Insiders | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Dargaud (French) Cinebook (English) |
Format | Ongoing series |
Genre | Graphic novel for Adults |
No. of issues | 8 (in French) 3 (in English) |
Creative team | |
Written by | Jean-Claude Bartoll |
Artist(s) | Renaud Garreta |
Insiders is a Franco-Belgian comics series written by Jean-Claude Bartoll, illustrated by Renaud Garreta and published by Dargaud in French and Cinebook in English.
Since July 2009, Cinebook Ltd has been publishing Insiders. [1] Three albums have been released so far:
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