The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-SEC Vol. 1

By: Tardi

Paris, 1911. One gloomy night at the Museum of Natural History, a pterodactyl escapes from its display and wreaks havoc upon the city. Enter journalist extraordinaire Ad le Blanc-Sec, who must use her wits and firepower to get to the bottom of this bizarre mystery. An enchanting antihero, Ad le is fearless, brash, and thoroughly ill-tempered, smoking and cursing her way through the case -- always barely escaping peril to tell her tale.

Masterful French cartoonist Jacques Tardi created his iconic The Extraordinary Adventures of Ad le Blanc-Sec series in 1976. Set in the atmospheric Belle poque Paris, the series features supernatural monsters, mad science, steampunk aesthetic, murder, humor, and delightful derring-do. This new collection of classic Ad le stories includes four episodes: "Pterror Over Paris," "The Demon of the Eiffel Tower," "The Mad Scientist," and "Mummies on Parade."

In celebration of Ad le's 50th anniversary, Fantagraphics is thrilled to re-issue these classic stories in luxuriously redesigned hardcover editions. While Fantagraphics published translations of the first four Ad le adventures 15 years ago, this new series will bring the complete 10 episode run of the series into English for the very first time. With an introduction by British journalist and comics historian Cynthia Rose.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FW969G3H
• ISBN13: 9798875002380
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Length: 196 Pages