Percevan is a French
comic
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drawn by
Philippe Luguy, and written by
Jean Léturgie and
Xavier Fauche, first pre-published in the French prepublication magazine ''Gomme !'' in 1981. The adventures take place in a medieval world where magic plays an important part. The series is more mature and darker than one might think at first sight in view of the round design of Luguy.
Characters
* Percevan : The hero. He is a knight who has traces of magic in him since "Shaarlan" entered his body.
* Kervin : A troubadour, a baladin, and Percevan's best friend. Very round, he is permanently famished.
* Guimly : little animal of the simlusnanus species.
* Balkis : Witch, after meeting Percevan she gives up black magic.
* Altaïs : Witch, sister of Balkis.
* Shyloc'h : Repulsive character and Balkis's Servant.
* Sharlaan : Wizard
* Mortepierre : Baron. Power and Wealth are the only things he desires.
* Polémic : Mortepierre's Servant.
* Ciensinfus : Evil wizard.
Title List
Original Titles
Here is the complete list of the original comics as published by
Dargaud
Société Dargaud, doing business as Les Éditions Dargaud, is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1936 by Georges Dargaud (), publishing its first comics in 1943.
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* 1. ''Les Trois Étoiles d'Ingaar'' (1982)
* 2. ''Le Tombeau des Glaces'' (1983)
* 3. ''L'Épée de Ganaël'' (1984)
* 4. ''Le Pays d'Aslor'' (1985)
* 5. ''Le Sablier d'El Jerada'' (1986)
* 6. ''Les Clefs de Feu'' (1988)
* 7. ''Les Seigneurs de l'Enfer'' (1992)
* 8. ''La Table d'Émeraude'' (1995)
* 9. ''L'Arcantane Noire'' (1996)
* 10. ''Le Maître des Étoiles'' (1998)
* 11. ''Les Sceaux de l'Apocalypse'' (2001)
* 12. ''Le Septième Sceau'' (2004)
* 13. ''Les Terres sans Retour'' (2010)
* 14. ''Les Marches d'Eliandysse'' (2011)
* 15. ''Le Huitième Royaume'' (2013)
* 16. ''La Couronne du Crépuscule'' (2016)
English translations
Fantasy Flight
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History
Fantasy Flight Publish ...
has published four volumes in English, each volume collecting three original
album
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s.
''Legends of Percevan, Volume 1: The Stars of Ingaar'' — 2009;
''Legends of Percevan, Volume 2: The Realm of Aslor'' — 2009;
''Legends of Percevan, Volume 3: The Shadow of Malicorne'' — 2010;
''Legends of Percevan, Volume 4: The Seven Seals'' — 2010;
External links
Percevan website (in French)
Fantasy comics
Action-adventure comics
French comics titles
French fantasy
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