XIII | |
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Date | 1984 |
No. of issues | 28 as of 2024 |
Page count | 44 pages |
Publisher | Dargaud Cinebook, Ltd (since 2010) |
Creative team | |
Writers | Jean Van Hamme, Yves Sente |
Artists | William Vance, Jean Giraud, Youri Jigounov |
Creator | Jean Van Hamme |
Original publication | |
Language | French |
XIII ("Thirteen") is a Belgian graphic novel series about an amnesiac who seeks to discover his past. It was created by writer Jean Van Hamme and artist William Vance.[1] It is currently being written by Yves Sente and Youri Jigounov. The storyline of the first five volumes was adapted into a video game in 2003, also titled XIII, which was released on several platforms. A Canadian television film based on the series, XIII: The Conspiracy, was released in 2008. It was followed in 2011 by two seasons of a TV series, each 13 episodes, called XIII: The Series.[2]