Cyrano de Bergerac (Classics Illustrated)

This Classics Illustrated adaptation retells Edmond Rostand’s beloved 1897 play in an accessible graphic format. Set in seventeenth-century France, it follows the brilliant but self-conscious swordsman-poet Cyrano, whose enormous nose hides a tender heart. When his cousin Roxane confides she loves the handsome cadet Christian, Cyrano lends Christian his dazzling words, helping him woo Roxane through beautiful letters. Amid duels, balcony scenes, and the siege of Arras, themes of courage, loyalty, and the power of words unfold. The story closes years later, as Roxane finally discovers the truth just before Cyrano’s moving death.