Le retour de DEN, CORBEN au sommet de son Art !

After the revelation of Richard CORBEN's talent in the first opus of DEN, discover the masterpiece of the saga, with DEN 2, "MUVOVUM", considered to this day as one of the absolute peaks of the artistic career of the 2019 Angoulême Grand Prix winner! More than three decades after his last publication in French, and following the magnificent success of the limited editions produced for the publication of DEN's first book, we're delighted to bring you DEN 2 in two editions made entirely from the artist's original plates. The importance of this work in Richard CORBEN's immense career cannot be underestimated and DEN 2 MUVOVUM is often regarded as THE fantasy masterpiece of its author and unquestionably the one of the DEN saga! As many are aware, DEN 1 was an essential work, not only because it revealed the talent of its author, but also because it allowed everyone to discover and appreciate his artistic approach, his research and technical experimentations, and to see his style assert itself as the pages went by. Published in 1981, DEN 2 MUVOVUM is another essential work in CORBEN's production: totally mastered, it literally sublimates his technique, both in drawing and in color, brilliantly demonstrating for all to see, a totally brilliant approach that is unique in the world of comic art. To enable you to discover and appreciate this work in the best possible conditions, we are offering you two new, exceptional and totally complementary limited editions, both based on Richard CORBEN's originals: - A superb limited and numbered edition, in 22x30 format, set in a luxurious silk-screened cloth box. You'll be able to discover the work entirely restored by José VILLARRUBIA, in full color, enriched with bonuses and a beautiful booklet of reproductions of the original plates. This edition will be printed in a limited edition, based on the number of contributions received at the end of the campaign, and will be offered to all contributors with a set of goodies (bookmarks and postcards). Final design of the limited edition of DEN : Page from the restored edition of DEN Limited Ed.: - A limited, numbered, large-format 28x37.5 cm "BRUTE" edition of 550. Acclaimed far beyond France's borders, the BRUTE edition of DEN 1 allowed you to discover the artist's originals as they were, only lettered in French. To date, these are the only "Artist Editions" in the world devoted to Richard CORBEN's work, and they will not be reissued! These editions will also be accompanied by sets of goodies unlocked at the end of the campaign. Final design of the French "Raw" edition of DEN in large format : Page from the French "Raw" Limited edition of DEN : ABOUT DEN : In the fantasy world of Neverwhere, Den and Kath set off in search of magic stones that could bring them back to Earth. In the course of their strange journey, as perilous as it is sensual, they encounter numerous pitfalls that lead them to the deadly lands of the country known as Muvovum. Inspired by the classics of fantasy and science-fiction literature that have fueled his creative passion throughout his career, DEN is as much the synthesis of Richard CORBEN's favourite themes as it is the totally liberated expression of his own imagination and, beyond that, the revelation for all to see of his extraordinary and unique artistic talent. Since its first publication, DEN has become a mythical work, with its radical artistic approach and the straightforwardness which characterizes its author. If it still stirs passions and debates, DEN illustrates as much as it embodies Richard CORBEN's universe, and will leave readers with an indelible impression. ABOUT THE AUTHOR : Richard CORBEN is an absolute master of independant comics, fed on fantasy culture in all its forms (literature, comics, films, pulp magazines, etc.). A freelance writer, he has spent almost his entire artistic career outside the circuit of the major American comic book publishers, preferring to freely explore his own imaginary worlds. Although he made a strong impression on the French readers of Metal Hurlant or USA Magazine in the 1970s and 1980s, thanks to works such as DEN, BLOODSTAR or LES MILLE ET UNE NUITS (New Tales of the Arabian Nights), his books were long out of print and very hard to find on our side of the Atlantic. Since 2013, all his latest works have found their way back into the French readers's hands and to bookshops thanks to Editions DELIRIUM. At the peak of his art, his return to the forefront of independent comics was rewarded by his peers in 2018 with the Grand Prix du festival de la ville d'Angoulême, the ultimate consecration of his immense career as an artist. Richard CORBEN passed away in December 2020.