The Smurfs Archives Vol. 2

(Hardback)

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The Smurfs Archives is an adventure series that features humor, mystery and lots of smurfy action.

The Smurfs Archives Volume 2 continues to publish The Smurfs in their original chronological order while featuring insightful intros and historical context from legendary Smurfologist, Matt Murray. This volume begins with the 1964 story, The Smurf King and also introduces Smurfette from the 1967 story, The Smurfette. With 304 pages of Smurf stories and insightful, historical context, this is a must-have for any Smurf fans.

Author Bio

PIERRE CULLIFORD, born in Belgium in 1928, was the cartoonist known as Peyo. Peyo began his career working with some of Belgium's most talented cartoonists, including his lifelong writing partner Yvan Delporte. In 1958, The Smurfs made their first appearance and went on to become the world-famous characters we know and love today.

Yvan Delporte is a Belgian comics writer, and was editor-in-chief of Spirou magazine between 1955 and 1968 during a period considered by many the golden age of Franco-Belgian comics. He is credited with several creative contributions, among these his collaborations with Peyo on The Smurfs, with Ren Follet on Steve Severin (1/2) and Andr Franquin with the creation of Gaston Lagaffe and the co-authorship of Ides noires.