This volume collects the final four albums (Books 11-14) and a load of extras. Book 13 is the last published album. The previously unpublished Book 14 is a long prose story illustrated with 24 full-page paintings. Plus, two shorter comic stories (a 10-page story and an 8-page epilogue) and a gallery of 23 full-page paintings.

This is the ultimate collection of Vincent Segrelles' heroic fantasy comic strip series. All 13 albums, plus a previously unpublished 14th album, collected into three beautiful deluxe volumes.

The Mercenary was created in 1981 by Segrelles and appeared in both Spain and France, with 13 albums published between 1982 and 2004. Only the first ten albums ever appeared in English.

Segrelles was a painter, illustrator, and book cover artist before beginning this fully painted comic series.

From the publisher:

A must-have for fantasy comics fans.

Riding a strange winged creature, his body covered in armor, the Mercenary is a timeless warrior traveling across mythical lands. He fights followers of black magic in fantastical cities, and swoons in front of Nan-Tay, his beautiful and courageous companion. The Mercenary, a sort of alter ego of Arzak, explores unknown worlds to discover the twists and turns of Time. A marvelous, graphic journey, made unforgettable by its breathtaking hyper-realistic renderings, produced entirely in direct color with oil paint.

Unobtainable today, these masterpieces of fantasy comics reappear in new editions, complete in 3 volumes, augmented with previously unpublished graphic material. The ultimate edition of an essential work.

Resume:

Un incontournable de la bande dessinée de fantasy.

Chevauchant une étrange créature ailée, le corps recouvert d'une solide armure, le Mercenaire est un guerrier intemporel parcourant des contrées. Au gré de haltes dans des cités fantastiques, il combat des adeptes de la magie noire et se pâme devant Nan-Tay, sa belle et courageuse compagne. Le Mercenaire nous fait arpenter, aux côtés d'une sorte d'alter ego de Arzak, des mondes inconnus à la découverte des méandres du Temps. Un voyage merveilleux mais surtout graphique, rendu inoubliable par un dessin époustouflant d'hyperréalisme, réalisé entièrement en couleur directe à la peinture à l'huile.

Aujourd'hui introuvable, ce chef-d'œuvre de la bande dessinée de fantasy reparait dans une nouvelle intégrale en 3 volumes, augmentée de matériel graphique inédit. L'édition ultime d'une œuvre essentielle.