Les 3 Ceintures Rouges

A short-lived but visually striking French series from Éditions de la Durance, Les 3 Ceintures Rouges ran for four issues between 1977 and 1978. Blending martial arts adventure with a distinctly European comic aesthetic, the series is most associated with the detailed, dynamic artwork of its primary artist. Though brief, it stands as a curious artifact of the late-1970s European comics scene, capturing a moment when exotic action genres were being filtered through a Francophone lens.