Théodore Poussin

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Théodore Poussin
Theodore Poussin-comics series.svg
Main character with the series logo
Author(s) Frank Le Gall, Yann
Illustrator(s) Frank Le Gall
Current status/scheduleRunning
Launch date1987
Publisher(s) Dupuis
Genre(s) Adventure, historical comics

Théodore Poussin is a Franco-Belgian comics book series created by the French writer Frank Le Gall. [1]

Contents

Summary

Dunkirk, 1927. Young Théodore Poussin, an office worker in a shipping company, dreams of going to sea and going on an adventure. He joins the crew of the Cap Padaran as a student commissary, and follows the footsteps of his uncle, Charles Steene, who went missing and was supposed to have died in 1916 in Haiphong. He is unaware that he will not see Dunkirk and his loved ones again for three years, during which he will experience many adventures, working in various professions, from Singapore to Saigon. [2]

Awards

Albums

Source: [3]

  1. Capitaine Steene (1987)
  2. Le Mangeur d'Archipels (1987)
  3. Marie Vérité (1988)
  4. 4 Secrets (1990)
  5. Le Trésor du rajah blanc (1991)
  6. Un passager porté disparu (1992)
  7. La Vallée des roses (1993)
  8. La Maison dans l'île (1994)
  9. La Terrasse des audiences 1 (1995)
  10. La Terrasse des audiences 2 (1997)
  11. Novembre toute l'année (2000)
  12. Les Jalousies (2005)
  13. Le Dernier Voyage de l'Amok (2018)
  14. Aro Satoe (2023)

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References

  1. Henry, Boris (May–June 2018). "Des nouvelles d'un vieil ami". Zoo [fr] (in French).
  2. "Théodore Poussin". dupuis.com (in French). 3 December 2023.
  3. "Théodore Poussin". bedetheque.com (in French). 16 November 2023.

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