Gods in Chaos
The Carnival of Immortals (La Foire aux immortels; also published in English as Gods in Chaos and A Bedlam of Immortals) is a 1980 science fiction graphic novel written and illustrated by the Yugoslavian-born French cartoonist and storyteller Enki Bilal. It is the first part of the Nikopol Trilogy, followed up by La Femme piège (The Woman Trap) in 1986 and ending with Froid Équateur (Equator Cold) in 1992. In 2004, Bilal directed the film adaptation Immortel (Ad Vitam), although many plot elements were changed from the comic book.
Also recorded as A Bedlam of Immortals
Gods in Chaos
- Creator
- Enki Bilal
- Model
- The Nikopol Trilogy
- Date
- 1980
- Language
- French
- Genre
- graphic novel
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The Carnival of Immortals (La Foire aux immortels; also published in English as Gods in Chaos and A Bedlam of Immortals) is a 1980 science fiction graphic novel written and illustrated by the Yugoslavian-born French cartoonist and storyteller Enki Bilal. It is the first part of the Nikopol Trilogy, followed up by La Femme piège (The Woman Trap) in 1986 and ending with Froid Équateur (Equator Cold) in 1992. In 2004, Bilal directed the film adaptation Immortel (Ad Vitam), although many plot elements were changed from the comic book.
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La Foire aux immortels is regarded as one of the most original science fiction comics which have revolutionised the conventions of comic art.
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• Title — The Carnival of Immortals • Foreigntitle — La Foire aux Immortels • Series — The Nikopol Trilogy • Writers — Enki Bilal • Artists — Enki Bilal • Publisher — Les Humanoïdes Associés • Transpublisher — Humanoids Publishing • Origdate — 1980 • Origisbn — 978-2205016901
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Set in the year 2023, the book follows Alcide Nikopol's return to Paris after spending 30 years frozen in space as a punishment for dodging the draft. The Paris he once knew is now ruled by fascist dictator J. F. Choublanc, the city is swarming with aliens, decaying and succumbing to chaos. At the same time, a flying pyramid-shaped space craft is hovering over Paris. It is inhabited by Egyptian gods who ask for fuel from the local authorities, as their pyramid vessel has run out of gas. In return for this service, Choublanc wants immortality from the gods. One renegade god, Horus, meets up with the disillusioned Nikopol in the Metro, and Nikopol agrees to allow Horus control of his body. Together they go on a journey to oppose the corrupt and megalomaniacal powers of the 21st century.
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