(October 2016)
Dark Horse,
2016 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 49.99 USD
- Pages
- 368
- On-sale Date
- 2016-10-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dark Horse Books
- Brand
-
Dark Horse Books [facing left]
- ISBN
-
1-5067-0216-3; 978-1-5067-0216-2
- Barcode
- 9781506702162 54999
- Editing
- Philip Simon
- Color
- Color
- Paper Stock
- 8.7" x 11.2"
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publishing Format
- Collected Edition
Issue Notes
"Color work by Jean "Moebius" Giraud in collaboration with Florence Breton, Domdom, Claudine Giraud, Claire Champeval, Frayzic, Bernard Hugueville."
in 
[no title indexed]
illustration / 3 pages
Indexer Notes
Endpapers- a blown up panel from page 217 (page nine from "Stel").
Moebius Library: The World of Edena
credits, title page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Title page with a small illustration from page seventy-two (page six of "The Gardens of Edena").
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Stel; Atan
Indexer Notes
The full-page illustration from page seventy-one (page five of "The Gardens of Edena").
Moebius Library: The World of Edena
credits, title page / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
Title and publisher page with artist credits; indicia and publication credits page with a few small illustrations from pages thirty-six and sixty (pages fourteen and thirty-eight from "Upon a Star").
Introduction
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Moebius (credited as Jean “Moebius” Giraud)
- Pencils
- Moebius (credited as Jean “Moebius” Giraud)
- Inks
- Moebius (credited as Jean “Moebius” Giraud)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I never give the keys to my stories.
Indexer Notes
Accompanied by most of the bottom panel from page 308 (page twenty from "Sra").
About the World of Edena
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1.36 pages
- Script
- Moebius Production; Laure Dupont (translation)
- Pencils
- Moebius
- Inks
- Moebius
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The World of Edena (also known as Moebius's Edena Cycle) was born after a 1983 promotional short story was ordered for internal use by the Citroën car company.
About This Edition
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.64 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All line art and color files for this collection were provided by Moebius Production, and every story page has been relettered by Adam Pruett.
Indexer Notes
Brief text accompanied by most of the bottom panel from page eighty-six (page twenty from "The Gardens of Edena").
Beginning the Edena Cycle
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Several years ago, I was contacted by one of the people in charge of advertising at Citroën, the French car maker.
- Reprints
- from Epic Graphic Novel: Moebius (Marvel, 1987 series) #1 - Upon a Star (1987), #1 - Upon a Star (1987)
-
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- Stel
Indexer Notes
A blow up panel from page nineteen (page five from this chapter's story).
Repairs
credits, title page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Includes part of the last panel on page nineteen (page five from this chapter's story)
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Moebius; Moebius Production
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At the beginning of the Edena Cycle, there is a short but major story entitled "Repairs" ...
Repairs
The World of Edena / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Moebius; Philip Simon (translation)
- Pencils
- Moebius
- Inks
- Moebius
- Colors
- Moebius; Claudine Conin
- Letters
- Adam Pruett
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A Waymaster has broken down on the planet Styrinx.
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Stel; Atan; Waymaster; Stel (child)
- Synopsis
- A Waymaster has broken down and Stel, a mekanik, goes into the core to repair it.
- Reprints
-
from Sur l'étoile (Editions Aedena, 1985 series) (1985)
-
Indexer Notes
This was titled "The Repairmen" in Moebius 1: Upon a Star (Marvel, 1987).
Upon a Star
credits, title page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Includes part of a panel from page thirty-six (page fourteen from this chapter's story).
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- By forcing myself to draw "Upon a Star" in a style as pure and simple as possible, I could no longer find refuge in an excess of details.
….Upon a Star… (A Citroen Cruise)
The World of Edena / comic story / 39 pages
- Script
- Moebius; Philip Simon (translation)
- Pencils
- Moebius
- Inks
- Moebius
- Colors
- Moebius; Domdom; Frayzic; Bernard Hugueville
- Letters
- Adam Pruett
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fuzzy calling Partyman! Fuzzy calling Partyman!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Atan; Stel; Alien Greeter; Trollopen
- Synopsis
- Stel and Aten arrive at an asteroid base and discover all the people are missing.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
Indexer Notes
A portion of the top panel from page eighty-nine (page twenty-three from this chapter's story) blown up to full-page size.
The Gardens of Edena
credits, title page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Includes a portion of the top panel from page eighty-nine (page twenty-three from this chapter's story)
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In "The Gardens of Edena," I tried to show the dangers of the conditioning created by an artificial food supply...
The Gardens of Edena
The World of Edena / comic story / 51 pages
- Script
- Moebius; Philip Simon (translation)
- Pencils
- Moebius
- Inks
- Moebius
- Colors
- Moebius
- Letters
- Adam Pruett
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Investigating the strange disappearance of the entire crew of the Astero space station, Stel and Atan crash-land on a seemingly deserted planet, which they name Pool Ball because of its perfectly spherical shape.
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Stel; Atan; Lion; Fairy; Master Burg
- Synopsis
- Stel and Atan are hungry and are transported to a garden with natural food.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
Indexer Notes
A blown up panel from page 185 (page sixty-three of this chapter's story).
The Goddess
credits, title page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Includes a single small illustration from page 140 (page eighteen of this chapter's story).
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- To me, the long-nosed inhabitants of the Nest symbolize people cut off from their environment. both physically and spiritually.
The Goddess
The World of Edena / comic story / 80 pages
- Script
- Moebius; Philip Simon (translation)
- Pencils
- Moebius
- Inks
- Moebius
- Colors
- Moebius; Florence Breton
- Letters
- Adam Pruett
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Trapped on the desert planet Pool Ball with countless collected specimens from all intelligent life forms in the galaxy, Stel and Atan manage to escape in a mysterious, sentient pyramid, whos destination is revealed to be Edena...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Atan [Atana Belfontaine]; Stel; Mr. Coordinator; The Paternum; Roacher; Blind Child [Lazlo]; The Father; Brother Operator
- Synopsis
- Atana encounters a group of humans whose wear masks to protect themselves from illness.
- Reprints
-
from Le monde d'Edena (Casterman, 1988 series) #[3] - La Déesse (1990) which is reprinted - from (À Suivre) (Casterman, 1977 series) #145 (février 1990), #146 (mars 1990), #147 (avril 1990), #148 (mai 1990), #149 (juin 1990)
-
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- Stel
Indexer Notes
The full page illustration from page fifty-two (page thirty from "Upon a Star").
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- Stel
Indexer Notes
A blown up panel from page 211 (page three from this chapter's story).
Stel
credits, title page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Includes a somewhat blown up image from page 249 (page forty-one of this chapter's story)
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I purposefully left several points obscure in my story.
Stel
The World of Edena / comic story / 74 pages
- Script
- Moebius; Philip Simon (translation)
- Pencils
- Moebius
- Inks
- Moebius
- Colors
- Moebius
- Letters
- Adam Pruett
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Agonizing over his separation from Atana, Stel continues his search for the sea, crossing the vast wilderness that covers the mysterious planet Edena...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Stel; Master Burg; Edelf; The Leader; The Paternum; Ordinary Outnester; The Gardener; Trollopen; Nicole; Emile
- Synopsis
- Master Burg tells Stel what happened to Atana and warns him that the Paternum is after Stel.
- Reprints
- from Le monde d'Edena (Casterman, 1988 series) #[4] - Stel (1994) which is reprinted
- from (À Suivre) (Casterman, 1977 series) #186, #187, #188, #189 (Octobre 1993), #190
-
- Keywords
- city; desert; garden; lava; party; volcano
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Most of the top right panel from page 217 (page nine from the previous story) blown up to full-page size.
Chapter 5: Sra
credits, title page / 2 pages
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Chapter title page with a cropped blown up image from the cover to the original Casterman edition. The lower half of image is blown up considerably, focusing on the human figures. The top half of the cover image is not included.
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
Indexer Notes
A blown up image from page 297 (page nine from this chapter's story).
Sra
credits, title page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Includes a portion of a panel from page 298 (page ten from this chapter's story).
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Moebius Production
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In 1985, when Moebius was creating his "Upon a Star" chapter, he asserted...
Sra
The World of Edena / comic story / 62 pages
- Script
- Moebius; Diana Schutz (translation); Brandon Kander (translation)
- Pencils
- Moebius
- Inks
- Moebius
- Colors
- Moebius; Claire Champeval
- Letters
- Adam Pruett
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Brief prologue.
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Stel; The Papessa; Master Burg; Snuffler; Trevor; Little Fairy Elemental; Atana; The Paternum; Salbe; Mastermind; Dr. Burglow; Captain Pattern; Sergeant Lorni
- Synopsis
- Stel is in a dream trap created by the Paternum.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Published in English for the first time.
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
Indexer Notes
The full-page image from page fifty-seven (page thirty-five from "Upon a Star").
Biography
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Moebius; Isabelle Giraud (photo)
- Inks
- Moebius; Isabelle Giraud (photo)
- Colors
- Moebius; Isabelle Giraud (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jean Giraud was born in 1938 in Nogent-sur-Marne, France.
- Characters
- Jean Giraud [as Moebius] (photo)
Indexer Notes
A full-page artist bio accompanied by part of a panel from page thirty-six (page fourteen from "Upon a Star"); a full-page photo.
Select Biography of Moebius Works Translated Into English
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
Indexer Notes
The full-page image from page sixty-seven (the splash page from "The Gardens of Edena").
Special Thanks
credits, title page / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
"Thank you’s” accompanied by a double-page blown up image from page thirty-seven (page fifteen from "Upon a Star").
[Moebius Library: The Art of Edena / Inside Moebius Parts 1 to 3]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
Indexer Notes
The full-page image from page ninety (page twenty-four from "The Gardens of Edena").
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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2.
Moebius Library: The World of Edena
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[no title indexed]
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4.
Moebius Library: The World of Edena
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Contents
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6.
Introduction
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7.
About the World of Edena
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8.
About This Edition
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9.
Beginning the Edena Cycle
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10.
Chapter 1: Upon a Star
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11.
[no title indexed]
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Repairs
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13.
["At the beginning of the Edena Cycle, there is a short but major story entitled "Repairs" ..."]
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Repairs
The World of Edena -
15.
Upon a Star
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16.
["By forcing myself to draw "Upon a Star" in a style as pure and simple as possible, I could no longer find refuge in an excess of details."]
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….Upon a Star… (A Citroen Cruise)
The World of Edena -
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Chapter 2: The Gardens of Edena
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[no title indexed]
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The Gardens of Edena
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["In "The Gardens of Edena," I tried to show the dangers of the conditioning created by an artificial food supply..."]
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The Gardens of Edena
The World of Edena -
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Chapter 3: The Goddess
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24.
[no title indexed]
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25.
The Goddess
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26.
["To me, the long-nosed inhabitants of the Nest symbolize people cut off from their environment. both physically and spiritually."]
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The Goddess
The World of Edena -
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[no title indexed]
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Chapter 4: Stel
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30.
[no title indexed]
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31.
Stel
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32.
["I purposefully left several points obscure in my story."]
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Stel
The World of Edena -
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[no title indexed]
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35.
Chapter 5: Sra
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36.
[no title indexed]
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37.
Sra
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38.
["In 1985, when Moebius was creating his "Upon a Star" chapter, he asserted..."]
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Sra
The World of Edena -
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[no title indexed]
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41.
Biography
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42.
Select Biography of Moebius Works Translated Into English
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43.
[no title indexed]
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44.
Special Thanks
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45.
[Moebius Library: The Art of Edena / Inside Moebius Parts 1 to 3]
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46.
[no title indexed]
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47.
[no title indexed]
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48.
["The World of Edena- Moebius’s complete, legendary story arc is now collected in English for the first time."]
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- Peter Croome
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Steven Samuels
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