Books in series
#1
Presto!
2012
She is ALLURING
She is MYSTERIOUS
She is BANDETTE!
The world's greatest thief is a costumed teen burglar by the nome d'arte of Bandette! Gleefully plying her skills on either side of the law alongside her network of street urchins, Bandette is a thorn in the side of both Police Inspector Belgique and the criminal underworld. But it's not all breaking hearts and purloining masterpieces when a rival thief makes a startling discovery. Can even Bandette laugh off a plot against her life?
#2
Bandette, Volume 2
Stealers Keepers!
2014
THEFT done well is not CRIME, it is ART!
Bandette returns to steal readers' hearts once again! The teenaged master burglar has thrown down the gauntlet with the Great Thieving Race, and friendly rival Monsieur has stepped in to take the challenge. This second charming collection of the Eisner Award-winning series sees the two competing to steal the most priceless artifacts from the criminal organization FINIS and turning over whatever they learn about its plans to the long-suffering Inspector B. D. Belgique. But FINIS's response could make this Bandette's final crime spree!
Collects the digital comics, Bandette #6-#9, plus a new prose tale, guest-drawn Urchin Stories, and more!
#3
Bandette, Volume 3
The House of the Green Mask
2016
“Bandette is a treasure.”—Comic Book Resources
BEHOLD, the greatest of all WISDOMS and TREASURES!
Bandette, greatest thief in all the lands, uncovers the greatest of all mysteries: a clue to the location of the legendary House of the Green Mask! But the sinister Voice has set his sights on the same treasure and sent a deadly assassin after the same secrets! Worse, he’s stolen the one thing dearest to Bandette’s heart. Now, she’s after revenge! (And also chocolate.)
\* Eisner Award–winning Bandette returns to print!
“I want to make something very clear: you have absolutely no excuse not to buy this.”—Darling Dork
#4
Bandette, Volume 4
The Six Finger Secret
2021
An entrancing new adventure begins! The greatest thief in the world, Bandette, is commissioned by Inspector B.D. Belgique (of all people!) to find and acquire a painting with a very peculiar past! But others are on the hunt as well! Our beloved heroine must compete with old friends, new rivals, mortal enemies, and total strangers to discover the key to... The Six Finger Secret!
Collects Bandette issues 14 to 18.
Author
Paul Tobin
Author · 38 books
Paul Tobin is the Eisner-award winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Bandette, Colder, and many other comic books and graphic series. Bandette, drawn by Colleen Coover, was awarded the Eisner Award for Best Digital Series in 2013, 2016, and 2017; and was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award for Graphic Literature in 2016. His original graphic novel I Was the Cat was nominated for an Eisner in 2015. The Genius Factor: How to Capture an Invisible Cat , first in his five-book series of middle-grade books, came out in 2016 from Bloomsbury Kids. It was followed in 2017 by How To Outsmart A billion Robot Bees , and How To Tame A Human Tornado in March 2018.
