Alix

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Alix, or more correctly The Adventures of Alix is a popular French comic book series drawn in the Ligne claire style, by one of the ligne claire greats, Jacques Martin. When he gave up drawing, the books passed on to an assistant, who now produces the books. It was first published in Tintin magazine, in 1948 and later the stories were produced as books. So far, 24 books have been released, with a 25th coming out soon. The books are published by Casterman, the same people who produce The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé, and it falls under the Franco-Belgian comics group.

The stories revolve around a Gaulish boy called Alix who lives in Roman times, and the stories are considered very historically accurate. This was due to meticulous research, something taught to Jacques Martin by Hergé.

[edit] List of Volumes

1. Alix l'intrepide (Alix the intrepid)
2. Le Sphinx d'or (The Golden sphinx)
3. L'ile maudite
4. La Tiare d'oribal (The Sacred Helmet)
5. La griffe noire (The Black Claw)
6. Les légions perdues
7. Le dernier Spartiate
8. Le Tombeau Etrusque (The Etruscan tomb)
9. Le dieu sauvage
10. Iorix le grand
11. Le prince du nil
12. Le fils du Spartacus
13. Le spectre du Carthage
14. Les Proies du Volcan
15. L'enfant grec (The Greek child)
16. La tour de Babel
17. L'empereur de Chine
18. Vercingetorix
19. Le Cheval de troie
20. O Alexandrie
21. Les barbares
22. La chute d'Icare
23. Le fleuve de Jade
24. Roma, Roma
25. C'était à Khorsabad

[edit] Publication into English

As is common with Franco-Belgian comics, such as with Blake and Mortimer, and Yoko Tsuno, the comics have had little publication into English. Only two titles have ever been published in English, and today are rather rare - 'The Sacred Helmet' and 'The Black Claw'.