Quatre-vingt-treize

In 1979, Transit published a single-issue comic adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel Quatre-vingt-treize, bringing the epic story of the French Revolution's most turbulent year to the sequential art form. This standalone work stands as a notable European graphic novel from the late 1970s, offering a visually rendered take on Hugo's classic tale of loyalty, violence, and revolution. While a brief entry in the medium, it matters as a literary adaptation that bridges classic literature and the bande dessinée tradition.