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ppetropoulakis's review
5.0
Another volume of short stories presented in the many styles of Moebius. Brief, smart, imaginative and very original stories, they are a window in Gireaud's fantasies.
jeffhall's review
3.0
The sixth volume of this excellent series is a grab bag of shorter pieces from Jean Giraud. Most of them are only of interest for the Moebius completist, but "Shore Leave on Pharagonesia" is the clear exception. This humorous (but somewhat dark) piece is an outstanding example of the artist's highly evolved sense of the absurd, and it features some of his very best artwork. Even if the other pieces in this volume are a bit underwhelming, "Shore Leave on Pharagonesia" is worth the price of admission all by itself.
jemppu's review
5.0
This volume has a fine collection of stories, all great for their separate reasons. Top for me (in order they appear on the pages):
"Shore Leave on Pharagonesia" - Amusing run of imagination, enforced by the sheer casualness of the events.
"Absoluten Calfeutrail" - Completely visual narration. The lone traveler free-falling across universes, the appearance of scheduled time, and the apparent worshipping/monitoring of designated spots... Re-viewing this now, having recently read [a:James Tiptree Jr.|9860453|James Tiptree Jr.|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1425083616p2/9860453.jpg]'s short, "Man Who Walked Home" I'm struck by the combined similarities. Although unlikely connected, I had to go check which came first (Tiptree, by five years). And though quite unlikely the case either, it's still an enticing thought-play too, to imagine if my fondness for "The Man Who Walked Home" could've perhaps subconsciously been affected by a comic I 'read' over two decades before. Gorgeously atmospheric pieces both.
"White Nightmare" - poignant commentary on anti-immigration sentiments, not missing the opportunity to poke fun.
"Shore Leave on Pharagonesia" - Amusing run of imagination, enforced by the sheer casualness of the events.
"Absoluten Calfeutrail" - Completely visual narration. The lone traveler free-falling across universes, the appearance of scheduled time, and the apparent worshipping/monitoring of designated spots... Re-viewing this now, having recently read [a:James Tiptree Jr.|9860453|James Tiptree Jr.|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1425083616p2/9860453.jpg]'s short, "Man Who Walked Home" I'm struck by the combined similarities. Although unlikely connected, I had to go check which came first (Tiptree, by five years). And though quite unlikely the case either, it's still an enticing thought-play too, to imagine if my fondness for "The Man Who Walked Home" could've perhaps subconsciously been affected by a comic I 'read' over two decades before. Gorgeously atmospheric pieces both.
"White Nightmare" - poignant commentary on anti-immigration sentiments, not missing the opportunity to poke fun.
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