How To Read The Smurfs Comics [Guide]

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The Smurfs are an international sensation. Depending on your age, it’s likely you know them from the 1980s animated series or the more recent films. Perhaps you’ve seen neither of those but are familiar with the little blue gnomes through their extensive merchandising, which has featured the characters in toys, collectables, video games, and even theme parks.

But did you know that The Smurfs originated in comics? I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t – especially since they’re better known for other mediums in the English-speaking world. They’ve graced the comic book page since 1958 in French language publications. However, most of The Smurfs comics have not received an English translation until the 2010s and 2020s.

There are heaps of The Smurfs comics to read, perfect for fans young and old. But how do you get started? This guide will point you in the right direction and includes all the details you need to have a smurfin’ good time. Keep reading to find out what The Smurfs comics are available to read, the different formats that have been published, where to find them, and heaps more.

Who created The Smurfs and where did they first appear?

Belgian cartoonist Pierre Culliford, better known professionally as “Peyo“, created The Smurfs in 1958. Before creating the little blue gnomes, Peyo had a fantasy-adventure strip called Johan and Peewit. First appearing in 1947 in newspapers, it eventually made its way to Spirou magazine in 1952. A 1958 adventure titled “The Smurfs and the Magic Flute” would see them introduce The Smurfs to the world.

The Smurfs would make a few more appearances in Johan and Peewit before graduating to their own series. These began as mini-comics before becoming a feature in the magazine. From there, Peyo would be the creative driver for The Smurfs, with the occasional collaborator such as Yvan Delporte and Gos.

After Peyo’s death from a heart attack on Christmas Eve in 1992, members of Peyo’s studio, alongside his son Thierry Culliford and Nine Culliford – Peyo’s wife – continued creating The Smurfs comics.

Who publishes The Smurfs?

The Smurfs comics were first published in French and handled by two Belgian publishers throughout their publication history. Dupuis was the first to publish The Smurfs comics, serialising it in Spirou magazine and then later in hardcover graphic albums. Since 1990, Le Lombard has published The Smurfs material.

Papercutz is the primary publisher of The Smurfs in English. They’re the ones who commission the English translation of the French material and make it available. In this guide, unless mentioned, all of the English-language Smurfs comics are published by Papercutz.

However, they’re not the only ones to publish The Smurfs in the English-speaking market. Marvel Comics had a 3-part series in 1983, capitalising on the Hanna-Barbera animated series that ran from 1981 to 1989. Additionally, Amulet Books has published We Are The Smurfs, a graphic novel series aimed at early readers.

Where is the best place to start reading The Smurfs?

You can start anywhere with The Smurfs comics. The stories are self-contained, making them accessible to readers young and old. As a result, there’s no essential starting story. I recommend checking out some of the better stories first, picking up whatever you can get your hands on, or whatever one grabs your fancy. Any of these methods should lead to a smurfin’ good time.

You can find out more about the different stories and the formats they’re collected in below.

What The Smurfs graphic novels are available?

As you’ll soon see below, there’s a lot of The Smurfs material. This includes the original run by Peyo and material continued on by his family and other collaborators.

Each section is also broken down by the different formats, which collected stories in different ways. Each of these formats will be explained. However, if you need more advice on the format for you, scroll down towards the bottom to the “Which format is best?” section to help make a decision.

The Smurfs graphic novels

Available in paperback and hardcover, these 48-page graphic novels are similar to the graphic albums published in French. Each one features a lead story and one or two shorter strips.

Apart from a few diversions, this format collects the same material as the French-language counterparts. It includes the material created from the late 1950s to Peyo’s death in 1992. Following that, these graphic novels collect some of the material by Thierry Culliford (Peyo’s son) and other collaborators.

The Smurfs Volume 1: The Purple Smurfs
Written and art by Peyo.
Stories collected: The Purple Smurfs, The Flying Smurf, and The Smurf And His Neighbors

Note: The French title of The Purple Smurfs is Les Schtroumpfs Noirs, a.k.a The Black Smurfs. Papercutz commissioned an art and title change to avoid any racial misinterpretations.

The Smurfs Volume 2: The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
Written by Yvan Delporte. Art by Peyo.
Stories collected: The Smurfs and the Magic Flute

Note: The Smurfs Volume 2: The Smurfs and the Magic Flute features the first appearance of The Smurfs from 1958.

The Smurfs Volume 3: King Smurf
Written by Peyo and Yvan Delporte. Art by Peyo.
Stories collected: King Smurf and Smurphony In C

The Smurfs Volume 4: The Smurfette
Written by Peyo and Yvan Delporte. Art by Peyo.
Stories collected: The Smurfette and The Hungry Smurfs

Note: The Smurfs Volume 4: The Smurfette features the first appearance of Smurfette.

The Smurfs Volume 5: The Smurfs and the Egg
Written by Peyo and Yvan Delporte. Art by Peyo.
Stories collected: The Smurfs and the Egg; The Fake Smurf; and The Hundedth Smurf

The Smurfs Volume 6: The Smurfs and the Howlibird
Written by Peyo and Gos. Art by Peyo.
Stories collected: The Smurfs and the Howlibird; The Smurf Express; You Can’t Smurf in the Way of Progress

The Smurfs Volume 7: The Astrosmurf
Written and art by Peyo.
Stories collected: The Astrosmurf and The Smurf Submarine

The Smurfs Volume 8: The Smurf Apprentice
Written by Peyo and Gos. Art by Peyo.
Stories collected: The Smurf Apprentice; Smurf Traps; and The Smurfs and the Mole

The Smurfs Volume 9: Gargamel and the Smurfs
Written by Peyo and Yvan Delporte. Art by Peyo.
Stories collected: The Smurfnapper; A Smurf Not Like the Others; The Smurfs and the Little Ghost; and Sagratamabarb

Note: The Smurfs Volume 9: Gargamel and the Smurfs contains the first Gargamel story.

The Smurfs Volume 10: The Return of the Smurfette
Written by Peyo and Yvan Delporte. Art by Peyo.
Stories collected: Romeos and Smurfette; The Return of the Smurfette; The Smurf Garden; The Handy Smurf; Halloween; and Smurferies

The Smurfs Volume 11: The Smurf Olympics
Written by Peyo and Yvan Delporte. Art by Peyo.
Stories collected: The Smurf Olympics; More Smurf Olympics; The Smurf Comic Strips; and Smurf Vs. Smurf preview

The Smurfs Volume 12: Smurf Vs. Smurf
Written by Peyo and Yvan Delporte. Art by Peyo.
Stories collected: Smurf Vs. Smurf; The Painter Smurf; The Smurf Vacation; and Easter Smurfs

The Smurfs Volume 13: Smurf Soup
Written by Peyo and Yvan Delporte. Art by Peyo.
Stories collected: Smurf Soup; Gargamel and the Crocodile; and The Clockwork Smurf

The Smurfs Volume 14: The Baby Smurf
Written peyo and Gos. Art by Peyo and Will.
Stories collected: The Baby Smurf; The Smurfing Party; The Weather-Smurfing Machine; and Benny Breakiron: The Red Taxis preview

The Smurfs Volume 15: The Smurflings
Written and art by Peyo.
Stories collected: The Smurflings; Puppy and The Smurfs; The Smurfs and the Little Ghost; and The Smurfs and the Booglooboo

The Smurfs Volume 16: The Aerosmurf
Written and art by Peyo.
Stories collected: The Aerosmurf; The Masked Smurf; The Firesmurfs; Gluttony and the Smurfs; The Smurf and his Dragon; and Jokey Smurf’s Pranks

The Smurfs Volume 17: The Strange Awakening of Lazy Smurf
Written and art by Peyo.
Stories collected: The Strange Awakening of Lazy Smurf; Gargamel and his Nephews; Gargamel’s Twin; The Ogre and the Smurfs; Disco Smurf; and Surfing Smurf

The Smurfs Volume 18: The Finance Smurf
Written by Peyo and Thierry Culliford. Art by Peyo, Alain Maury, Luc Parthoens, Nine Culliford, and Studio Leonardo.
Stories collected: The Finance Smurf

Note: The Finance Smurf is the final volume before Peyo’s death. The following were made afterwards with the help of his son, Thierry Culliford. Papercutz will include some Peyo written/drawn stories in future volumes – most of these are published out of order.

The Smurfs Volume 19: The Jewel Smurfer
Written by Luc Parthoens and Thierry Culliford. Art by Alain Maury, Luc Parthoens, Nine Culliford, and Studio Leonardo.
Stories collected: The Jewel Smurfer

The Smurfs Volume 20: Doctor Smurf
Written by Luc Parthoen and Thierry Culliford. Art by Alain Maury, Luc Parthoens, Nine, and Studio Leonardo.
Stories collected: The Doctor Smurf

The Smurfs Volume 21: The Wild Smurf
Written by Peyo, Luc Parthoen and Thierry Cullford. Art by Peyo, Alain Maury, Luc Parthoens, and Nine.
Stories collected: The Wild Smurf and School for Fairies

The Smurfs Volume 22: The Smurf Menace
Written by Peyo, Luc Parthoen and Thierry Cullford. Art by Peyo, Alain Maury, Luc Parthoens, and Nine.
Stories collected: The Smurf Menace; The Shadow of the Smurf Apprentice; and The Mansion of a Thousand Mirrors

The Smurfs Volume 23: Can’t Smurf Progress
Written by Philippe Delzenne, Thierry Culliford, and Alain Jost. Art by Ludo Borecki, Pascal Garray, Jeroen de Coninick Nine, Jose Grandmont, and Paolo Maddeleni.
Stories collected: Can’t Smurf Progress and Brainy Smurf’s Walk

The Smurfs Volume 24: The Smurf Reporter
Written by Luc Parthoen and Thierry Cullford. Art by Ludo Borecki, Jose Grandmont, Joeroen De Connick, and Nine Cullford.
Stories collected: The Smurf Reporter and The Flute Smurfers

The Smurfs Volume 25: The Gambler Smurfs
Written by Luc Parthoen and Thierry Cullford. Art by Ludo Borecki, Joeroen De Connick, and Nine Cullford.
Stories collected: The Gambling Smurf and The Flute Smurfers

The Smurfs Volume 26: Smurf Salad
Written by Peyo, Luc Parthoen and Thierry Cullford. Art by Peyo, Ludo Borecki, Joeroen De Connick, and Nine Cullford.
Stories collected: Smurf Salad and The Aerosmurf

The Smurfs Volume 27: The Smurfs and the Bratty Kid
Stories collected: The Smurfs and the Bratty Kid

The Smurfs Volume 28: Smurf and Turf
Stories collected: Smurf and Turf

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The Smurfs 3-in-1

The Smurfs 3-in-1 takes the graphic novels listed above and combines three of them in a single paperback volume. It’s worth pointing out that only the first 18 volumes have been collected in this format, which cover stories published before Peyo’s death.

The Smurfs 3-In-1 Volume 1
Collects: The Smurfs Volume 1-3

The Smurfs 3-In-1 Volume 2
Collects: The Smurfs Volume 4-6

The Smurfs 3-In-1 Volume 3
Collects: The Smurfs Volume 7-9

The Smurfs 3-In-1 Volume 4
Collects: The Smurfs Vol 10-12

The Smurfs 3-In-1 Volume 5
Collects: The Smurfs Vol 13-15

The Smurfs 3-In-1 Volume 6
Collects: The Smurfs Vol 16-18

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The Smurfs and the Bratty Kid and Other Stories cover.

The Smurfs Tales

The Smurfs Tales is a continuation of the above graphic novels – but with a twist. While there’s some overlap, they primarily cover material released after Peyo’s death. However, it doesn’t exclusively cover that, with some previously uncollected Peyo stories mixed in as well as non-Smurf Peyo material as well.

The Smurfs Tales are available in paperback and hardcover.

The Smurfs Tales Volume 1: The Smurfs and the Bratty Kid and Other Stories
Written by Peyo, Miguel Diaz Vizoso, Thierry Culliford, and Yvan Delporte. Art by Peyo, Jeroen de Coninck, Alain Maury, Nine Culliford, and Studio Leonardo.
Stories collected: The Smurfs and the Bratty Kid; The Adventures of Johan and Peewit: The Horde of the Crow; The Smurfs Gags; and The Adventures of Johan and Peewit: The Hanged Man’s Inn

The Smurfs Tales Volume 2: Smurfette in Charge and Other Stories
Written by Peyo, Alain Jost, Thierry Culliford, Yvan Delporte. Art by Alain Maury, Walthery, Nine Culliford, and Sudio Leonardo.
Stories collected: Smurfette in Charge; The Smurfs and the Book that Knows Everything; and The Bodoni Circus

The Smurfs Tales Volume 3: The Crow in Smurfy Grove and Other Tales
Written by Peyo, Alain Jost, and Luc Partheons. Art by Peyo, Jeroen de Connick, Paolo Maddaleni, Alain Maury, Laurent Cagnait, and Miguel Diaz.
Stories collected: Brainy Smurf’s Walk; Challenges For Hefty Smurf; Clumsy Smurf’s Dragonfly; The Squash Smurfs; Smurfilly Strange World; The Betrayal of Smurfblossom; The Crow in Smufy Grove; The paper Smurfs; Spiders Attack at Dawn; and The Thousand Crowns

The Smurfs Tales Volume 4: Smurf and Turf and Other Tales
Written by Peyo, Alain Jost, and Thierry Culliford. Art by Peyo, Pascal Garray, and Nine Culliford.
Stories collected: Smurf and Turf; The Goblin of Rocky Wood; Spells at the Castle; Enguerran the Valiant; The Super Smurf; and The Smurf Gags

The Smurfs Tales Volume 5: The Golden Tree and Other Tales
Written by Peyo and others. Art by Peyo and others.
Stories collected: The Golden Tree; Lady Dolpine; A New Beginning; an he Miniature Smurf

The Smurfs Tales Volume 6: Smurf and Order and Other Tales
Written by Alain Jost, Thierry Culliford, and Yvan Delporte. Art by Jeroen de Coninck, Nine Culliford, Alain Maury, and Studio Peyo.
Stories collected: Smurf and Order; Night of the Sorcerers; The Smurf from Outer Space; The Smurf Gags; and The Smurf and the Robot X-XIII

The Smurfs Tales Volume 7: The Giant Smurfs and Other Tales
Written by Peyo, Alain Jost, Thierry Culliford, and Poet Smurf. Art by Peyo, Albert Blesteau, Pascal Garray, and Nine Culliford.
Stories collected: The Giant Smurfs; The Magic Doll; and Smurferries 2

The Smurfs Tales Volume 8: The Smurfs and the Sorcerer’s Love and Other Tales
Written by Peyo, Alain Jost, Theirry Culliford, and Yvan Delporte. Art by Peyo, Jeoen de Coninck, and Nine Culliford.
Stories collected: The Smurfs and the Sorcerer’s Love, Harmony Smurf’s Tourlitoula; The Smurfs and the Strawman; Artist Smurf’s Masterpiece; Johan and Peewit: The Minstels of Roc-a-Pic; and Smurferries Volume 4

The Smurfs Tales Volume 9: The Hero Smurf and Other Tales
Written by Peyo, Alain Jost, Thierry Culliford, and Luc Partheons. Art by Peyo, Jeroen de Connick, Miguel Diaz, Nine Culliford, Laurent Cagniat, Paolo Maddalen, Pascal Garray, and Studio Leonardo.
Stories collected: Smurf Heroes; Smurfwillow’s Stick; A Hold-up on Fil,; Smurferries Volume 4

The Smurfs Tales Volume 10: The Smurfs and the Half-Genie and Other Tales
Written by Peyo, Alain Jost, and Thierry Culliford. Art by Peyo, Jeroen de Coninch, Migel Diaz, and Nine Culliford.
Stories collected: The Smurfs and the Half-Genie, The Adventures of Johan and Peewit: The Moonstone; Smurferies Volume 5; Gargamel’s Nephews; and Disco Smurfs

The Smurfs Tales Volume 11: The Smurfs and the Purple Beans and Other Tales
Written by Peyo, Thierry Culliford, Alain Jost, and Pascal Garray. Art by Peyo, Pascal Garray, Nine Culliford and Studio Leonardo.
Stories collected: The Smurfs and the Purple Beans; Smurerries; Benny Breakiron: Disunion Island; The Ogre and the Smurfs; Gargamel’s Twin; and A Rolling Smurf Gathers No Moss

The Smurfs Tales Volume 12: The Smurfs and the Dragon of the Lake and Other Tales
Written by Peyo, Thierry Culliford, and Alain Jost. Art by Peyo, Jeroen De Coninck, miguel Diaz, and Nine Culliford.
Stories collected: The Smurfs and the Dragon by the Lake; Smurferries; The Viking’s Oath; and A Smurf Not Like the Others

The Smurfs Tales Volume 13: The Smurfs and the Dream Machine and Other Tales
Written by Peyo and others. Art by Peyo and others.
Stories collected: TBC

The Smurfs Tales Volume 14: The Smurfs and the Flight of the Storks and Other Tales
Written by Peyo and others. Art by Peyo and others.
Stories collected: The Smurfs and the Flight of the Storks; Benny Breakiron: The Secret of Eglantine; and Johan and Peewit: The Source of the Gods

There will be future The Smurfs Tales volumes in the future. I will add them to this section when they’re announced.

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The Smurfs Village Behind The Wall

The Smurfs Village Behind The Wall is a series that features the characters introduced in The Smurfs: The Lost Village alongside your favourites like Smurfette and Brainy Smurf.

The Smurfs Village Behind The Wall Volume 1: The Village Behind The Wall
Written by Luc Partheons. Art by Alain Muary, and Paolo Maddeleni.

The Smurfs Village Behind The Wall Volume 2: The Betrayal of Smurfblossom
Written by Luc Partheons. Art by Alain Muary, and Paolo Maddeleni.

The Smurfs Village Behind The Wall Volume 3: A Crow in Smurfy Grove
Written by Luc Partheons. Art by Alain Muary, and Paolo Maddeleni.

The Smurfs Village Behind The Wall Volume 4: A New Beginning
Written by Luc Partheons. Art by Alain Muary, and Paolo Maddeleni.

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We Are The Smurfs

Published by Amulet Books, We Are The Smurfs are a graphic novel series for early-readers. As the publisher describes it, these graphic novels focus on “on emotional learning, social responsibility, and overall Smurf-iness!”

We Are The Smurfs Volume 1: Welcome to Our Village!
Written by Falzar Clliford and Thierry Culliford. Art by Antonello Dalena and Paolo Maddaleni.

We Are The Smurfs Volume 2: Better Together!
Written by Falzar Clliford and Thierry Culliford. Art by Antonello Dalena and Paolo Maddaleni.

We Are The Smurfs Volume 3: Bright New Days!
Written by Falzar Clliford and Thierry Culliford. Art by Antonello Dalena and Paolo Maddaleni.

We Are The Smurfs Volume 4: Our Brave Ways!
Written by Falzar Clliford and Thierry Culliford. Art by Antonello Dalena and Paolo Maddaleni.

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Other The Smurfs graphic novels

Papercutz has also published several themed graphic novels. These are mostly self-explanatory by the titles.

The Smurfs Christmas
Written and art by Peyo.
Stories collected: Little Peter’s Christmas; The Orge and the Smurfs; Strange Snowmen; Hibernatus Smufimus; The Little Tree; and The Smurfs Christmas

Forever Smurfette
Written and art by Peyo.
Stories collected: A Kiss for Smufette; Baby Owl; Little Red Riding Smurf; The Haunted Castle; and Bombolino Visits the Smurfs

Smurfs Monsters
Written and art by Peyo.
Stories collected: Motro, the Forest Monster; The Golden Acorns; The Wild Carrots; The Ice Castle; and Bigmouth and the Lizards

The Smurfs Halloween
Written and art by Peyo.
Stories collected: Halloween and The Smurfs And The Little Ghost

The Smurfs Halloween 2
Written and art by Peyo.
Stories collected: The Smurfs And The Little Ghosts; Vanity Scare; Halloween Costumes Not Required; The Costume Contest; and The Smurf’s Only Hanging On By A Thread

Who Is That Smurf?
Written and art by Tebo.

Note: Who Is That Smurf? is celebrated Belgian cartoonist Tebo’s interpretation of The Smurfs.

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The Smurfs & Friends

The Smurfs & Friends was a short-lived collection series that featured The Smurfs and other Peyo creations. This included Johan and Peewit and Benny Breakiron.

The Smurfs & Friends Volume 1
Stories collected: The Flute Smurfers; 120 Surf Jokes; Johan and Peewit: The Punishment of Basenhau; and Benny Breakiron: The Red Taxis

The Smurfs & Friends Volume 2
Stories collected: The Ogre and the Smurfs; Gargamel’s Twin Brother; Gargamel’s Nephews; Sagratamabarb; 120 Smurf Jokes Volume 2; Johan and Peewit: The Master of Roucybeuf; and Benny Breakiron: Madam Adolphine

Papercutz announced The Smurfs & Friends Volume 3 but it was never published.

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The Smurfs Anthology

The Smurfs Anthology is a reprint series that collate approximately half a dozen stories into 192-page hardcovers collections. These five volumes have collected much of Peyo’s work on The Smurfs.

These collections also include commentary by Matt Murray, the “world’s leading Smurfologist”.

The Smurfs Anthology Volume 1
Stories collected: The Purple Smurfs; The Flying Smurf; The Smurfnapper; The Smurf King; Smurfony; and The Smurfs and the Magic Flute

The Smurfs Anthology Volume 2
Stories collected: The Smurfette; The Hungry Smurfs; The Smurfs and the Egg; The Fake Smurf; The Hundredth Smurf; and The War of the 7 Springs

The Smurfs Anthology Volume 3
Stories collected: The Smurfs and the Howlibird; The Hungry Smurfs; A Smurf Not Like the Others; The Astrosmurf; The Weather-Smurfing Machine; The Hundredth Smurf; and The Cursed Land

The Smurfs Anthology Volume 4
Stories collected: The Apprentice Smurf; Smurf Traps; Romeo And Smurfette; Smurferies; and Malrochu’s Spell

The Smurfs Anthology Volume 5
Stories collected: Smurf vs. Smurf; Smurf Olympics; Smurf Soup; Smurferies; The Return of the Smurfette; The Smurf Olympics; Easter Smurfs; The Smurf Garden; The Baby Smurf; The Handy Smurf; The Painter Smurf; and A Smurfing Party.

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The Smurfs Archives

The Smurfs Archives is the ultimate Smurfs collection series. These 300+ page collections aim to to collect all The Smurfs stories in their original publication order. This includes their appearances in Johan and Peewit, the mini-comic stories originally published in Spirou magazine, more polished album re-draws, gag strips, and tales from other publishers.

Matt Murray returns to provide commentary and context on the stories.

The Smurfs Archives Volume 1
Collected stories: The Smurfs and the Magic Flute; The Black Smurfs; The War of the Seven Springs; The Smurfnapper; The Egg and the Smurfs; The Fake Smurf; The Hunger of the Smurfs; The Hundredth Smurf; The Cursed Land; The Flying Smurf; and The Purple Smurfs

The Smurfs Archives Volume 2
Collected stories: The Smurfnapper (Album re-draw); The Smurfony; The Smurf King; The Smurfs and the Egg (Album re-draw); The Smurfette; Learn the Smurf Language; The Hungry Smurfs (Album re-draw); The Fake Smurf (Album re-draw); and Johan and Peewit: The Sorcery of Maltrochu

The Smurfs Archives Volume 3
Collected stories: The Hundredth Smurf (Album re-draw); Smurf Traps; Smurfs and the Howllibird; Smurf Like No Other; Green Smurfs; and The Weather Smurfing Machine

The Smurfs Archives Volume 4
Collected stories: TBC + The Smurfs (1983 series) #1-3 published by Marvel Comics

Note: The Smurfs Archives Volume 4 will be published in February 2026.

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Which format is best?

There’s no right or wrong answer. It will depend on how you want to engage with these graphic novels and how much of a fan you are of The Smurfs.

If you’re looking to dabble, the 48-page graphic novels or The Smurfs Tales might be the way to go. You can read these in any order, making them great for casual and younger readers. Check out whatever is available or appeals to you.

For those looking to do a binge read or are big fans of The Smurfs, collections like The Smurfs Anthology and The Smurfs Archives are great options. These collect heaps of stories and feature extras such as commentary by Smurfologist Matt Murray. I’d lean towards The Smurfs Archives if you’re looking to read everything, whether it’s polished or not.