Der kühle Bräutigam / Die Abenteuer des Herrn Cryptogam zu Wasser und zu Lande

Rodolphe Töpffer’s pioneering 19th-century picture stories are collected in this single 1975 Rowohlt volume, gathering two of his earliest graphic novels: Der kühle Bräutigam and Die Abenteuer des Herrn Cryptogam zu Wasser und zu Lande. As one of the foundational works of the comic medium, Töpffer’s witty, hand-lettered panels and gently satirical adventures remain essential for understanding the origins of sequential art. This edition brings together key examples of his influential, pre-modern storytelling style.