Les Histoires en estampes
Seuil · 1996 · 3 issues
About the series
This series from French publisher Seuil collects the pioneering 19th-century picture-stories of Rodolphe Töpffer, a Swiss artist widely credited as a forerunner of the modern comic strip. Launching in 1996 and ongoing with three volumes, Les Histoires en estampes presents Töpffer’s satirical, hand-lettered adventures in their original format, preserving the playful energy that influenced generations of cartoonists. It’s an essential archive for anyone curious about the medium’s earliest narrative experiments.