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“BD” refers to Franco-Belgian comics, but let's open things up to include ALL Euro comics and GN's. Euro-style artistry from around the world is also welcome. ^^

-BD = "Bandes dessinées"
-BDT = Bedetheque
-GN = graphic novel
-LBK = Lambiek
-LC = "Ligne claire"

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Pretty wild panel I thought worth sharing! And from publisher Humanoids page:

Things are not going well for Commander Kaimann. Luz, the love of his life, is dead, his home of Tortuga destroyed, his crew ghostly apparitions, and his crocodilian mutation taking over more and more of his body -- Kaimann is fighting for his life on multiple fronts. Just when it seems like despair may overtake him, a chance encounter with a strange violin connects him to Aurora, a woman living in a future where she is staring down almost certain destruction...

With his passions renewed, Kaimann hatches a bold plan to find a cure for his mutation and a future with his newfound love. However, Kaimann’s past is catching up with him, and Aurora’s future. --[link]

More imagery here:
https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Incal+Dying+Star&udm=2

Also worth mentioning is that I thought writer Dan Watters did a downright remarkable job emulating the style of Alejandro Jodorowsky. It's uncanny, really.

Oh, btw-- Humanoids claims that this book is in the works to become a film, overseen by Taika Waititi ("Thor: Ragnarok").


As a nice little bonus, the book included a two-page 'reading order' list of the various Incal works, which have built up in to quite the impressive collection over the years. I believe this brings us up to 2025's chronology:

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[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Everyone seems to love MetaBarons, so that's like another four books.

Me, I thought "Megalex" was even better, and of the three last non-Jodo works, I thought this one was quite solid, if a little open-ended. I.e. we don't get exactly the ending we crave, and like a classic Euro film, the book ends with some things still in motion.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Everyone seems to love MetaBarons, so that's like another four books.

Yeah that seemed like the consensus. Still, I'm a tad wary, the Moebius-Jodorowsly collab was inspired. I'll probably still pick up MetaBarons, but I just can't imagine it having the same charm as the Moebius stuff.

[–] Nacktmull@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

When Moebius is missing, it often gets too one sided imo. Jodo´s restless brutality and Giraud´s calm tenderness were a match made in heaven! They are like Ying and Yang, which makes their collaborations so rich in contrast and interesting.