Roco Vargas

Roco Vargas is a retro-futurist space adventurer created by Spanish cartoonist Daniel Torres, debuting in the Franco-Belgian magazine (À Suivre) in 1983. A dashing hero navigating a stylized, 1950s-inspired science-fiction universe, he embarks on interplanetary adventures collected as Les aventures sidérales de Roco Vargas.

Emerging from the pages of the legendary Franco-Belgian magazine (À Suivre) in 1983, Roco Vargas is a Bronze Age creation of the celebrated duo Benoît Peeters and François Schuiten — names synonymous with ambitious, literary bande dessinée. Published by Casterman across a handful of richly crafted adventures collected under Les aventures sidérales de Roco Vargas, this character inhabits a world where science fiction and sophisticated storytelling collide in the way only European comics of that era could deliver. Sharing the page with the likes of Thierry Laudacieux, Roco Vargas represents a distinctive corner of 1980s BD worth seeking out for any collector who appreciates the artistic ambition that made (À Suivre) one of the most important comics magazines of its generation.