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Moebius Library: The World of Edena Kindle & comiXology

by Moebius (Author, Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
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Working closely with Moebius Productions in France, Dark Horse is putting the work of a master storyteller back in print--with some material in English for the first time!

Stel and Atan are interstellar investigators trying to find a lost space station and its crew. When they discover the mythical paradise planet Edena, their lives are changed forever. The long out-of-print Edena Cycle from Moebius gets a deluxe hardcover treatment! Moebius's World of Edena story arc is comprised of five chapters--Upon a Star, Gardens of Edena, The Goddess, Stel, and Sra--which are all collected here.

A storyboard artist and designer (Alien, Tron, The Fifth Element, among many others) as well as comic book master, Moebius's work has influenced creators in countless fields.

“Moebius is a master draftsman, a superb artist, and more—his vision is original and strong.” —George Lucas
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About the Author

While French artist Jean Giraud was already a well-known comic artist with his hard-boiled western series Blueberry, he built an entire second career under the pen name Moebius beginning in 1963 with a series of short stories. In later years, Moebius would become world famous for his science-fiction, artistic, and erotic art. He is admired for his many collaborations with Alejandro Jodorowsky such as the wordless comics fantasy, Arzach.

In 1983 he co-founded the Aedena company and settled in Los Angeles. During his stay in the USA, he saw his most important works published by Marvel Comics. He also illustrated an episode of Silver Surfer by Stan Lee.

In addition to his large comics and illustration output, Moebius remained active in the film industry as well. In addition to providing preliminary designs for such films as Alien, Tron, The Abyss, Masters of the Universe, and The Fifth Element, Moebius provided concept art for El Topo director Alejandro Jodorowsky's never-realized adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune.
Moebius passed away in Paris on March 10, 2012, at the age of 73.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01M2109XI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Horse Books (December 13, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 13, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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paul boyle
5.0 out of 5 stars The world of Edena. By Moebius
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2024
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A beautiful time machine of illustration and story. I have followed this illustrator for thirty years. Only to rediscover his release of this illustrated novel. A wonderful addition to my library.
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Dave
5.0 out of 5 stars Moebius Classic
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024
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High quality hardcover, great attention to detail. A must have for any Moebius fan or fan of science fiction and comic books. Really unique art style with amazing world building.
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David Swan
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Great French Cartoonists
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2016
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I was introduced to Moebius way back in 1987 when Marvel/Epic released a nine volume series that included “Once Upon a Star”, “The Airtight Garage”, “The Long Tomorrow” and more. I only got four of the books and until now thought that the series was only six volumes long. It appears that everything in this book was already released in that collection but the only story I already owned was “Once Upon a Star” from volume 1. If you already own the entire Marvel/Epic collection I’m not entirely sure it’s worth buying again. On the plus side the colors are noticeably more vibrant and it’s nice to have the stories collected in an attractive hardbound book rather than the paperback Marvel/Epic series. The story has been relettered and retranslated but when I compared the text for a few pages the differences were so minute as to be irrelevant.

The Marvel/Epic collection is more comprehensive than this book which apparently only uses material from volumes one, five, seven, eight and nine and not even 100% of that. “Once Upon a Star” is followed by “The Aedena Cycle” (I assume at some point Moebius changed the name from Aedena to Edena) in the Marvel/Epic book but it’s not included here. If you actually want to get the stories from the Marvel/Epic collection be prepared to pay a lot because based on Ebay sales each volume is going to cost you more than the Amazon price of “The World of Edena”.

“The World of Edena” is a science fiction/fantasy story of two friends, Stel and Atan, who, in the midst of exploring space, come across a seemingly barren world, devoid of life except for a single pyramid surrounded by a very large encampment of alien lifeforms. I won’t spoil the story but they eventually end up on Edena which is a thinly veiled name alteration of Eden. I had never read the portion where they arrived on Edena and was pleased to find out that the ambiguously gendered Atan was actually a woman. It’s here that Moebius begins to express his beliefs in instinctotherapy which involved eating “raw foods”. Stel and Atan have been so conditioned by technology including bio-implants and molecularly synthesized food that eating raw foods and missing daily doses of “hormonodes” creates a jarring effect. For one thing Atan begins to become much more feminine and Stel notices but as one might expect this return to nature allows them to be truer versions of themselves.

I was drawn to Jean Giraud’s art and writing due to it’s simple, dreamlike quality, It reminds me of the style of fellow Frenchmen Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s Little Prince although a little less surreal. I’m a sucker for back to nature stories and this is now one of my favorites. It has a little bit of the Robinson Crusoe feel. When last I left the story Stel, Atan and countless aliens were being whisked away by the pyramid and now 29 years later I get the rest of the story and I couldn’t have asked for a better continuation. Great collection from a great artist who sadly passed away at the much too young age of 73. Not sure if this would classify as an indictment of instinctotherapy.
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rampageous_cuss
5.0 out of 5 stars New Age Epic
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2017
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This is a collection of the stories that form Jean "Moebius" Giraud's Edena (or Aedena) epic - really the adventures of interstellar mechanic Stel, as it kicks off with "Repairs," a psy-fi short unconnected to "Upon a Star," the one-off commission for Citroen that wound up becoming the beginning of the epic. Some time after the private publication of Upon a Star, Giraud decided to develop it into a kind of extended parable inspired by the ideas of his guru, Jean-Paul Appel-Guéry. Despite a New Age/Back To Eden orientation the stories have moments of the kind of off-the-wall and satirical situations for which Giraud was famous.

I got the hardbound, which has an integral cover (i.e no dust cover): all the art is beautifully reproduced and there are a couple "extras" - short comments by Giraud that introduce the work and preface each chapter (note that these are mostly different comments from those he provided for previous publications.) A one-page biography of Giraud and a select bibliography end the volume.

Stel is a pilot and mechanic from an advanced civilization who is supposed to be travelling to a "Jalopy" show on a distant planet with his partner Atan. Affected by a mysterious force, Stel discovers that apparently he alone can activate an ancient technology that transports him, together with Atan, to the legendary planet Edena, a supernatural paradise. Disconnected from their artificial life support systems, the pair develop into man and woman, whose natural physiology and impulses dismay Atan, the female. There is a more mystic aspect to the situation, however, as in a significant dream Stel meets the mysterious psychopomp Master Burg and is attacked by an evil entity. Atan flees from Stel and the separated pair experience symbolic adventures in which they must deal with the artificial civilization that the evil entity has created. Submerged in a dream state by the entity, Stel struggles to be united with Atan, but can he succeed in reality?

I like this series a little better than the "Incal" series Giraud did with Alexandro Jodorowsky; the latter is pretty heavy-handed at times and the New-Age stuff seems trite. Nevertheless the Edena stories are solidly in the same general mold - nature is good, society is corrupt, citizens are sheep, etc. The dark ironies of Arzach and surreality of The Airtight Garage aren't much in evidence, but there is some pointed social satire. The artwork is great, Giraud at the height of his powers.
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Amy Rose
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Birthday Present
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2019
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I got this book with my fingers crossed that it would be something my boyfriend would like, he had mentioned a few times before that he was a big moebius fan and we sent each other moebius artwork we would find on the internet back and forth for awhile and then I stopped doing that, that way when he got this on his birthday it would be a big surprise and I was hoping he’d forget that I even knew he liked moebius. I think it worked! Birthday morning started out a little rough he was a little bummed out even just starting the day unfortunately so I decided to give him his presents in the morning and he was so shocked and so excited when he saw this book. He immediately asked where I found it since he had seen this book somewhere and hoped to get it someday!! I was so glad it was what he wanted and he really enjoys it. Some of his favorite moebius drawings are in the Edena World. He’s stoked to have them in this book for himself now!
I was very pleased with the book actually being wrapped in plastic as well so it was a brand new book, never used or opened.
I hope I can make a tradition out of this and maybe get the entire moebius collection of books/graphic novels for him if I can keep finding them 🖤
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Alisa
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous!
Reviewed in Canada on December 28, 2023
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A stunning book from a legendary artist.
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Anaid
5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional
Reviewed in Mexico on August 31, 2023
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GREAT BOOK
The stories are superb, very interesting topics. You can engage inmediately. Illustrations are really beautiful too. It's a treasure.
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Victor Cruz
5.0 out of 5 stars Impecável.
Reviewed in Brazil on January 11, 2022
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O livro é lindo e tem um acabamento impecável, uma pena que caríssimo, mas valeu a pena ter economizado. Rico em cores, em diversidade, em excentricidade. Isso é Moebius!
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Khaled GB
5.0 out of 5 stars Out of this world
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 9, 2022
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I can’t believe I only just discovered this, it’s absolutely amazing! A must-read for anyone who’s a sci-fi/fantasy/adventure fan. The story is complex and the artwork is spectacular.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible ❤️
Reviewed in India on February 11, 2022
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At first I received a damaged copy, but then I returned and purchased again, this time I got a brand new sealed version of this beautiful graphic novel translated for the first time! The new copy was absolutely intact and covered with plastic sealing.
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