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 Sample of Cités obscures, Les

Cities of the Fantastic

Cités obscures, Les

Art: François Schuiten

Script: Benoît Peeters

Status: Ongoing

Genre: Fantasy


1. 1983 44p.Les murailles de Samaris
Original CoverNBM: Stories of the Fantastic #2: The Great Walls of SamarisHeavy Metal #92: 1984 November [+4 magazines]

Bull Stories of the Fantastic #2: The Great Walls of Samaris

By: NBM

ISBN: 9780918348364 (48p.) (2001) Format: Softcover

Bull Heavy Metal #92: 1984 November [+4 magazines]

As: 'The Walls Of Samaris'

2. 1985 94p.La fièvre d'Urbicande
Original CoverNBM: Stories of the Fantastic #3: Fever in UrbicandCheval Noir #1: 1989 #1 [+5 magazines]

Bull Stories of the Fantastic #3: Fever in Urbicand

By: NBM

ISBN: 9780918348869 (96p.) (2002) Format: Softcover

Bull Cheval Noir #1: 1989 #1 [+5 magazines]

As: 'Fever in Urbicand'

3. 1987 104p.La tour
Original CoverNBM: Stories of the Fantastic #4: The TowerCheval Noir #9: 1990 #6 [+5 magazines]

Bull Stories of the Fantastic #4: The Tower

By: NBM

ISBN: 9781561630707 (112p.) (1987) Format: Softcover

Bull Cheval Noir #9: 1990 #6 [+5 magazines]

As: 'The Tower'

Contains (English):

Where Giovanni Battista, Keeper by Trade, Realizes that he has Eaten too many Eggs (13p) (Cheval Noir #9: 1990 #6)

Where we Learn that he who Tries too Hard to Descend often ends up Climbing Higher (15p) (Cheval Noir #10: 1990 #7)

Of Elias Aureolus Palingenius, of the Young Milena and some Mysterious Paintings (15p) (Cheval Noir #11: 1990 #8)

Of Dreams, Star-Gazing, and Certain Other Things about which Decency Requires Discretion (19p) (Cheval Noir #12: 1990 #9)

Of the Loves of Claudius and some Voracious Hounds (13p) (Cheval Noir #13: 1990 #10)

Where we End in such a Strange Way, that it is Better to Remain Silent (18p) (Cheval Noir #14: 1991 #1)

4. 1988 64p.La route d'Armilia
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5. 1992 97p.Brüsel
Original CoverNBM: Cities of the Fantastic #1: Brüsel

Bull Cities of the Fantastic #1: Brüsel

By: NBM

ISBN: 9781561632916 (119p.) (2002) Format: Hardcover

Contains (English):

Fantastic Plastic (16p)

All Problems Go with Freddy DeVrouw (16p)

Electricity is Felicity (16p)

Off the Hospital with Good 'Ole Dersenval! (16p)

Says Doctor Vincent: I'm Quite Content! (16p)

For Death to be Beat, One Last Feat (16p)

6. 1996 149p.L'enfant penchée
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7. 1999 87p.L'ombre d'un homme
Original Cover
8. 2002 63p.La frontière invisible 1
Original CoverNBM: Cities of the Fantastic #2: The Invisible Frontier 1

Bull Cities of the Fantastic #2: The Invisible Frontier 1

By: NBM

As: 'The Invisible Frontier: Part 1'

ISBN: 9781561633333 (64p.) (2002) Format: Hardcover

9. 2004 67p.La frontière invisible 2
Original CoverNBM: Cities of the Fantastic #3: The Invisible Frontier 2

Bull Cities of the Fantastic #3: The Invisible Frontier 2

By: NBM

As: 'The Invisable Frontier: Part 2'

ISBN: 9781561634002 (71p.) (2004) Format: Hardcover

10. 2007 109p.La théorie du grain de sable 1
Original Cover
11. 2008 115p.La théorie du grain de sable 2Script: François Schuiten, Benoît Peeters
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1987 63p.L'archiviste
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