A heady perfume of blood and rage across the stars featuring Philippe Druillet's legendary Lone Sloane.

In the third century BC, mercenaries employed by Carthage during the first Punic War rose against their employers, who repeatedly postponed their pay. Two barbarian clan chiefs, Matho and Narr'Havas, fell in love with the beautiful and ethereal Salammbo, daughter of Hamilcar of Carthage. A bloody conflict arose.

Based on the 19th century novel by Flaubert, Salammbo was reappropriated and recontextualised by Druillet in this masterwork. Transposing the ancient Punic Wars into his space fantasy universe, and splicing the identity of the novel's Math with his favorite character, Lone Sloane, Druillet works his intoxicatingly psychedelic magic on a literary classic, reinvigorating it from the inside out with his own transcendent storytelling.

Author: Philippe Druillet, Gustave Flaubert
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Titan Comics
Published: 01/29/2019
Pages: 186
Weight: 2.45lbs
Size: 12.50h x 9.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781785866647


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/14/2019

About the Author
Philippe Druillet is a comics artist and writer, known for his innovative approach to visual design. In the US, he's best known for his graphic adaptation of Michael Moorcock's hit fantasy series, Elric, the Return to Melnibone, and his work for Heavy Metal, such as City of Flowers.