Inspecteur Bayard

Inspecteur Bayard is a French detective character created by Olivier Schwartz for Bayard Presse, anchoring his own mystery series alongside recurring companions Sam Raflette, Isabelle Mirrette, and Le Yorg as he investigates cases in a warm ensemble style.

Inspecteur Bayard is a French-language detective character who stepped onto the comics page in 1993, brought to life by creator Olivier Schwartz for Bayard Presse in what would become a charming run stretching across seventeen years into the Modern Age. Anchoring his own series, Les Enquêtes de l'Inspecteur Bayard, he shares his investigative world with the likes of Sam Raflette, Isabelle Mirrette, and Le Yorg — a cast that gives his adventures a warm ensemble flavor. For fans of Franco-Belgian-style comics with a mystery bent, this quietly enduring inspector is a rewarding discovery.