Did you know the tale behind this cover...
...is about the most powerful African-American character in fiction?
True!
The novel, written by French author Stefan Wul (who also created/wrote Fantastic Planet) features...
...a Black teenager (named "Black Child" or "Dark Child" depending on the translation from the original French) wandering through the East Coast of post-apocalyptic America...
...until he reaches the ruins of New York City (the "Niourk" of the title), where he encounters both robots running the city and humans who avoided the apocalypse by traveling to Mars, whose tech evolves him into a superhuman calling himself "Alpha"!
There's a Twilight Zone-style ending that provides an ending that's both logical and emotionally-satisfying!
(Sorry, no spoilers!)
Though the prose novel has never been translated into English, there is a Dark Horse graphic novel adapted and illustrated in 2012 by noted French artist Olivier Vatine which has been Anglicized!
While the captions and dialogue, like most translations, are a tad stilted, the story is superb and the artwork is captivating!
Since it's currently in print, I'm only running excerpts.
But I recommend you pick it up, either through your local comic shop or on-line!
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