The Incal

The Incal by Jodorowsky and Moebius is a unique comic romp, complexed and confusing, it's bonkers sci-fi turned up to 11. It opens high in a futuristic city where the main protagonist John Difool is thrown by a thugs towards an acid lake. I won't even try to give a synopsis of what follows, it's proper mental, just to say Difool and a motley crew of supporting characters undertake one hell of a trip; oh, and there's a super important and powerful ancient artefact too. They don't make them like this any more, probably why it's a recognized genre classic, a volume in which both narratives and artwork epitomize cerebral sci-fi at its' best. Wonderfully (if not sometimes confusingly) written by Jodorowsky and beautifully illustrated throughout by the legendary Moebius, whose art requires no introduction and defies definition, it's a magnificent read. A recommended read.