Les Misérables

A sweeping, faithfully rendered comic adaptation of Victor Hugo's epic novel, this French series from Kurokawa was published from 2015 to 2017 across eight issues. The story follows the intertwined fates of ex-convict Jean Valjean, the relentless Inspector Javert, and the tragic Fantine against the backdrop of revolutionary France. While the original novel is a massive work, this adaptation distills its core themes of justice, mercy, and social upheaval into a focused, sequential-art narrative. It stands as a notable European graphic novel treatment of a classic, bringing Hugo's dense prose to a new audience through the comic medium.