The Incal

Awhile back I watched the documentary Jodorosky's Dune and learned of the collaboration between director Alejandro Jodorowsky and French illustrator Moebius. Their work on that film never saw the light of the day but it began a partnership that resulted in the highly influential graphic novel, The Incal.

I've recently been reading through this massive tome and am continually impressed by every part of it. The art is unbelievable, the other worldly characters are rad and the story is incredibly influential. The story was originally published starting in the early 80's and has marinated so deeply with creative types that you see its influence appear all over the place. In fact, Luc Besson was sued by the duo for The Fifth Element because they claimed it lifted so much from their story. Beyond that, you can also see elements of it pop up in Alien and Blade Runner to name but a few.

I assume anyone into graphic novels and sci-fi is probably wildly aware of this historical piece of work but, on the off chance you're like me, I suggest digging into this ASAP. Next up, Metabarons.