
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
Art by: Ramón de la Fuente
Written by: Ramón de la Fuente after Jules Vernes
Jules Verne has captivated generations of readers around the world with his fantastic adventure stories. In this comic book adaptation of his famous novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, we will board the Nautilus and, alongside Captain Nemo, explore the ocean depths of the planet.
First published in Spain in 1977 by Ediciones AFHA within the series Grandes Obras Ilustradas, it was published in France by Nathan as part of the series Les Oeuvres Célèbres en Bande Dessinée (1980) and in Germany in the magazine Classicomics (1974). More recently it has been republished by Kult Comics in 2021.
More recently, it has been republished in Spain by Panini (2019), in Denmark by E-Voke (2020) and in Germany by Kult Comics (2021).
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Key points:
The tone of this adaptation evokes the feel of the blockbuster films of the 1950s and 1960: adventure and style, glamour and heroes
Beautiful drawings, full of detail
Technical info:
Original title: 20.000 leguas de viaje submarino
Orginally published in Spain, France and Germany
64 pages - colour
Worldwide rights available except German and Danish