Thierry Groensteen Publishes Book on Rodolphe Töpffer as Comic Strip Inventor

In September 2014, artpress issue 414 featured a review of Thierry Groensteen's publication "M. Töpffer invente la bande dessinée" released by Les Impressions nouvelles. The book examines Rodolphe Töpffer's pioneering role in creating the comic strip medium. Groensteen, a prominent comics theorist, analyzes Töpffer's early 19th-century work that established foundational conventions for sequential art. The publication appeared on pages 85 of the September 2014 edition of artpress magazine. This scholarly work contributes to historical understanding of comics origins through examination of Töpffer's innovative narrative techniques. Les Impressions nouvelles served as publisher for this academic exploration of comic art history. The review positions Töpffer as the inventor of bande dessinée, tracing his influence on subsequent visual storytelling traditions.