Cover: Yves Chaland

Chaland Anthology #1

Nov 2004 · DC · 17.95 USD; 27.95 CAD

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About this Collection

This volume collects the first two Freddy Lombard adventures by French cartoonist Yves Chaland, presented in English for the first time. The stories showcase Chaland's signature 'clear line' style and his playful, retro-futuristic take on adventure comics, following the titular character and his companions through whimsical escapades. Part of DC's Chaland Anthology series, this edition introduces readers to a key figure in the European bande dessinée revival of the 1980s.

Contains 4 stories

The Will of Godfrey of Bouillon

30 pp

The Elephant Graveyard

22 pp

In the quiet streets of Neuilly, Freddy Lombard’s routine is shattered by a cry from a wealthy estate—leading him, Dina, and Sweep into a mysterious case with roots in Africa. Hired by the reclusive collector Mr. Botaxon, the trio sets out to recover a stolen photographic plate, chasing clues that unravel into something far stranger than a simple theft.

Part Two

23 pp

In "Part Two," Freddy, Dina, and Sweep are drawn into a mystery when their upstairs neighbor is found dead—Eugène Broussard, a Parisian colonial club member with ties to ivory trafficking in the Congo. Determined to uncover the truth, Freddy follows a trail that leads from the building’s trash to a secret correspondence with a man named Thorpe, dragging the trio deeper into a web of forgotten crimes and buried secrets.

The Comet of Carthage

46 pp