Jugurtha

A sweeping historical saga from Le Lombard that ran from 1977 to 1995, Jugurtha follows the epic life of the Numidian king who defied Rome. The series is most closely associated with writer Jean-Luc Vernal and artists Franz and Hermann, whose detailed, expressive artwork brought the ancient North African setting to vivid life across its fifteen issues. It matters as a distinctive, long-running European adventure comic that explores themes of resistance and identity through a relatively uncommon historical lens.