(Paris) The publishing house created by the screenwriter and designer of Mortelle Adèle announced on Wednesday its launch in October, with the publication of volume 20 of the adventures of this popular character among children.

J’apocalypse grave is the title of the first comic book from Mr Tan editions

“In this 20th opus, the authors have decided to lift the veil on a secret jealously guarded by Mortelle Adèle… Readers will discover a mystery that has always been under their eyes! “, explained this new publisher in a press release.

Mr Tan (Antoine Dole) and Diane Le Feyer had decided in June 2022 to leave their publisher, Bayard Jeunesse, to better control the process from start to finish.

At the time, Mortelle Adèle was, according to its authors, 11 million copies in total. The figure has jumped to 15 million today.

Another volume, “the fourth great adventure of Mortelle Adèle”, with 128 pages of riddles and adventures, is expected in bookstores on November 2.

A bimonthly, Mortelle Adèle Le Mag has been published since the end of June by Prisma, a competitor of Bayard Presse.

Mortelle Adèle is a red-haired girl with a strong character and very direct language who was created by Antoine Dole in 2012.

Other comic book authors have turned into publishers, in a sector where authors often complain about their low remuneration.

The Franco-Syrian Riad Sattouf, author of L’Arabe du futur, left Allary editions to edit Les Livres du futur in 2021.

One of the big hits of recent years, My name is Kylian (2021) by Kylian Mbappé and cartoonist Faro, was published by a house created for the occasion, km Éditions.