At long last, a hardback collected edition of Blake & Mortimer is published in English! A renowned physicist and the head of MI5 battle threats to the Empire and solve extraordinary mysteries across the globe. A Cinebook exclusive, not even available in French, this Complete Collection will gather two or three books per volume, in the original publishing order, plus another book's worth of fascinating extra material on the series and the author, as well as sketches and historical notes - unmissable for any true fan! This first volume brings together the three episodes of our heroes' very first adventure, The Secret of the Swordfish, introducing their nemesis Olrik, their habit of saving the world ... and Jacobs's love of airplanes! Each volume will include dozens of pages of extra material-sketches, essays, interviews, and a history of both the series and its author.