Almanach du Cri-Cri

The Almanach du Cri-Cri was the annual companion to the popular French weekly Cri-Cri, published by the Société Parisienne d’Édition from 1912 to 1939. Across 28 issues, these yearly specials expanded the universe of the main series, offering a mix of humor, adventure, and serialized strips that captured the spirit of early 20th-century French comics. While the weekly featured many hands, the almanac is most closely associated with the talents of creators like Louis Forton, whose iconic work on Les Pieds Nickelés helped define the publication’s irreverent, slapstick tone. As a long-running annual, it provides a fascinating snapshot of the evolution of popular French comic art and storytelling between the world wars.