The French Avengers
Document Type
Video
Abstract
Long before D.C. or Marvel comics, the French went crazy for avengers from the criminal wild side in serialized stories about the Count of Monte Cristo, Rocambole, and Chéri-Bibi. In this entertaining presentation, UAS Professor Robin Walz recounts some of their outrageous exploits from his current book project, Shady Detectives, Elegant Criminals and Dark Avengers: Popular French Heroes, 1815-1950.
Publication Date
10-25-2019
Recommended Citation
Walz, Robin, "The French Avengers" (2019). Evening at Egan Presentations. 24.
https://ualaska.researchcommons.org/uas_evening_egan_presentations/24
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/11122/15806