Frederic Othon Aristid s (1931-2013), known as Fred, is one of France's most influential and revered cartoonists. In the sixties, Fred co-founded Hara-Kiri, the leading satirical publication of the May 68 movement and the predecessor of Charlie Hebdo. Philemon is Fred's most celebrated creation- Millions of young French people have grown up with it, and it has inspired many of today's most talented cartoonists.
The kaleidoscopic narrative lens and mind-bending world-building readers have come to expect are still fully intact. - Kirkus Reviews Fans of weird and wild adventures will be pleased with this series installment. - Booklist Sheer weirdness with ironclad internal logic. - Rob Clough for High-Low Surrealism for all ages. - What'cha Reading