The World of Edena

The World of Edena by Mœbius
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Stel and Atan find a space station abandoned and go looking for the crew. One flying blue pyramid later, they find themselves on the paradisaical planet of Edena...

Sometime back in the pre-Internet age, I read about Moebius in Marvel Age when Marvel was adapting the Airtight Garage for their Epic imprint. Then I forgot about it since the closest comic shop was fifty miles away and I was a kid with no money anyway. Decades later, this popped up on sale during the shit show that was Amazon Prime Day. I snapped it up.

The story starts fairly simply. Two investigators are looking for a space station. Some crazy shit happens and they wind up on a paradise named Edena. Other crazy shit happens and soon they're crossing planets and exploring dreams within dreams to find one another again.

There was so much to like about this. Parts of the story serve as a warning on over-reliance on technology and processed food. Stel and Atan start out looking androgynous. It's not apparent Atan is actually female until they're forced to eat the native fruit of Edena. From there, there is a misunderstanding and things go pear-shaped.

While I found the story very engaging, the art is fucking spectacular. There's nothing else like it. It's simultaneously simple and intricate. It's not often you see a forest scene in a comic with hundreds of differentiated trees in it. The coloring and Moebius' unique style make for a grand reading experience.

I'm not one to use images in reviews but here is just one panel that I really liked.


There are hundreds more I liked as much.

I can't say enough good things about this. The art is gorgeous. The Dark Horse Library edition is built to stand the test of time, which is a good thing since I plan on rereading it quite a few times. Five out of five stars.

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