Saga de Xam / by Nicolas Devil and Jean Rollin ; introduction by Christian Staebler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deville, Nicolas, author.

Rollin, Jean, 1938-2010, author.

Staebler, Christian, 1958- author of introduction.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Fantasy comic books, strips, etc.

Comic books, strips, etc--France.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Counterculture in literature.

France.

Genre:

Science fiction comic books, strips, etc.

Graphic novels.

Science fiction comics.

Translations.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (black and white, and color) ; 32 cm

Edition:

First English edition

Other Title:

The adventures of Saga

Place of Publication:

Brooklyn, New York : Anthology editions, [2025]

Summary:

"In the long history of alternative comics, few works are as venerated, or as underseen, as Saga de Xam, the legendary French graphic novel by Nicholas Devil and Jean Rollin. Originally published in 1967 in limited quantities, the book earned a devoted cult following for its innovative psychedelic visuals and avant-garde sensibilities, even as it spent decades out of print. Saga de Xam chronicles the adventures of Saga--a blue-skinned female alien on a mission to Earth--as she encounters both the cruelties and the possibilities of human civilization, from prehistory to the Middle Ages to the radical 1960s. No synopsis, however, could do justice to the book's explosive graphic style, its narrative and linguistic complexity, and its countercultural fervor. Anthology Editions is honored to reintroduce Saga de Xam, a visionary landmark of comics storytelling, in its first-ever English translation." -- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"Originally published in 1967 in France by Eric Losfeld and reissued in 2022 by Revival Press." -- Colophon.

ISBN:

1944860711

9781944860714

OCLC:

1499543551

Publisher Number:

90102479533

CIPO000250831