The Nikopol Trilogy

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Summary: Excellent storytelling and visuals!
Review: The art in this book is what made me pick it up but the story didn't disappoint. This is an excellent story for the adult reader who loves both the archaic egyptian gods and gritty tales of science fiction.

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Summary: Awesome!
Review: The Nikopol Trilogy is one of the most influential Sci-Fi graphic novels I have ever read. It is aslo pretty easily one of the best graphic novels I have read. The story is pretty random at times, and is a little crazy, but it is over all a great story. But where the book really shines is in it's artwork. Enki Bilal is one of the most amazing graphic novel artists I have ever seen. It has a look somewhere between "Dune" and "Blade Runner". I love this book, and I highly recommend it! (Note: The movie version of the book, "Immortel (ad vitam)", directed by Enki Bilal himself, is schedueled to be released in theaters in France on March 24, 2004. I really hope that we, in the US, can get our hands on it! The offical website is http://www.immortel-lefilm.com )

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Summary: Something different and original
Review: This book is the one of the most origninal works of imagination I have read. If you want to know what it is like, imagine a David Lynch project, like Twin Peaks or Dune, and something written by Alan Moore, with some Blade Runner thrown in, and you have The Nikopol Trilogy.

The translation of the book is a bit clunky at times, but the story is great. And the art is detailed, but not to the point of your eyes wandering everywhere. Bilal puts in just enough detail for you to take a closer look at his panels. The colors reflect a grimy, claustrophobic, old city feel.

If you have the money and are tired of the same old same old, get this book. You wil find yourself rereading it to make sure you got everything the first time, which you probably did not.