Volume 1

Jean Van Hamme / William VanceNorthern China Women & Children Publishing House2002

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Summary

This is Volume 1 of the 12-volume series XIII (published in Chinese as Black Sun and Black Sun XIII), corresponding to the opening story arc "The Day of the Black Sun." A man wakes in a cabin by a beach on the U.S. East Coast with a severe head injury and no memory, carrying only a bank safe-deposit key and bearing the Roman numeral "XIII" tattooed on his collarbone. Before he can figure out who he is, armed pursuers are already at his door; in flight and counterattack he discovers he has agent-like skills and combat instincts. To find out his identity, he must temporarily go by "XIII" and follow the two leads of the key and the tattoo, only to be drawn step by step into a political conspiracy involving a presidential assassination. The series was created by Belgian writer Jean Van Hamme and artist William Vance, first published in 1984, set in a fictional America, with realistic, finely detailed art and tight pacing.

Editor's review

如果你是先玩了育碧的《杀手代号十三》，或者看过同名影视剧，那么这套原著漫画值得回头补上。范阿姆是欧洲悬疑漫画最能写“钩子”的编剧之一，万斯的写实画风线条干净、色彩明快，人物动作与场景调度都极具电影感。中文版由北方妇女儿童出版社在2002至2003年间引进，16开平装、铜版纸全彩，是当年少见的欧美成人向漫画引进品种。建议从第1册“黑暗的日子”起步：开篇几页就抛出“失忆+纹身+保险箱钥匙”三重谜题，随后立刻转入追杀与逃亡，几乎不给读者喘息的机会。需要注意，这套书年代较久，市面多为库存旧书，品相参差、部分印张偏色，入手前最好确认版本与品相。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢谍战、政治阴谋题材的成年漫画读者
玩过《杀手代号十三》游戏或看过改编影视、想回溯原著的粉丝
偏爱写实画风与紧凑分镜的欧美漫画爱好者
希望收齐《黑太阳XIII》十二册、补齐开篇第一册的收藏者

Not a good fit for

年龄较小的儿童读者，故事涉及暗杀、枪战等成人内容
习惯日式漫画夸张表现手法、偏爱轻松日常题材的读者
对旧书品相、纸张泛黄与印刷偏色较敏感、难以接受买家

Reading tips

先读本册建立“失忆特工+政治阴谋”的设定，再按序读第2册《死而复生》，线索衔接更顺。
阅读时留意主角每次闪回的片段和钥匙、纹身两处细节，它们是后续解谜的伏笔。
可在读完后对照同名游戏或电视剧，比较改编对开篇情节的处理差异。
入手二手旧书时优先确认是否含完整书页与版权页，避免买到缺册散本。

About the publisher

Northern China Women & Children Publishing House China · Founded in 1984

Northern China Women & Children Publishing House focuses on books for women and children. Its current catalogue contains 488 titles, with common categories including foreign literature, classic works, examination books, Eastern philosophy, and essays and miscellaneous writings. Representative books include The Old Man and the Sea, The Short Stories of Hemingway, The Little Prince, The Diary of Anne Frank: A Must-Read for Growing, Lost Girls, Master-Recommended World Classics: Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Complete Sherlock Holmes, and Selected Prose of Lu Xun. Authors represented include Ernest Hemingway, Anne Frank, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and Hans Christian Andersen, as well as Ren Xiaohong, He Zong, Zhou Lixia, and Liu Xixian. Judging from the catalogue, the press combines translations of foreign literary classics with reading for young people, and also covers examination books, Eastern philosophy, and essays. Public information is limited, and its publishing characteristics require further confirmation.

FAQ

《13 第1册》和第1册“黑暗的日子”是同一本吗？

是。中文版《黑太阳XIII》（又称《黑太阳》《13》）共12册，第1册对应故事开篇“黑暗的日子”，本条目即指该系列的第1册单册，而非整套12册。

这套漫画的原作者是谁？

原作为比利时漫画《XIII》，由编剧让·范阿姆（Jean Van Hamme）与漫画家威廉姆·万斯（William Vance）合作创作，1984年首次发表，中文版译者署名为石晓竹。

为什么搜索结果里的ISBN不一致？

该系列在2002至2003年间分四辑出版，整套与各辑、各分册的ISBN不同，二手书商标注也常有出入。本条目未核实到第1册单册的准确ISBN，因此留空，购买时请以实物版权页为准。

第一册可以直接读，需要先看别的吗？

可以。第1册就是整个故事的开端，交代主角失忆、被追杀与以“XIII”为代号的全部起因，从这里读起不会缺信息，之后按册号顺序往下读即可。

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About the author

Jean Van Hamme Author

Jean Van Hamme is an author known chiefly for writing comic-book scripts, and his name is usually transliterated from the French in Chinese publishing. At present only one of his works is held in the collection, Volume 1, catalogued under children's books and comics/cartoons, which suggests that his writing is aimed at young readers and relies mainly on visual storytelling. Because public information is limited, his nationality, dates of birth and death, and full creative career cannot be confirmed, and no inferences are made here. Judging from the existing category and the form of the work, he is skilled at crafting panel-by-panel scripts that pair with artwork to build tightly plotted, visually vivid stories suitable for children and young adults. Such comics usually advance the narrative through dialogue and scene, placing high demands on verbal rhythm and visual continuity, which indicates practical experience in integrating text and image. Although verifiable information is scarce, the inclusion of his work in the children's and comics categories offers readers a glimpse of his narrative style.

William Vance Author

William Vance is an author about whom relatively limited information is available; his nationality and dates of birth and death are not clearly recorded in publicly accessible sources. One work by him is held in the collection, with Volume 1 listed as his representative work. Judging from the common categories, his writing falls under children's books and comics/cartoons, suggesting that his works are mainly aimed at young readers and presented in an illustrated, easy-to-read comic format. Such works tend to emphasize visual storytelling and character portrayal, and can play a role in fostering children's interest in reading. Given the limited available material, a more detailed account of his creative career, stylistic development, and influence cannot yet be provided, and readers may learn more by consulting his specific works.