He states he is also inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Rupert Bear and Quentin Tarantino. Talbot writes in his book that Grandville is inspired by the work of Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard, who worked under the name J.J. The fifth and final volume, Grandville: Force Majeure, was released in November 2017. The fourth volume, Grandville: Nöel, was published on 6 November 2014. Grandville Bête Noire was published in 2012. In the second volume, Grandville Mon Amour, published on 2 December 2010, LeBrock attempts to track down an escaped serial killer that he previously brought to justice. The plot of the first book, entitled Grandville and published on 15 October 2009, sees LeBrock investigating a murder which leads him to visit 'Grandville' ( Paris) in order to solve the crime, which itself leads him to uncover a political conspiracy.

The main character is Detective Inspector Archibald 'Archie' LeBrock of Scotland Yard, a British anthropomorphic badger. It is set in a world in which France won the Napoleonic Wars and invaded Britain, and in which the world is populated mostly by anthropomorphic animals. It is a mixture of the steampunk, alternative history and thriller genres. Grandville is a Hugo Award nominated British graphic novel series written and drawn by Bryan Talbot. Jonathan Cape (UK) Dark Horse Comics (US) Milady (France) Comma 22 (Italy) Schreiber&Leser (Germany) Jemma Press (Greece) Astiberri (Spain) Comics Centrum (Czech Republic) Darkwood (Serbia) The front cover of Grandville, the first volume the Grandville series.

Grandville graphic novel