| Alpha | |
| Ongoing: | Yes |
| Genre: | Graphic novel for adults |
| Publisher: | Le Lombard (French) Cinebook (English) |
| Startyr: | 1996 |
| Issues: | 13 (in French) 4 (in English) |
| Writers: | Pascal Renard |
| Artists: | Youri Jigounov |
| Sort: | Alpha |
| Nonus: | Yes |
Alpha is a Franco-Belgian comics series about a CIA operative written by Pascal Renard, illustrated by Youri Jigounov and published by Le Lombard in French and Cinebook in English.[1]
Alpha: Following brilliant studies in international law, Alpha was a non-commissioned officer in a special tactical squadron of the US Air Force before working for the CIA.
He respects the principles of justice, which sometimes leads him to oppose the CIA bureaucracy.
When faced with a decision that could jeopardise his career, he prefers not to reveal anything to anyone.
An attractive man, he has certainly had several affairs with different women, including a major one with one of his targets, Anastasiya Vladimirovna Donkova. He then fell in love with Sheena, his team-mate, but only declared his love for her belatedly.
Sheena Ferguson: She appears for the first time in the fourth volume. She is of Vietnamese origin but was adopted and brought up by an American family, the Fergusons, hence her surname. She respects hierarchy. She loves Alpha, but respects his desire not to get involved.[2]
Source:[3]
All albums of the series were translated in Dutch (Alfa) and German (Agent Alpha). The first six albums were also translated in Polish.[4]
Since July 2008, Cinebook Ltd has been publishing Alpha.[5] Four English albums have been released so far: