The Vagabond of Limbo
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The Vagabond of Limbo is a French
science-fiction comic book
series written by Christian Godard
and illustrated by Julio Ribera, and published by Dargaud
.
It follows the adventures of Axle Munshine, once known as "The Great Conciliator", and his companion Musky, child of the Prince of the Eternauts. Banished from his world for breaking the Thirteenth Commandment (thou shalt not cross the threshold of sleep), Axle roams the universe, searching for the woman he met in his dreams, Chimeer, who seems to be trapped in a world resembling ours. Axle Munshine sees Musky as a boy, but in fact she's a girl in her puberty and he doesn't seem to realise she is attracted to him. Musky does not grow up until she decides aging for the one who she fell in love with. It is suggested that Chimeer is Musky as an adult woman.
In addition, eleven compilation volumes have been released as of July, 2007.
France
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science-fiction comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
series written by Christian Godard
Christian Godard
Christian Godard is a French comic artist and writer of the comic series Martin Milan for Tintin magazine.He has also worked on the following series, among others:* Le vagabond des limbes* Norbert and Kari...
and illustrated by Julio Ribera, and published by Dargaud
Dargaud
Les Éditions Dargaud is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1943 by Georges Dargaud.Initially, Dargaud published novels for women...
.
It follows the adventures of Axle Munshine, once known as "The Great Conciliator", and his companion Musky, child of the Prince of the Eternauts. Banished from his world for breaking the Thirteenth Commandment (thou shalt not cross the threshold of sleep), Axle roams the universe, searching for the woman he met in his dreams, Chimeer, who seems to be trapped in a world resembling ours. Axle Munshine sees Musky as a boy, but in fact she's a girl in her puberty and he doesn't seem to realise she is attracted to him. Musky does not grow up until she decides aging for the one who she fell in love with. It is suggested that Chimeer is Musky as an adult woman.
Original volumes in French
- Volume 1: Le vagabond des limbes (The Vagabond of Limbo) (1975)
- Volume 2: L'Empire des soleils noirs (Empire of Dark Suns) (1976)
- Volume 3: Les Charognards du cosmos (The Cosmos Scavengers) (1976)
- Volume 4: Les Démons du temps immobile (Demons of Still Time) (1978)
- Volume 5: L'Alchimiste suprême (An Ultimate Alchemist) (1979)
- Volume 6: Quelle réalité papa? (What is Reality, Papa?) (1980)
- Volume 7: La Guerre des Bonkes (The Bonkes War) (1981)
- Volume 8: Pour trois graines d'éternité (For three Seeds of Eternity) (1981)
- Volume 9: Le Labyrinthe virginal (The Virgin Labyrinth) (1982)
- Volume 10: Le Dernier Prédateur (The Last Predator) (1983)
- Volume 11: Le Masque de Kohm (The Mask of Kohm) (1984)
- Volume 12: Les Loups de Kohm (The Wolves of Kohm) (1985)
- Volume 13: L'Enfant-roi d'Onirodyne (The Child-King of Onirodyne) (1986)
- Volume 14: La Petite Maîtresse (The Little Mistress) (1987)
- Volume 15: Le Temps des oracles (Time of the Oracles) (1988)
- Volume 16: Le Dépotoir des étoiles (Junkyard of the Stars) (1988)
- Volume 17: La Martingale céleste (The Celestial Martingale) (1989)
- Volume 18: Les Contrebandiers du futur (Smugglers of the Future) (1989)
- Volume 19: Un tramway nommé délire (A Streetcar Named Delirium) (1990)
- Volume 20: Un certain monsieur KO (A Certain Mister Ko) (1990)
- Volume 21: La Décharge (The Dumping Ground) (1990)
- Volume 22: Le Solitaire (The Lonely One) (1992)
- Volume 23: La Rupture (Breaking Up) (1993)
- Volume 24: Muskie, encore, et toujours… (Muskee, once more and always…) (1995)
- Volume 25: Le Petit Clone (The Little Clone) (1996)
- Volume 26: Le Point de non retour (Point of No Return) (1997)
- Volume 27: Le Monde à l'envers (The World Backwards) (1998)
- Volume 28: Le Carnaval des animonstres (Carnival of Animonsters) (1999)
- Volume 29: La Réconciliation (Making Up) (2000)
- Volume 30: Le Retour vers Xantl (Return to Xantl) (2001)
- Volume 31: La Planète des prodiges (The Planet of Wonders) (2003)
In addition, eleven compilation volumes have been released as of July, 2007.
English translations
Two volumes have been published in English by Dargaud USA.- What is Reality, Papa? (1981) ISBN 2205069500
- An Ultimate Alchemist (1983) ISBN 2205069535