Normally I would recommend that the printed art stands on its own, but the film is the best path to appreciating the contextual importance and strange origins of this very odd tale. The skinny: To understand The Incal and its place in the creative world you really must begin by watching the incredible documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune, which premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. This time: Let’s get international and talk about the English translation of a French re-visioning of a classic American novel set in futuristic space. The comics may be old but my mind is still fresh, wrapped in plastic and sitting on the shelf, waiting to be opened. I’m on a mission to rectify my comics knowledge shortcomings and to provide a fresh take on classic stories that others have known for years. For me, those gaps are vast and constitute anything outside of DC Comics proper. We all have gaps in our pop culture knowledge, those omissions that elicit gasps from our fellow funnybook connoisseurs.
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