Pilote Annuel
Dargaud · 1971–1974 · 4 issues
About the series
The Pilote Annuel was a short-lived, oversize annual spin-off from the legendary French comic magazine Pilote, published by Dargaud from 1971 to 1974. Across just four issues, it collected and showcased the work of the magazine's top talents—including Goscinny, Uderzo, and Morris—in longer, self-contained stories and features. As a prestige format companion to the weekly, it captured a pivotal era when Pilote was at its creative peak, offering readers a more substantial dose of the humor, adventure, and satire that defined French bande dessinée.