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The_Incal
   Title: The Incal
   Year: 1981
   Category: Comics Series   
   Author: Alejandro Jodorowsky   Mœbius   
   Publisher: Humanoids   
   Plot:
John Difool, a low-class detective in a degenerate dystopian world, finds his life turned upside down when he discovers an ancient, mystical artifact called "The Incal." Difool s adventures will bring him into conflict with the galaxy s greatest warrior, the Metabaron, and will pit him against the awesome powers of the Technopope. These encounters and many more make up a tale of comic and cosmic proportions that has Difool fighting for not only his very survival, but also the survival of the entire universe.
The_Metabarons
   Title: The Metabarons
   Year: 1992
   Category: Comics Series   
   Author: Alejandro Jodorowsky   Juan Giménez   
   Publisher: Humanoids   
   Plot:
A grand scale space opera about family, sacrifice, and survival told within an immense universe, both in scope and originality. A must-read cult spin-off of The Incal, by Moebius and Jodorowsky, centering around the fascinating lineage of the ultimate warrior. This collection introduces the Metabaron's bloodline and reveals the origins of their deep-seated principles. Find out the source of the family's vast wealth, learn why every Metabaron has cybernetic implants, and why the only way to become the next Metabaron is for him to defeat his own father in a mortal combat. Follow each successive generation as it struggles to overcome the forces amassed against it in a galaxy corrupted by greed, power, and terror. A true classic in the pantheon of graphic storytelling and Science Fiction as a whole.
The_Nikopol_Trilogy
   Title: The Nikopol Trilogy
   Year: 1980
   Category: Comics Series   
   Author: Enki Bilal   
   Publisher: Humanoids   
   Plot:
A collection of three loosely-related stories that take place in a future Paris after the world has suffered two recent nuclear wars. In the first, a man named Nikopol is revived after 30 years only to be possessed by the Egyptian god Horus, who aspires to overthrow the dictatorial government. In the second, a blue-haired reporter gets caught up Nikopol and Horus's scheme, while also fleeing memories of her murderous past. And finally, the son of Nikopol travels to the heart of Saharan Africa to investigate a weather anomaly. The trilogy was adapted into a live action film in 2004 and a video game in 2008.
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