The Incal is a traditional work of ‘80s comics sci-fi at its best, a blending of the masters that are Alejandro Jodorowsky and the legendary Moebius to deliver a universal adventure quite unlike anything seen before it. And now, Humanoids is ready to bring us back to the life of John DiFool—and io9 has a sneak peek inside.

io9 is excited to reveal a look inside Humanoids’ The Incal: Psychoverse, a brand new prequel graphic novel penned by Mark Russell and with artwork from Yanick Paquette. Set earlier than the occasions of the traditional collection, Psychoverse follows DiFool as he groups up with Metabaron and Kill Wolfhead to face the titular Psychoverse: a mindbending alternate actuality of pure chance, that has determined that its very doable subsequent plan of action is an all-out invasion of the fabric aircraft itself.

“As a huge fan of both Jodorowsky and Moebius, I was honored to get the chance to write something in their universe,” Russell mentioned in an announcement supplied to io9 over electronic mail. “However, there are few things in life more boring than a tasteful homage. So if I was to do The Incal, I knew I would have to bring something new. Something at once respectful but irreverent. And hopefully that is what we have done with Incal: Psychoverse.”

“Being French Canadian, I spent my childhood reading European graphic novels, before I discovered comics,” Paquette added in his personal assertion. “They were my gateway to that artform and Jean Giraud/Moebius’ fantastic worlds were one of my first loves. It is with great emotion and the utmost respect that I’ve ventured into the rich, exciting (and honestly slightly intimidating), world of the Incal universe. Young Yanick would be awestruck, I kinda am even now!”

Take a have a look at a couple of pages from inside Incal: Psychoverse under, making their debut right here on io9. And if that wasn’t sufficient encouragement, right here’s legendary comics scribe Grant Morrison—the architect behind New X-Men, All-Star Superman, and far, rather more—in their very own phrases about why you ought to be enthusiastic about Incal: Psychoverse:

“Exploding into the Jodoverse with a usually sharp Mark Russell script and one more luxurious, career-defining masterclass in comedian e book artwork and creativeness, courtesy of Yanick Paquette, comes this mind-melting, eye-blasting new journey for the Holy Idiot John Difool and his concrete seagull sidekick. Satire, interstellar intrigue, intercourse, violence and cosmic bliss assured…

The Incal: Psychoverse releases November 15.

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