The world of Edena /

The first volume in Dark Horse's new Moebius Library finally gives the legendary French cartoonist-long unavailable in English-the American welcome he deserves with a spectacular hardcover album of the entire Edena saga, annotated with notes from the artist and his studio. Spacefaring mechanics Stel and Atan find their way to Edena, a planetary paradise of lush jungles, welcoming gardens, and bronze deserts. Gradually they abandon the trappings of their futuristic society to reconnect with the land, discovering sex and sensuality along with unprocessed food. But a high-tech cult and a belligerent id-demon threaten to spoil their back-to-nature buzz. Glowingly illustrated in the elegant clear-line art and rich colors for which Moebius is justly revered, the book careens spectacularly through science fiction, fantasy, allegory, pop psychology, and psychedelia. That this ambitious saga began life as an ad for Citroën cars is only one example of Moebius's transcendent imagination, now finally brought to English. (Nov.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Interstellar repairmen Stel and Atan are thrust into a strange, surreal adventure when their search for the lost inhabitants of an abandoned space station lead them to Edena, a mythical paradise planet at the heart of a battle between multidimensional good and evil. French writer and illustrator Moebius (aka Jean Henri Gaston -Giraud) was famous the world over for crafting tales that combine swashbuckling adventure and New Age philosophy, including Alien, Tron, and The Fifth Element, all presented in lushly detailed illustration that has inspired generations of graphic novelists and fine artists. This new volume collects one of his most renowned stories for the first time in English, and true to form, it is both an exciting interplanetary journey and a moving, intellectual exploration of deeper themes. VERDICT This essential volume will appeal to fans of sf, fantasy, and European comics, as well as those given to philosophical tales and enthusiasts of graphic novel history.-TB © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.