Townscapes

    (Humanoids, 2004)

This trade paperback consists of the first three graphic novels ever drawn by European artist Enki Bilal, and reprinted for the American market by DC Comics. Known as the Townscapes trilogy, Bilal collaborates with writer Pierre Christin to tell three tales of modern day towns caught up in fantastic circumstances. The Cruise of Lost Souls tells of a mysterious military device and its gravity-defying effects on a remote farming town. In Ship of Stone, citizens of a Brittany fishing village team up with a local warlock to confront unscrupulous property developers. The Town That Didn’t Exist is about a small town fallen on hard times and its decision to revitalize itself by building a utopia. The theme of each story is healthy rebellion against authority—and its consequences.

— Jerry Smith
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January, 2004
Cover Price: $17.95
1 copy available for $14.50 		Pierre ChristinEnki Bilal