| The Carnival of Immortals (La Foire aux Immortels) | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the French edition | |
| Series | The Nikopol Trilogy |
| Publisher | Les Humanoïdes Associés |
| Creative team | |
| Writers | Enki Bilal |
| Artists | Enki Bilal |
| Original publication | |
| Date of publication | 1980 |
| ISBN | 978-2205016901 |
| Translation | |
| Publisher | Humanoids Publishing |
The Carnival of Immortals (French:La Foire aux immortels; also published in English asGods in Chaos andA Bedlam of Immortals) is a 1980science fictiongraphic novel written and illustrated by theYugoslavian-born Frenchcartoonist and storytellerEnki Bilal. It is the first part of theNikopol Trilogy, followed up byLa Femme piège (The Woman Trap) in 1986 and ending withFroid Équateur (Equator Cold) in 1992. In 2004, Bilal directed the film adaptationImmortel (Ad Vitam), although many plot elements were changed from the comic book.
La Foire aux immortels is regarded as one of the most original science fiction comics which have revolutionised the conventions of comic art.[1]
Set in the year 2023, the book followsAlcide Nikopol's return toParis after spending 30 years frozen in space as a punishment for dodging the draft. The Paris he once knew is now ruled byfascistdictatorJ. F. Choublanc, the city is swarming with aliens, decaying and succumbing to chaos. At the same time, a flyingpyramid-shapedspace craft is hovering over Paris. It is inhabited byEgyptian gods who ask forfuel from the local authorities, as their pyramid vessel has run out of gas. In return for this service, Choublanc wants immortality from the gods. One renegade god,Horus, meets up with the disillusioned Nikopol in theMetro, and Nikopol agrees to allow Horus control of his body. Together they go on a journey to oppose the corrupt and megalomaniacal powers of the 21st century.
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