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.

 
Tengu Diaries - Signed
  $25.00
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Alexis Bacci, Bacci, Alexis, First edition limited to 1000 copies. Signed by the artist., Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, 2021, 1st, 078-2-9559366-2-7, 7 inches, 7 inches, 144 pages, color illustration on every page, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Alexis Bacci Leveillé, a graduate of the Gobelins School, is a animation storyboard artist who entered the bande dessinee field as the co-creator...

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Captain Death
  $29.00
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Alexis Bacci Leveillé, Bacci Leveillé, Alexis, Fine, Paris, Casterman, 2019, 1st, 9782203196957, 7.5 inches, 5.5 inches, 220 pages, color, Softcover, wraps, French

Alexis Bacci Leveillé, a graduate of the Gobelins School, is a animation storyboard artist who entered the bande dessinee field as the co-creator and...

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Bots Tome 1
  $24.00
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Ducoudray, Stephen Baker, Ducoudray, Baker, Stephen, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Ankama, Paris, 2016, 1st, 11 inches, 7.75 inches, 96 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

In the course of world conflicts, humans have delegated the art of war to machines. The Earth is now just an immense battlefield populated only by robots....

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Lastman, Tome 12
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Balak, Michael Sanlaville, Bastien Vives, Balak, Michael Sanlaville, Bastien Vives, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Paris, Casterman/KSTR, 2019, 1st, 9782203186118, 8.25 inches, 6 inches, 224 pages, black & white with 14 pages in color, Softcover, wraps, French

Benefits of this French edition include the first 14 pages in full color, a one-page bonus comic strip, and two pages of color stickers, in a dustjacketed...

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Sweet Jayne Mansfield
  $30.00
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Jean-Michel Dupont, Roberto Baldazzini, Dupont, Jean-Michel, Baldazzini, Roberto, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Glenat, 2021, 1st, 9782344017005, 10.5 inches, 8 inches, 168 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Roberto Baldazzini, Italian master of eroticism, pays tribute to one of Hollywood's most famous blondes in this full-fledged biography. Jayne Mansfield was...

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Noël Simsolo, Olivier Balez, Simsolo, Noël, Balez, Olivier, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Grenoble, Glenat, 2018, 1st, 978-2344012376, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 48 pages, color, hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

The artist Olivier Balez is best known in the U.S. for his graphic novel translated into English by Nobrow as Robert Moses: The Master Builder of New York...

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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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Nykko, Nicolas Bannister, Nykko, Bannister, Nicolas, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2009, 1st, 9782800144108, 10.6 inches, 8 inches, 32 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A funny, action-packed wordless graphic novel for kids... and adults! Bannister is a French illustrator, comic book artist and animation character designer....

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Nykko, Nicolas Bannister, Nykko, Bannister, Nicolas, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2010, 1st, 9782800146737, 10.6 inches, 8 inches, 32 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A funny, action-packed wordless graphic novel for kids... and adults! Bannister is a French illustrator, comic book artist and animation character designer....

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Sidonie Farjon, Jean Barbaud, Farjon, Sidonie, Barbaud, Jean, Very Fine, Éditions Chours, Geneva, 2014, 1st, 8.2 inches, 9.6 inches, 32 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Jean Barbaud lends his humorous aviation art to his first children's picture book! "Hummingbird Flying Club: Oscar's First Flight." The Hummingbird...

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Lt. Mac Fly Intégrale
  $40.00
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Fred Duval, Jean Barbaud, Duval, Fred, Barbaud, Jean, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Geneva, Paquet, 2016, 1st, 978-2888907152, 12.7 inches, 9.5 inches, 144 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Jean Barbaud is a former animator with a beautiful loose animated art style and an amazing ability to both capture and caricature aircraft. This volume...

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Barbe Bleue
  $45.00
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Andre Barbe, Barbe, Andre, Near Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket (moderate wear to dustjacket edges), Humoristes Associes, Paris, 1983, 1st, 12.2 inches, 10.5 inches, 48 pages, black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, French

"A story by Perrault illustrated by Barbe." "Barbe bleue ("Bluebeard") is a French folktale, the most famous surviving version of which was written by...

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Cinema 1 & 2 - Complete Set
  $250.00
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Andre Barbe, Barbe, Andre, Fine, issued without dustjacket (sharp, crisp, clean), Glenat, Grenoble, 1982, 1st, 12.6 inches, 9.5 inches, 48 + 48 pages, black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A collection of Barbe's beautifully rendered, utterly amazing cinematic erotic cartoon strips filled with sensuous doe-eyed females and incredible invisible...

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Nous Sommes Trop
  $60.00
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Andre Barbe, Barbe, Andre, Fine (very slight cover wear). A very sharp copy., Glenat, Grenoble, 1981, 1st, 12.6 inches, 9.4 inches, 48 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

An early Barbe cartoon collection with equal servings of sequential cartoons and full-page panoramic gag panels. Only a handful of the erotic nudes that...

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Alessandro Barbucci, Barbucci, Alessandro, Very Fine, Paris, Soleil, 2010, 1st, 9782302014046, 11 inches, 8 inches, 125 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Barbucci is famous for his hugely popular Skydoll and Monster Allergy series which he created with Barbara Canepa. Barbucci wrote and illustrated this--his...

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Alessandro Barbucci, Barbucci, Alessandro, Very Fine, Soleil, Paris, 2011, 1st, 11 inches, 8 inches, 96 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Barbucci is famous for his hugely popular Skydoll and Monster Allergy series which he created with Barbara Canepa. Barbucci wrote and illustrated this--his...

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Out of stock
Christophe Arleston, Alessandro Barbucci, Arleston, Christophe, Barbucci, Alessandro, very thin slashes on upper spine otherwise Fine, issued without dustjacket, Soleil, Toulon, 2020, 9782302090477, 12.75 inches, 9.25 inches, 52 pages, color, Softcover, pictorial boards, French

Ekho is a mirror world to the earth. It has developed like her, but electricity doesn't exist; here magic reigns. On Ekho you'll recognize the usual...


Arleston, Alessandro Barbucci, Arleston, Barbucci, Alessandro, #238 of 450 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, Bruno Graff, Brussels, 2013, 1st, 12.75 inches, 9.2 inches, 120 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

This copy has a dedicace by Barbucci: a nice full-page drawing with some watercolor accents. This deluxe edition contains: the entire album in...

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Arleston, Alessandro Barbucci, Arleston, Barbucci, Alessandro, Limited to 1500 copies, Very Good+ (head of the spine bumped, the corners very lightly bumped otherwise Very Fine), Soleil, Toulon, 2014, 1st, 15 inches, 10.5 inches, 64 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This copy has a dedicace by Barbucci: a nice full-page drawing with some watercolor accents. A special edition reproducing Barbucci's finished...


Arleston, Alessandro Barbucci, Arleston, Barbucci, Alessandro, Limited to 1500 copies, Near Fine (head of the spine bumped otherwise Very Fine), Soleil, Toulon, 2014, 1st, 15 inches, 10.5 inches, 64 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This copy has a dedicace by Barbucci: a nice full-page drawing with some watercolor accents.A special edition reproducing Barbucci's finished pencils for...

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Arleston, Alessandro Barbucci, Arleston, Barbucci, Alessandro, #258 of 450 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, Bruno Graff, Brussels, 2015, 1st, 12.75 inches, 9.2 inches, 120 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

This copy has a dedicace by Barbucci: a nice full-page drawing with some watercolor accents. This deluxe edition contains: the entire album in...

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Christophe Arleston, Alessandro Barbucci, Arleston, Christophe, Barbucci, Alessandro, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Soleil, Toulon, 2016, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9 inches, 56 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

From the publisher: Fourmille, Yuri, and Sigisbert are heading to Rome, the eternal city, where the pontiff reigns, the leader of the often pleasant but...

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Christophe Arleston, Alessandro Barbucci, Arleston, Christophe, Barbucci, Alessandro, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Toulon, Soleil, 2017, 1st, 978-2302055834, 12.75 inches, 9.125 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

From the publisher: Ekho is a mirror world to the earth. It has developed like her, but electricity doesn't exist; only magic reigns. On Ekho you'll...

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Christophe Arleston, Alessandro Barbucci, Arleston, Christophe, Barbucci, Alessandro, Limited to 1800 copies, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Toulon, Soleil, 2018, 1st, 978-2-302-06507-9, 15 inches, 10.5 inches, 64 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This limited oversize deluxe edition reproduces Barbucci's inked pages before coloring, as well as 15-pages of color and black & white sketches. From...

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