Histoire de Mr. Jabot
Töpffer · 1835–present · 1 issue
🌐 French edition · descriptions in English
About the series
Rodolphe Töpffer's Histoire de Mr. Jabot (1835–present) is widely regarded as a foundational work of the comic medium, originally published in a single issue. Created by the Swiss artist and educator, this early picture story follows the misadventures of its titular bourgeois character with a satirical, sequential panel style that predates modern comics. Töpffer's innovative blend of text and image here established the template for narrative cartooning, making the series a crucial historical artifact for understanding the evolution of graphic storytelling.