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.

 
Bienvenue A Boboland
  $26.00
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Very Fine, Philippe Dupuy, Berberian, Charles, Dupuy, Philippe, Fluide Glacial-Audie, 2008, 11.5 inches, 9 inches, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French, French

Text in French.

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Essence
  $40.00
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Fred Bernard, Benjamin Flao, Bernard, Fred, Flao, Benjamin, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Futuropolis, 2018, 1st, 978-2754811798, 10 inches, 10 inches, 184 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A wild, surreal cross-country car chase across a landscape that varies from urban to arid plains akin to Moebius' Desert B! Another great album by artist...

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Himalaya Vaudou
  $30.00
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Fine in Fine dust jacket, Jean-Marc Rochette, Bernard, Frederic, Rochette, Jean-Marc, Glenat Drugstore, 2009, 9782723469074, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

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Guillaume Bianco, Jeremie Almanza, Bianco, Guillaume, Almanza, Jeremie, Very Fine, Toulon, Soleil, 2011, 10 inches, 7.5 inches, 80 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"The Beast without a Face."

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Absurdus Delirium 2
  $30.00
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Fine, Tha (Joseph-August Tharrats), Bigart, T.P., Tha (Joseph-August Tharrats), Fluide Glacial, 1992, 1st, 2858151539, 11.5 inches, 9 inches, 52 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Out of print. Tha is a Spanish artist/cartoonist. This is a compilation of the one-pagers he started in 1982: "Short stories of delirious and intelligent...

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Absurdus Delirium 2
  $25.00
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T.P. Bigart, Tha (Joseph-August Tharrats), Bigart, T.P., Tha (Joseph-August Tharrats), Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (spine faded, mild rubbing to covers, interior Fine), Paris, Fluide Glacial, 1992, 1st, 2858151539, 11.5 inches, 9 inches, 52 pages, black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Out of print. Tha is a Spanish artist/cartoonist. This is a compilation of the one-pagers he started in 1982: "Short stories of delirious and...

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Yongui Dumont, VF without dust-jacket as issued, Bleys, Olivier, Dumont, Yongui, Vents d'Ouest, 2010, 1st, pictorial boards

Paris 1876. In the Penouquet family "fluid photography" studio, customers speak with their dead relatives and pose with them for pictures. This is of...

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Olivier Bleys, Yomgui Dumont, Bleys, Olivier, Dumont, Yomgui, Very Good+ (some wear and rubbing to the cover boards and a half inch slice on the upper spine), Grenoble, Vents d'Ouest, 2011, 1st, 9782749305998, 11.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 56 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"Black Bedrooms, Volume 2: Soul Hunting"The Pénouquet twins, Louise and Tristan, have been kidnapped! To find them, the nine members of this family...

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Very Fine, Yomgui Dumont, Bleys, Olivier, Dumont, Yomgui, Vents D'Ouest, 2012, 1st, 9782749306766, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The conclusion of this dark comedy of the Penouquet family, battling to defeat on old alchemist who is plotting to harvest gold from children's kidneys.

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Sophie Blitman, Annette Marnat, Blitman, Sophie, Marnat, Annette, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Fleurus, 2018, 1st, 978-2215137542, 8.5 inches, 7.5 inches, 96 pages, 14 full-page color illustrations and 10 text illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"Portraits of Free Women: They Dared to be Themselves." Annette Marnat provides wonderful color illustrations for these profiles of 12 pioneering women:...

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Olivier Bocquet, Julie Rocheleau, Bocquet, Olivier, Rocheleau, Julie, Very Fine, Paris, Dargaud, 2014, 1st, 9782205071726, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 54 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"All the Gold of Paris." In Volume 2 of "The Wrath of the Phantom," the Phantom, that master of crime and terror, returns! After terrorizing Paris for...

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Olivier Bocquet, Julie Rocheleau, Bocquet, Olivier, Rocheleau, Julie, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Dargaud, 2014, 1st, 9782205071726, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 54 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The final of three volumes of this series beautifully illustrated by Julie Rocheleau. From the publisher: "At the Open Tomb." In Volume 3 of "The...

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Zoo - La Visite
  $70.00
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Philippe Bonifay, Frank Pe, Bonifay, Philippe, Pe, Frank, Very Fine/Very Fine, Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2009, 10.75 inches, 11 inches, 120 pages, color illustrations, hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

An art book exploring the work of animalier Frank Pe and the world of Zoo, the best-selling comic series by Frank Pe and Philippe Bonifay. From the...

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Rocher Rouge
  $25.00
Eric Borg, Mickael Sanlaville, Borg, Eric, Sanlaville, Mickael, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Casterman, 2009, 11 inches, 7.5 inches, 120 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

By Mickael Sanlaville, co-creator of Lastman and artist of Le Fleur Vert. "It's the mask of Maboukou... A legend of our country that dates back to...


Very Fine, Renart, Borg, Eric, Renart, Casterman, 2012, 1st, 9782203043350, 2203043350, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Not everyone died in the cliffhanger at the end of the first volume; in this second book, a survivor returns to the island, looking for the truth. Terrible...

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Obscurcia 1
  $28.00
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David Boriau, Steven Dhondt, Boriau, David, Dhondt, Steven, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Delcourt, 2018, 1st, 978-2413000143, 11.1 inches, 7.5 inches, 104 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Obscurcia is a horror trilogy. Alex is a 12 year old. his little sister, Nina. Their father hits the family cat with his car killing it. Of course, that...

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Obscurcia 2
  $28.00
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David Boriau, Steven Dhondt, Boriau, David, Dhondt, Steven, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Delcourt, 2019, 1st, 978-2413000150, 11.1 inches, 7.5 inches, 104 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Obscurcia is a horror trilogy. In this middle volume, Alex is a 12 year old in the nightmare world of Obscurcia, making allies, trying to save his friends...

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Obscurcia 3
  $28.00
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David Boriau, Steven Dhondt, Boriau, David, Dhondt, Steven, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Delcourt, 2019, 1st, 9782413018414, 11.1 inches, 7.5 inches, 104 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

I love this series! The concluding volume of this fantasy adventure takes the action and fights to a whole other level as Alex, Laécia and Bidibidou...

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Tremen Tome 2
  $25.00
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Pim Bos, Marc Caro, Pim Bos, Bos, Marc Caro, Pim, Bos, Pim, small corner tears otherwise Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Dargaud, 2021, 1st, 9782505089360, 11 inches, 9 inches, 64 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

An incredible wordless sci-fi graphic novel series by a new talent Pim Bos. Bos is abetted on the scenario by Marc Caro, the director of La Cité des...

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Herve Bourhis, Rudy Spiessert, Bourhis, Herve, Spiessert, Rudy, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2021, 1st, 9791034741298, 12 inches, 8.6 inches, 60 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

H.O.M.E. Vol. 1 - Stay at home is fun and fast-paced with great appeal. From the publisher: H.O.M.E., it's an acronym for Humanoid / Obsolete /...

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Toajene
  $30.00
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Bruno Bozzetto, Gregory Panaccione, Bozzetto, Bruno, Panaccione, Gregory, Paris, Delcourt, 2020, 1st, 9782413027515, 11.7 inches, 9 inches, 104 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Panaccione is an award-winning specialist in wordless comics. Bruno Bozzetto is an Italian animator/director, perhaps best known for Allegro non troppo...

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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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Alika, Tome 2 - La Thaumaturge
  $28.00
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Very Fine, John-Simon Loche, Brremaud, Frederic, Loche, John-Simon, Le Lombard, 2009, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Stylishly illustrated and colored by John-Simon Loche (game concept artist, comic book artist and art director). This is the second volume in the heroic...

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Frédéric Brrémaud, Federico Bertolucci, Brrémaud, Frédéric, Bertolucci, Federico, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Grenoble, Vents d'Ouest, 2018, 1st, 978-2749308432, 11.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 96 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

From the writer and artist of the Love series is this two-part fantasy series. Featuring a forest world with foxes, boars, and mythological creatures. With...

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