 978-2352834519, 12 inches, 9 inches, 96 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A brand new collection of comic stories by this young and very talented Chinese graphic artist who has been able to combine the Chinese pictorial tradition...

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Les lutins et le cordonnier
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Agnes Cathala, Annette Marnat, Cathala, Agnes, Marnat, Annette, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Milan, 2014, 1st thus, 978-2-7459-9463-9, 7 inches, 6.6 inches, 24 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Annette Marnat's children's picture book retelling the Brother Grimm fairytale The Shoemaker and the Elves. For ages 3-6. Every night, two elves...

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Eric Herenguel, Herenguel, Eric, Limited to 1200 copies, Very Fine, Editions Caurette, Buhl, France, 2019, 1st, 10.25 inches, 6.9 inches, 32 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

Temporarily out of stock.  What if Kong won the battle? Eric Herenguel is flying you to a whole new world, please fasten your seatbelts!...


Juan Diaz Canales, Juanjo Guarnido, Diaz Canales, Juan, Guarnido, Juanjo, Very Fine, Dargaud, Paris, 2020, 1st, 15.75 inches, 11.8 inches, color

A limited edition promotional print produced by the publisher of Blacksad, Dargaud. A beautiful color print on heavy mat stock.

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Juan Diaz Canales, Juanjo Guarnido, Diaz Canales, Juan, Guarnido, Juanjo, Very Fine, Dargaud, Paris, 2020, 1st, 15.75 inches, 11.8 inches, color

A limited edition promotional print produced by the publisher of Blacksad, Dargaud. A beautiful color print on heavy mat stock.

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The Kong Crew, Episode 3
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Eric Herenguel, Herenguel, Eric, Limited to 1200 copies, Very Fine, Buhl, France, Editions Caurette, 2021, 1st, 979-10-96315-65-9, 10.25 inches, 6.9 inches, 36 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

The KONG CREW is back! Let's see what happened to Virgil who was left with mysterious and dangerous Amazons! We start the 3rd episode with a flash-back......

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La Folie de Ziegfeld
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Olivier Beer, Gérard Goldman, Beer, Olivier, Goldman, Gérard, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Futuropolis, 1987, 1st, 2-7376-5611-7, 6.75 inches, 9 inches, 24 pages, black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Ziegfeld's madness. A comic book by Olivier Beer and Gérard Goldman. From the publisher: The hopeless passionate love of Ziegfeld Horowitz for...

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The Kong Crew, Episode 1
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Eric Herenguel, Herenguel, Eric, Very Fine, Buhl, France, Editions Caurette, 2018, 2nd, 9791096315093, 10.25 inches, 6.9 inches, 32 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

What if Kong won the battle? Eric Herenguel is flying you to a whole new world, please fasten your seatbelts! Here we are in 1947, 14 years after the...

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The Kong Crew, Episode 4
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Eric Herenguel, Herenguel, Eric, Very Fine, Buhl, France, Editions Caurette, 2022, 1st, 9782382890110, 10.25 inches, 6.9 inches, 44 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

For fans of King Kong and Xenozoic Tales, the KONG CREW is back in "Teeth Avenue"! Virgil the pilot has survived his crash inside the zone, but as a...

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The Kong Crew, Episode 5
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Éric Hérenguel, Hérenguel, Éric, Very Fine, Buhl, France, Editions Caurette, 2023, 1st, 978-2-38289-068-4, 10.25 inches, 6.9 inches, 36 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

Episode 5: "Upper Beast Side"! From the publisher: At last, here comes the 5th volume of Kong Crew and the adventure goes on! It looks like...

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Tinkerbell Postcard Set
  $12.00
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VF, Loisel, Regis, Regis Loisel, Granit Associes, 1996-2006, 1st

A collection of six images of Tinkerbell and one picture of a clutch of two small birds. Four finished pencil drawings, one pen drawing, and two full color...

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Les Innommables Ex-Libris 6
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Didier Conrad, Very Fine, Conrad, Didier, Durango, 9 inches, 8..875 inches

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Tigresse Blanche Ex-Libris 10
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Didier Conrad, Very Fine, Conrad, Didier, Fantasmagories, 6.375 inches, 9.375 inches

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Tigresse Blanche Ex-Libris 12
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Didier Conrad, Very Fine, Conrad, Didier, Durango, 10.5 inches, 7.125 inches

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Alex Raymond, VG+, Raymond, Alex, Pacific Comics Club, 1980, 1st, color wraps, English

"Daily strips 23 May - 3 Sept 49." A complete story.

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Rip Kirby #12: A Pack Of Lies
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Alex Raymond, NF, Raymond, Alex, Pacific Comics Club, 1980, 1st, color wraps, English

"Daily strips 5 Sept - 3 Dec 49." A complete story.

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Rip Kirby #14: Gunpowder Dreams
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Alex Raymond, NF (corners rubbed), Raymond, Alex, Pacific Comics Club, 1980, 1st, color wraps

"Daily strips 27 Mar 50 - 10 Jun 50." A complete story.

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Al Severin, Limited to 500 numbered copies signed by the artist, VF, Severin, Al, Enigma, 2003, 1st, color wraps, Dutch

A serialized reprinting of a 1995 graphic novel by Severin: Harry Sauve la Planete - "La Conquete" with extra pages and other new material added. Text in...

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Al Severin, Limited to 500 numbered copies signed by the artist, VF, Severin, Al, Enigma, 2004, 1st, color wraps, Dutch

A serialized reprinting of a 1995 graphic novel by Severin: Harry Sauve la Planete - "La Conquete" with extra pages and other new material added. Text in...

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Mitchum N°4
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Very Fine, Blutch, Blutch, Cornelius, 1998, 1st, 9.25 inches, 6.75 inches, 32 pages, black & white illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, French

"Le Ballet." This issue is composed of two nearly wordless tableaus (only 6 short sentences in French) each with a female dancer.

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E. P. Jacobs, VG+ (mild shelfwear, corners lightly bumped, interior fine), Jacobs, E. P., Editions Blake et Mortimer, 1991, Later (1993), pictorial boards

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Ludovique Ex-Libris
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Alessandro Barbucci, Barbara Canepa, Very Fine, Barbucci & Barbara Canepa, Alessandro, Fantasmagories, 2004, 1st, 9.5 inches, 6.4 inches, black & white

A limited edition print produced by Fantasmagories, a bande dessinee shop in Paris, famous for their ex-libris (bookplates).

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Very Fine, Moebius (Jean Giraud), Moebius (Jean Giraud), Fantasmagories, 1998

A limited edition color print produced by Fantasmagories, a bande dessinee shop in Paris, famous for their ex-libris (bookplates). This is two characters...

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Charles Burns, Burns, Charles, Limited to 1000 copies, Very Fine, Cornelius, Paris, 2015, 1st, 5.25 inches, 4.25 inches, 32 pages, Softcover, color wraps

A blank notebook with two unpublished covers by Charles Burns. For six years, Charles Burns dedicated his time to create the X'ed Out trilogy . In...

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Charles Burns, Burns, Charles, Limited to 1000 copies, Very Fine, Cornelius, Paris, 2015, 1st, 5.25 inches, 4.25 inches, 32 pages, Softcover, color wraps

A blank notebook with two unpublished covers by Charles Burns . For six years, Charles Burns dedicated time to create the X'ed Out trilogy. In...

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Crane / Skull - Small Notebook
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Charles Burns, Burns, Charles, Limited to 1000 copies, Very Fine, Cornelius, Paris, 2015, 1st, 5.25 inches, 4.25 inches, 32 pages, Softcover, color wraps

A blank notebook with two unpublished covers by  Charles Burns . For six years, Charles Burns dedicated time to create the  X'ed Out...

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Viande / Meat - Small Notebook
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Charles Burns, Burns, Charles, Limited to 1000 copies, Very Fine, Cornelius, Paris, 2015, 1st, 5.25 inches, 4.25 inches, 32 pages, Softcover, color wraps

A blank notebook with two unpublished covers by  Charles Burns . For six years, Charles Burns dedicated time to create the  X'ed Out...

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Benjamin Renner, Renner, Benjamin, Very Fine, Paris, Delcourt, 2017, 1st, 978-2-7560-9881-4, 2.75 inches, 4.75 inches, 72 pages, color, Softcover, wraps

The Big Bad Fox Flipbook with a short scene from the film. The fox wants to scare the chicks to prove to them that he is the Big Bad Fox ... But nothing...

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Emmanuelle Lepetit, Annette Marnat, Lepetit, Emmanuelle, Marnat, Annette, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Fleurus, 2018, 1st, 978-2215135906, 8.5 inches, 7.5 inches, 32 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"Little Red Riding Hood to read with Papa and Mama." Annette Marnat's most recent children's picture book features a color illustration on every page.

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Le Chat Botte
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Annette Marnat, Marnat, Annette, Very Fine, Milan, Paris, 2018, 978-2408004484, 10 inches, 7.5 inches, 16 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, French

Annette Marnat's charming Puss in Boots. A thin softcover picture book with 30 color stickers to apply inside the book. Discover and rediscover the story...

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Ata, Leconte, and Zou
Et Paris?
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Ata, Leconte, Zou, Ata, Leconte, Zou, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Futuropolis, 1987, 1st, 9782737656125, 6.75 inches, 9 inches, 24 pages, black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A charmingly illustrated comic strip about a young woman doing man on the street interviews.

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Ptiluc, Fine, Ptiluc, Vents d'Ouest, 1996, 1st, pictorial boards

Graphic novel. Text in French.

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Okhéania T2: La Chute
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VF, Picard, Corbeyran, Eric, Picard, Dargaud, 2008, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

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Les Innommables Ex-Libris 14
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Didier Conrad, Very Fine, Conrad, Didier, Super-Heros, 7.38 inches, 7 inches

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Very Fine, Bannister, Nykko, Bannister, Dupuis, 2007, 1st, color, Hardcover, Pictorial boards, French, French

"The Master of Shadows."

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La Beaute À Domicile
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Jean-Claude Denis, NF (very slight shelfwear, stamp of Spirou with "service press"), Denis, Jean-Claude, Dupuis, 2004, 1st, pictorial boards

A relationship story told in a modern clear line style. From the publisher: "For the first time, Jeff really has the impression of being with another...

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Sketchbook #9: Victor Santos
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Victor Santos, Limited to 150 copies, VF, Santos, Victor, La Grande Ourse, 2009, 1st, wraps

Victor Santos is a Spanish comics artist with a style reminiscent of Bruce Timm, Michael Avon Oeming, and Mathieu Raynes. His sketchbook has a lot of...

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VG+ (corners bumped, light cover wear, binding and interior sound), Zoran Janjetov, Jodorowsky, Alexandro, Janjetov, Zoran, Les Humanoides Associes, 1995, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

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