When you open a comic book, you prepare for a unique journey, in a universe that is always different from reality. At the very heart of this world, we discover things, we come across nuggets, we can also be disappointed sometimes. The world of comics can scare novices. We must dare to take the plunge, find the one that will interest us.
For you, we have selected ten comics that we believe are essential to all readers and that will take you into a world from which you will soon not want to escape. Of course, this list is far from exhaustive, and it is up to you in the comments, to tell us your favorites!
The ordinary fight
Le Combat ordinaire is the first book in the comic book series of the same name by Manu Larcenet. The album was published by Éditions Dargaud in 2003. The story takes place in France, in the 2000s and narrates the adult life of Marco, a young war photographer, sickened by the vision of too many horrors, who withdraws from the world with his cat to try to rebuild himself. The comic strip received the prize for best album at the Angoulême Comic Strip Festival in 2004. An indispensable work, poetic, which will touch your heart …
Maus
Maus is an autobiographical graphic novel by Art Spiegelman in which he tells the story of his father, a Polish Jew deported during World War II. A very original way of dealing with a subject seen and reviewed, since under his trait, the Nazis become cats and the Jews mice. The story of a poignant personal drama, which defines a life, with an extreme accuracy that we can only recommend to you too much.
Black Ideas
Franquin, who is not only the author of Gaston, offers his Black Ideas. Only drawn in Indian ink, we are faced with a work different from his usual work. It must be said that Franquin was in full depression at the time of the creation of Idées noires. There is a clean graphic style, without frills, with beautiful shadows. Gags that we never tire of rereading!
The Yellow Mark – Blake and Mortimer
The Yellow Mark is the third adventure and sixth book in the Blake and Mortimer comic book series, written and written by Edgar P. Jacobs. Who has never heard of this comic? A monument in the collection, sublimated by a particular style and which bears 100% the paw of the excellent Edgar P. Jacobs. A universe of his own for a fascinating investigation, where we find the dialogues-rivers that we love so much.
Asterix and Cleopatra – Asterix
Sixth album of the Asterix saga, it was released in 1965. If we had to remember only one of the adventures of the little Gaul, it is this one! For its drawing and dialogues, this Egyptian adventure brings our heroes to Cleopatra.In 1968, 5 years after the conception of the album, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo decided to adapt their work into an animated film. For this, they collaborate just as they had done in 1967 with Pierre Tchernia, filmmaker and friend of the two authors, and the Belvision studios, specialized in the adaptation to the screen of Franco-Belgian comics. A real success for this comic, even if the complete Asterix is essential for all readers!
The 7 Crystal Balls – Tintin
Thirteenth album of the adventures of Tintin, The 7 crystal balls is the first part of a diptych that ends with The Temple of the Sun. Hergé signs here one of the best books of the collection, with a real attention to detail, a better rendering of the decorations, as well as a story tinged with fantasy. Who has not shivered in front of the Inca mummy or at the time of the abduction of Professor Calculus? A work brought to the screen in 1992 in the animated series Tintin.
Persepolis
Persepolis is a cult album by Marjane Satrapi, whose 4 volumes were published by the publishing house L'Association between 2000 and 2003. The author retraces in black and white the milestones of his life, from his childhood in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution, to his entry into Europe as an adult. Persepolis was a great editorial success of independent comics, and its adaptation into an animated feature film in 2007 received the Jury Prize at Cannes.
The Quest of the Time Bird
In the field of heroic fantasy, it's hard to miss this saga! The Quest of the Time Bird is a comic book series first published in 1983. His script is by Serge Le Tendre and the drawings were made by different artists, according to the cycles, or even according to the different volumes of a cycle. It is impossible to choose a particular album as the quality is there. However, the first cycle named The Quest, composed of 4 volumes, is a must that will open the doors of this fantastic world, and will automatically push you to the next!
Thorgal
Thorgal, we don't introduce him anymore! This series of heroic fantasy comics, set against a backdrop of Scandinavian mythology, began in 1977 at Éditions du Lombard, created by Jean Van Hamme for the script and Grzegorz Rosinski for the drawing. Since 2007, the series has been written by Yves Sente following Van Hamme's decision to stop writing most of his series. A series in 35 volumes for the moment and it is not ready to stop! Favorite on the first volume of course, The Magician Betrayed, which lays the foundations of the series, sets the scene and allows you to discover the characters. A must!
Daisy Town – Lucky Luke
Daisy Town is the 84th story in the Lucky Luke series by Morris and René Goscinny. It was published in 1983 by Dargaud. This story is the adaptation of the film Lucky Luke released in theaters in 1971. One of the best albums in the series, even if it is difficult to choose from such a prestigious collection. A lost city in the depths of the Wild West, a colorful saloon and a Lucky Luke named sheriff in his optimal form, make this comic book a must! But do not deprive yourself of the integral, it would be a shame!
