Monsieur Pencil

Monsieur Pencil, launched by Garnier Frères in 1860, stands as a singular, early artifact of French comics, a single-issue series that captures the dawn of the medium. Its title character, a seemingly simple protagonist, embodies the playful, experimental spirit of 19th-century sequential art. Though only one issue was published, its historical significance as a pioneering work from the formative years of bande dessinée makes it a fascinating footnote for scholars of the form.