A relief of the two boys Zig and Puce, who embark on fantastic journeys with their penguin Alfred, sits inconspicuously next to the main road leading into the city, Avenue de Cognac, Angoulême, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Since 1925, Alain Saint-Ogan's "Zig et Puce" has had a significant influence on the French comic scene with its clear lines and mixture of humour, adventure and technological motifs. Saint-Ogan was an important pioneer of French comics and used stylistic devices such as speech bubbles and narrative structures that are standard today. "Zig et Puce" is considered the earliest F