Blake

Captain Francis Blake is a British MI5 intelligence officer who teams with scientist Professor Philip Mortimer to investigate extraordinary threats, often clashing with their arch-nemesis Colonel Olrik in the classic Franco-Belgian adventure series created by Edgar P. Jacobs.

Born in the pages of Le Journal de Tintin in 1946 under the pen of the legendary Hergé, Blake is a Golden Age creation whose adventures have kept readers turning pages for an extraordinary six decades. He's the headline name of the beloved Franco-Belgian series Blake et Mortimer, sharing his stories with the recurring cast of Mortimer, the villainous Colonel Olrik, and a roster of memorable supporting figures that give the series its rich, globe-trotting flavour. Few characters from that postwar era of European comics can claim such enduring shelf life — a run stretching all the way to 2006 speaks to a legacy that transcends its origins. If you're exploring the classics of the bande dessinée tradition, Blake is an essential starting point.