{"product_id":"legends-of-today-enki-bilal-9781785868740","title":"Legends of Today (Graphic Novel)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLegends of Today\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the first three volumes that Enki Bilal has created in collaboration with the scriptwriter Pierre Christin: \u003ci\u003eThe Cruise of Forgotten\u003c\/i\u003e (1975), \u003ci\u003eThe Stone Vessel\u003c\/i\u003e (1976) and \u003ci\u003eThe City That Did Not Exist\u003c\/i\u003e (1977).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAntagonised by an enigmatic character with supernatural powers, which serves as a theme for the trilogy, the three stories delve into the lives of various traditional communities (a village of the Landes, a Breton fishing port, a small working-class town in the North) as they fight against the police, the army, and all those in power, whose action, at the time, was very controversial. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn endearing panorama of the generous utopias of the time, nourished by modern fantasy and a certain humor that still preserves freshness today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Enki Bilal, Pierre Christin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1785868748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785868740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Titan Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.50h x 9.60w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePierre Christin is a multiple award-winning comics writer. In 1967, he and Jean-Claude Mézières released the first of many Valerian adventures. From 1970 to 1980, with Pilote magazine, he wrote for various artists, including Tardi and Boucq--totaling nearly 60 comics--dealing with all kinds of themes, adapting his style to each collaborator. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnki Bilal was born in the former Yugoslavia in 1951, and moved to France aged 10. At age 14, he met Rene Goscinny, and began to focus his attention on a serious art career in comics, starting with strips in Pilote magazine. The Nikopol Trilogy, his most famous work, took over a decade to finally complete, and has been released as both a videogame, called Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals and a film, directed by Bilal, called Immortal, starring Charlotte Rampling.","brand":"Enki Bilal","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44045791002879,"sku":"9781785868740","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4ac48552-790b-4ccb-b154-7a2274ad32aa.jpg?v=1684980779","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/legends-of-today-enki-bilal-9781785868740","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}