Les aventures de Blake et Mortimer

A cornerstone of European comics, Les aventures de Blake et Mortimer is a celebrated series of adventure and science-fiction thrillers from Le Lombard, running from 1950 to 1977. Created and entirely crafted by the singular talent Edgar P. Jacobs, these ten albums follow the gentlemanly British duo Captain Francis Blake and Professor Philip Mortimer as they clash with the sinister Colonel Olrik and other recurring foes like Ahmed Nasir and Basam-Damdu. Jacobs’ meticulous, ligne claire artwork and intricate plots set a high standard for the genre, making this series a foundational work of Franco-Belgian bande dessinée.