What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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SOLVED. Metaphysical graphic novel from 70s/80s, journey underground [s]
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Sounds like something from Heavy Metal Magazine, but I can't imagine a library carrying any of that. Black and white or color illustrations?
Pretty sure it was black and white. Heavy Metal or a Heavy Metal-related artist seems like a good bet, but I haven't been able to narrow it down any further.
Is it Bloodstar? Published in 1979, it is considered to be the first graphic novel that calls itself that. There is a worm monster and it is based on a short story called The Valley of the WormBloodstar
Richard Corben is a possibility, but nope, it's not Bloodstar. Thanks though!
I wonder if checking out the Creepy & Eerie contributors would help. They were sort of like Heavy Metal, but just B&W, all short stories, and had a lot of top writers & artists.
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Well, since Lobstergirl isn't accepting messages, I guess I'll ask here.Are you guys (well, gals, mostly?) sending these people direct messages when you bump their requests which appear to be unattended (ie: when you send messages like: 'Are you still searching for this?'). Not everyone has their notifications turned on. And yes, doing that does bump it to the top of the pile so it does get at least a couple more fresh eyeballs on it.
But I assume the end-game of those messages, is for an admin at some point to go, "Nope, this person didn't respond to this, so let's move it out of unsolved into the abandoned category."
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Cool. I was just checking. Yeah, I'm aware that spam-filtering has been almost as bad as spam itself in destroying the utility of email.Btw, has someone updated the intro piece to notify people that eventually their requests will be marked as abandoned if they don't reply/keep it bumped every once in awhile?
Man, with all these new comments I thought someone had a suggestion for me!
I just Googled "European graphic novels" and there are quite a few resources. The story *isn't* this but my associative mind started thinking of a variant on A Wizard of Earthsea. Same kind of metaphysical journey.
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Is the worm/snake-like creature a guide that helps him?
Is it similar to Dante's Inferno (Divine Comedy) with a journey to hell (underworld) to seek redemption or entry into heaven? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferno_...
This is a stretch, but it is a metaphysical graphic novel. Poem Strip You may also want to checkout the "Readers also enjoyed" section on Poem Strip's page. There may be something there that triggers a memory.
Four years later and I still haven't found this. I've been on a kick this week, though, as happens occasionally. Scouring Google Images, looking through blogs that cover obscure european comics from the 70s/80s... so far, no dice. Perhaps by bumping this, someone else may have a new suggestion?One thing I can offer is that I remember the final "falling into the abyss" sequence as looking somewhat similar to this: http://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/1970sgraphi...
It definitely had the character repeated several times within the same panel to show the falling movement, as above.
Also, as the "adversary" falls, he morphs through the various forms he's taken throughout the story; small worm (?), giant serpent, humanoid.
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Yeah, ruled those out. @15 is not a comic book and @17 isn't it.The story seems like something Jodorowsky would write; it's his brand of spiritual and weird, but more likely it's by a more obscure writer/artist.
Yay! I must say, that does look intriguing.
What's the Name of That Book???
Books mentioned in this topic
The Midnight Son (other topics)Poem Strip (other topics)
Journey Outside (other topics)
A Wizard of Earthsea (other topics)
Valley of the Worm (other topics)
The plot centered around an archetypal hero character as he journeys into an underground cave system. He is on some kind of metaphysical quest. Along the way, he encounters various manifestations of a worm/snake character - first as a sort of cute cartoon character (with glasses?), then as a large dragon/monster as he crosses an underground river, and finally as sort of a shadow twin of the main character. The two have a final confrontation on a narrow bridge over a gaping abyss, and both end up falling into the chasm. As they fall, things get pretty trippy and the two characters sort of merge into one another. All along he has been facing aspects of himself.
My best guess is that this is by a European author. I would say Moebius but I have scoured his works to no avail. Most likely it was published in the 70s or 80s. Any help is appreciated!!