Barbe-Rouge

A brief but significant two-issue series from Éditions Fleurus, Barbe-Rouge (1979–1980) reunited the classic French comic team of writer Jean-Michel Charlier and artist Jijé (with Lorg contributing), returning to the high-seas adventures of the iconic Redbeard pirate. This short run matters as a late-career collaboration between two titans of the Franco-Belgian tradition, offering a final glimpse of Charlier's swashbuckling storytelling and Jijé's spirited illustration before the series' original creative partnership concluded.