10Les Schtroumpfs

You probably know Les Schtroumpfs because of the 2011 movie with Katy Perry and Neil Patrick Harris but these small blue creatures have existed since 1958. This Belgian comic series has more than 35 albums. The Schtroumpfs live in a mushroom village in the middle of a huge forest and all live together in harmony. There are about 100 of them and they all have a singular characteristic like the 7 dwarfs in Snow White: you have a “Lazy Smurf”, “Grouchy Smurf”, “Brainy Smurf”, etc. They have a few enemies namely Gargamel the wizard and his cat Azrael, Hogatha an ugly witch and Gargamel’s godfather Balthazar who try to capture the Schtroumpfs to make gold with them or eat them.

11Capitaine KĂ©bec

This is another Quebec comic series which chronicles the adventures of the satirical superhero Capitaine KĂ©bec. This superhero is the only one who can save the world (or at least Montreal) from a supervillain named Frogueman, an ex Montreal policeman. This superhero doesn’t look like your typical superhero. His costume is a little bit all over the place: he has welder’s safety goggles, wears a towel as a cape, etc.

12Titeuf

Titeuf is also a Swiss comic and is one of France’s most popular comics. This comic depicts the life of an 8-year-old blond boy with a blond cowlick. He loves girls but doesn’t really understand them yet so he gets himself into trouble with the often. He is secretly (or not so secretly) in love with a girl called Nadia. This is a bit harder to read since there are some French expressions that are used by teenagers and kids or people from lower-income families like “tchî” (good bye) et “c’est pĂŽ juste” (it’s not fair). If you’re not familiar with these types of expressions you might be searching through the internet every few pages but you should really read it since it’s very funny.