Book Palace Books offers new Mœbius book

By John Freeman on March 28, 2025

Mœbius Production are releasing Arzak – Destination Tassili, Corpus Final, this month, distributed in the UK by Book Palace Books.

Arzak – Destination Tassili, Corpus Final (Mœbius Production, 2025)

This magnificent “Corpus” edition takes a unique form. The first section of the book includes Arzak L’Arpenteur in its computer-coloured version. However, the text has all been separated from the images and printed on the left hand page, meaning fans of Mœbius can finally enjoy the full scope of the artwork from this story, full page by full page.

In the second section, discover the beautiful black and white sequel, without words, drawn in Indian ink and reworked in places on the computer for the first time.

These pages are highly reminiscent of some of Moebius’s most highly charged line-drawn works such as 40 Days in the Desert B, Les jardins d’Eros (“The Gardens of Eros”), as well as some of the more full and intriguing Blueberry pages (albeit these would more than likely be brushed).

The last section of the book is compiled from archives and research, and visualises the ending with its multiple plot threads and denouements. A collection of illustrations completes this 248-page work, with scenes or plates reworked by Mœbius and texts written by the author and his wife, Isabelle Giraud.

You will also find a previously unreleased bookmark included with each book.

Although the book is written in French, most of the art pages are printed without text, making this a surprisingly enjoyable book for those who do not have access to French language or translation software. Many years of work and devotion have gone into producing this book which we hope you enjoy.

• Arzak – Destination Tassili, Corpus Final is available to order now from the Book Palace here

Author: Moebius (Jean Giraud)
Artist: Moebius (Jean Giraud)
Publisher: Moebius Productions, due April 2025
Number of pages: 248
Format: Soft Cover; Full Colour illustrations | Fully illustrated softcover edition with flaps
Size: 9″ x 13″ (240mm x 320mm)
ISBN: 9782908766752
Code: MOEBIUSTASSILI

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.