Immerse yourself in the world of "L'Incal" by following the first title of a series on secondary characters. Kill is certainly a title that has dog.
A secondary character finally forward
After the announcement of the director who will direct the film, Les Humanoïdes Associés continue to highlight the universe of Incal by offering this spin-off series on one of the characters of the first series. When he appears in the first volume, Kill "Doghead" is only a very secondary character. The hero John Difool comes to interrupt him in full carnal relationship with an aristocrat. However, his personality hits the mark. This party animal is a humanoid dog as fearsome with a weapon as obsessed with sex. This unlikely mix makes him a very funny character and therefore one that has marked readers. Moebius and Jodorowsky then make him a regular associate of Difool and his ideal foil by the contrast he forms with the uncertain messiah of the Incal. With this album, Kill finally appears in the foreground in the image of the various characters in the XIII Mystery series. Kill is this Casanova unable to stay in place but also deeply human. MCU fans can't help but make a connection with Rocket Racoon and it's no coincidence. It is more than likely that the authors of the comics and then the writers have read the Incal as the similarities are numerous. The beginning is the same as the Incal Kill falls in Resurrection-alley but something is wrong because instead of falling into a lake of acid, it wakes up and then falls again. He doesn't even know where the bathroom is. Yet, artist, war hero and celebrated lover, he is at the top. Everything seems too good and it is the case because Tête-de-Chien is actually in a coma after an attempted murder and we only see his memories. His children take the opportunity to teach him a lesson on fidelity.
Relocation to America
The publishers of Humanoïdes Associés made the bold choice to entrust this mythical series of European comics to two American artists: screenwriter Brandon Thomas and cartoonist Peter Woods. Far from offering a banal adventure story, Thomas offers a journey in the spirit of Tête-de-Chien. His bastards invade his mind and explore his memories. You'd think they wanted to save him. But, as venal as their father, they want to get their due. This narrative technique is a clever way to make the biography of Kill and a tribute to the original series. Brandon Thomas sees the Incal as a possible source of many new stories. The different interpretations of Tête-de-Chien over the series are proof for him. He takes advantage of the freedom offered to him to realize his craziest story and get out of his writing habits. From the first pages, the bet is successful by this mix between action, humor and narrative originality. Conversely, impressed by the cartoonists who preceded him, Peter Woods refused to reread the old volumes because he has a personal relationship with the Incal. Coming from a very religious family, he had to read comics secretly and is still marked by the universe. So he did not imitate Moebius, Janjetov or Ladrönn but he brought his personal touch to the Incal. It makes a fusion between the digital tool of recent designers and lines and colors close to Moebius. A trailer on this link will make you discover some images. While many series continue for no reason, L'Incal offers an interesting side step with Kill Tête-de-Chien. The duo of American authors appropriates the universe by offering a colorful and tender title, a sweet and bitter supplement to a huge saga. If this column intrigued you, you can find other science fiction titles like The Blood of the Immortals and Astra Saga.
