The Adventures of Freddy Lombard
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| The Adventures of Freddy Lombard | |
 The first album of the series |
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| Publisher | Magic Strip Les Humanoïdes Associés |
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| Main character(s) | Freddy Lombard Dina Sweep |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Yves Chaland with Yann |
| Artist(s) | Yves Chaland |
| Colorist(s) | Isabelle Beaumenay Joannet |
| Creator(s) | Yves Chaland |
The Adventures of Freddy Lombard is the most successful comic series by comic artist Yves Chaland. Five albums were released before Chaland's untimely death. They were originally written in French.
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[edit] Synopsis
The stories feature the protagonist Freddy Lombard and his friends Dina and Sweep, as they desperately try to get money to pay their bills. This often leads them to their adventures.
[edit] Bibliography
- Le testament de Godefroid de Bouillon (The Will of Godfrey of Bouillon) 1981, Magic Strip. The gang help discover the missing treasure of a drunken aristocrat's ancestor.
- Le cimetières des éléphants (The Elephant Graveyard), 1984, Les Humanoïdes Associés. Containing two stories: An African Adventure, about travels to the jungles of Africa in search of a unique photographic plate for a collector. The second story, The Elephants Graveyard, involves Freddy's investigations into the murders of several ex-army gentlemen who served in Africa.
- La comète de Carthage (The Comet of Carthage), 1986, Les Humanoïdes Associés. A reworking of an ancient story, Freddy insists on saving a Phoenician princess who has been kidnapped by a crazed artist who murdered his last model.
- Vacances à Budapest (Holiday in Budapest) 1988, Les Humanoïdes Associés
- F. 52, 1989, Les Humanoïdes Associés
[edit] Publication in English
The Adventures of Freddy Lombard are the only works by Chaland to be released in English. They were released in two compilation albums, the first containing the first three books, and the second containing the last two. They were released in hardback in 2003 and softback in 2004 and 2005.
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