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20-09-2020

The Obscure Cities 01-11 (1983-2004)
English | CBR | 11 Issues | 542.71 MB

Even before fully finishing his degree, the brilliant young Roland is offered a job in the Center for Cartography of Sodrovno-Voldachia. He climbs the ladder rapidly. Roland, who must, like his colleagues, live almost like a recluse within the huge center, meets a mysterious young woman whose body seems covered with strange lines which he can barely perceive. Soon, the Center is visited by Marshal Radisic, supreme leader of the country, whose expansionist politics leave little doubt as to the goal: all means will be employed to rebuild the "Great Sodrovnia."

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kansascornfed

Interesting story and illustrations but unfortunately, this translation only contains half of the 136 pages of the original French version. And, given that this was posted waaay back in 2013, the likelihood of seeing the second part seems very dim...

[ https://www.casterman.com/Bande-dessinee/Catalogue/albums-les-cites-obscures/la-
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ADDITIONALLY, this is only one of a series:

The Dark Cities
Born in 1982 from the collaboration of François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters, Les Cités obscures is a legendary series of contemporary comics. All published in French by Casterman, and translated into most European languages, these thirteen albums have won numerous awards.

Although nourished by references to our world, especially on the architectural level, these different books are part of a universe parallel to ours, the consistency of which is increasingly asserted. Eight of these albums are comics in their own right; the others explore different forms of narration: illustrated story, imaginary diary, travel guide, DVD video.

Each album in the series can be read independently.
08/24/2007 - The grain of sand theory
08/24/2007 - The Walls of Samaris
03/19/2008 - Brüsel
08/10/2008 - The Theory of the Grain of Sand - Volume 2
09/10/2008 - Tower (New edition 2008)
03/11/2009 - Shadow of a Man (New edition 2008)
06/10/2009 - The Archivist
09/30/2009 - Urbicande Fever
10/28/2009 - Memories of the Eternal Present
10/28/2009 - The grain of sand theory
03/03/2010 - The Armilia Route
08/25/2010 - The Leaning Child
11/10/2010 - Echo of the Cities
08/24/2011 - The Cities Guide
04/25/2012 - The Invisible Frontier
04/24/2013 - The grain of sand theory
08/27/2014 - François Schuiten, the dream watchmaker (New edition 2014)
(Yes, I'm aware there are several versions of "The grain of sand theory")