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Mike Isenberg recommends The Incal

Oh man I don’t even know where to begin.  Today is super exciting.  We’re launching a huge number of awesome books from French publisher Humanoids, in both French and English languages, including several classic books drawn by the legendary French cartoonist Moebius.

Jean “Moebius” Giraud is one of the most influential cartoonists in the history of the medium.  That his comics haven’t been more readily available in English has always really bummed me out.  But now we have them!  And you can read them!  And they’re really reasonably priced!  And I’m worried that I might wear out my exclamation key before the end of this article BECAUSE I AM REALLY SERIOUSLY THAT EXCITED!

The Incal is a collaboration between Moebius and Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky.  If you’ve never seen any of his films, you should know right off the bat that Jodorosky is totally off his rocker crazypants, in the most magnificent way.  His work is brilliantly psychedelic, totally uninhibited, manically imaginative, and (perhaps surprisingly, given everything else) extremely fun and entertaining.

All of those qualities are brought to bear, along with Moebius’s gorgeous artwork, in the manic roller-coaster ride of science fiction psycho-shamanism that is The Incal.  In this comic series you’ll find galactic intrigue, alien invasions, space jellyfish, devious techno-priests, mystical enlightenment, and a wise-talking bird made of concrete.

What more could you possibly want?  Go read this!

[Read The Incal on comiXology]

Mike Isenberg is an Associate Production Coordinator at comiXology, and the co-writer of First Law Of Mad Science.  He lives in Harlem with his cats, Tesla and Edison.

If you haven’t read Moebius & Jodorowsky’s Incal yet, or just want to add it to your digital collection, now’s your chance. 

We’ve got an Incal sale featuring 5 bundles that will save you up to 58% off now through 5/21/15.