Ubu Roi

In 2001, Les 400 Coups published a single-issue comic adaptation of Alfred Jarry’s absurdist play Ubu Roi, a foundational work of surrealist theater. This standalone volume brings the grotesque, satirical tale of the tyrannical Père Ubu to the comic page, capturing the play’s anarchic spirit through the publisher’s distinctive French-Canadian lens. While brief, the project stands as a noteworthy graphic homage to a landmark of avant-garde literature.