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Moebius Library: The World of Edena Hardcover – November 8, 2016

4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 890 ratings

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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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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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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Horse Books (November 8, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 360 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1506702163
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1506702162
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.65 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.6 x 1.14 x 11.1 inches
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Customers find the artwork wonderful and complex. They describe the story as compelling and enjoyable. The worldbuilding is imaginative and visionary, with vivid colors. Many readers consider the book a valuable addition to their collection. They appreciate the clear text and large pages.

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56 customers mention "Art"56 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the wonderful and fantastic artwork. They find the illustrations creative and complex, with vivid colors and a unique appeal. The format and presentation are well-done, with crisp, glossy pages and vibrant color. Readers appreciate the attention to detail and powerful line drawings. Overall, the book is rich and vibrant, making it a beautiful time machine of illustration and story.

"...The World of Edena is just that. Fantastic illustrations of fantastic places. Great value and great story, written and illustrated by Moebius." Read more

"...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..." Read more

"...Unlike anything most readers will ever see and read. Beautiful Moebius art and the story(for lack of a better vocabulary on my part) very European(?)." Read more

"High quality hardcover, great attention to detail. A must have for any Moebius fan or fan of science fiction and comic books...." Read more

24 customers mention "Story quality"20 positive4 negative

Customers praise the story for its compelling narrative and excellent storytelling. They find the art visually appealing and the storyline interesting, though some readers found it inconsistent at times. The book is described as surreal and meditative, making it suitable for science fiction fans and comic book enthusiasts.

"...Fantastic illustrations of fantastic places. Great value and great story, written and illustrated by Moebius." Read more

"This book is really fascinating. Unlike anything most readers will ever see and read...." Read more

"...A must have for any Moebius fan or fan of science fiction and comic books. Really unique art style with amazing world building." Read more

"...The artwork is beautiful even mesmerizing and the story line is very interesting. You can tell there was a lot of thought put into this...." Read more

11 customers mention "Imagination"11 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the imaginative worldbuilding and artistic style of the book. They find the concept creative and complex, with a unique art style that is evocative and powerful. The simple yet evocative line drawings lead readers to give their own interpretations. There is a more mystic aspect to the situation, but the messages in the story are still relevant to this age.

"...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..." Read more

"...Really unique art style with amazing world building." Read more

"...He has a natural and organic ability to infuse his imagery with a sense of a larger utopian world...." Read more

"Moebius has done a remarkable job of world-building in these 350-ish pages...." Read more

9 customers mention "Value for money"9 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's value for money. They find the textures and landscapes worth the price, though the story is a chore to read.

"...Fantastic illustrations of fantastic places. Great value and great story, written and illustrated by Moebius." Read more

"...The book itself is worth the price...." Read more

"...I was thrilled to find it in such a beautiful edition for such a reasonable price...." Read more

"...It is worth every penny. You will not be disappointed." Read more

7 customers mention "Color accuracy"7 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's colors. They find them rich and vibrant.

"...This oversized hardcover features bright lavish colors and clear text on sturdy oversized pages that do an excellent job conveying the story." Read more

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"...The colors are stunning in this book, however and the format and presentation are all really well done...." Read more

"...'ve treated the work with the appropriate reverence and attention to color and detail that such an edition would ideally have...." Read more

4 customers mention "Collection value"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book a valuable addition to their collection.

"...Showed up promptly and the hardcover is gorgeous! Amazing collection for a great price." Read more

"This book is a compilation of many. For people who like this artist this is a very recommendable book to have. I love it, very good quality." Read more

"Excellent book Moebius is truly a master of his craft, perfect for any collection." Read more

"Worth the money, this is amazing for any collection...." Read more

3 customers mention "Language"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the clear text and large pages. They find the story engaging and well-written, with bright colors.

"...Great value and great story, written and illustrated by Moebius." Read more

"...oversized hardcover features bright lavish colors and clear text on sturdy oversized pages that do an excellent job conveying the story." Read more

"...to finally be able to track down some Morbius comics that are translated into English and doesn't cost the same as a new car...." Read more

3 customers mention "Nature"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's nature scenes. They find the scenery lush, idyllic, and meditative.

"...the Edena stories are solidly in the same general mold - nature is good, society is corrupt, citizens are sheep, etc...." Read more

"...Edena is often very idyllic, often surreal and meditative in nature. It's certainly one of Moebius less masculine stories in the best possible way." Read more

"...With beautiful, lush scenery and amazing story telling you will easily get lost in this adventure...." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2024
    Beautiful presentation by Dark Horse, a reprinting with all sorts of goodies. 8.5 x11 and 350 + pages with notes by Moebius and his Biography & photo in the back. Stunning doesn't quite cover it but will just have to do. The World of Edena is just that. Fantastic illustrations of fantastic places. Great value and great story, written and illustrated by Moebius.
  • Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2017
    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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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2024
    This book is really fascinating. Unlike anything most readers will ever see and read. Beautiful Moebius art and the story(for lack of a better vocabulary on my part) very European(?).
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024
    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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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2024
    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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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2022
    This is a hard book to put down. It just draws you in. The artwork is beautiful even mesmerizing and the story line is very interesting. You can tell there was a lot of thought put into this.
    The book itself is worth the price. This oversized hardcover features bright lavish colors and clear text on sturdy oversized pages that do an excellent job conveying the story.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2016
    If I was going to pick a single selection that embodies the essence of Moebius as an artist, the Edena story would be it, yet surprisingly, this epic is not all that well known compared to many of Moebius's other works, which makes me curious how much of this story was ever published in the popular French SF magazine Metal Hurlant (Heavy Metal in the U.S.) where most of his work was popularized. I do know that several of these chapters were published separately in the old Epic Comics graphic novels, but because they were spread out and not being finished at that time, the Edena story didn't have the recognition or sales numbers like that of the Jodorowsky, O'Bannon, and other more straight forward SF stories that Moebius was involved with. In fact, it would still be another two decades before we would have the complete Edena story that we have today.

    Moebius is much more of an artist than he is an author, yet all of Moebius' works have a transcendent quality to them, where every image and panel feels to tell a story within story, and this leads to something that is more enlightening than anything the written narrative could possibly offer. This is the unique appeal of Moebius as an artist. He has a natural and organic ability to infuse his imagery with a sense of a larger utopian world. I know that sounds a bit flowery, but true nonetheless. And this infusion is not a superficial technique either. Moebius isn't really the kind of artist who predetermines different techniques and styles depending on the story. To me his stories always have an easily identifiable core that IS Moebius (the only exception being perhaps his earliest Blueberry western stories to some degree).

    As for the plot of Edena, I would describe it as a space fantasy with strong new-age undercurrents. The story revolves around two characters, Stel and Atan, who land on a basically unexplored planet in order to investigate what happened to a lost space station. What starts as something of a technical investigation turns immediately into an exploration of a mythical and surreal existence that permeates the planet. Stel and Atan are led through a process of self discovery as we see the artificial and non-natural aspects of their former lives being discarded through interactions with various creatures and peoples accompanied by abstract revelatory experiences. The narrative has a tendency to offer up questions which are not explicitly be answered, yet it has a beautiful and simple sincerity to it, and leads you to give your own interpretation. In fact I appreciate the portions of the story that are more open-ended and loosely structured than compared to when Moebius tries to offer up technical explanations that only seem to weigh the story down with perfunctory jargon. I enjoy Moebius' abstract portions and stories in a much different way than his linear stories such as "The Incal" and other Alexandro Jodorowsky stories that sometimes feel a bit mechanical. In some ways Edena could be compared to Moebius's "Airtight Garage" or even "Arzach" in that all of these stories are less traditional in structure and more open to interpretation.

    I would also mention that I really enjoy the late 70s/early 80s utopianistic fantasy elements. It's quite wonderful here, and a breath of fresh air. Moebius' art is always the key to any story he is attached to, and that is certainly the key here. Edena is often very idyllic, often surreal and meditative in nature. It's certainly one of Moebius less masculine stories in the best possible way.
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    Reviewed in Brazil on January 11, 2022
    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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    Reviewed in India on February 11, 2022
    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.