Plot
Axel Moonshine was once known as "The Great Conciliator", a legendary hero who brought peace to the galaxy. However, he broke the Thirteenth Commandment ("thou shalt not cross the threshold of sleep"), and was banished from his world by the Purpurna Garda, a fanatical religious order that enforces the law of the Great Zbor, a mysterious entity that rules over all life forms.
Axel Moonshine travels in his spaceship, the Silver Dolphin, a marvel of technology that can change shape and size according to his wishes. The Silver Dolphin was built by Korijan, Axel's mysterious father, who also created the Golden Dolphin, a similar but less personalized ship for the Great Zbor. Axel is accompanied by Musky, a girl who appears as a boy to him, due to a genetic manipulation by her father, the Prince of the Eternauts. Musky is secretly in love with Axel, but he does not seem to notice her feelings. Musky does not grow up until she decides to age for the one who she loves.
Axel Moonshine's quest is to find Chimera, a woman who he met in his dreams, and who seems to be trapped in a world resembling ours. Chimera is also sought by Mister Ko, a powerful and mysterious villain who wants to use her for his own purposes. Along the way, Axel and Musky encounter various planets, civilizations, creatures, and dangers, as well as allies and enemies.
Publication history
The series was created by Christian Godard and Julio Ribera in 1974. Godard was a prolific writer of comics, novels, and scripts for film and television. Ribera was a Spanish artist who moved to France in 1954 and worked for various magazines and publishers. The two met in Paris and decided to collaborate on a science-fiction project that would allow them to express their creativity and imagination.
The first volume of Aster Blistok (Le Vagabond des Limbes in French) was published by Dargaud in 1975. The series was well received by critics and readers alike, and became one of the most popular and influential sci-fi comics in France. The series continued until 2003, with 31 volumes published. A 32nd volume was planned but never completed due to Ribera's death in 2019.
The series was translated into several languages, including English (as The Vagabond of Limbo), German (as Der Vagabund der Unendlichkeit), Italian (as Asterix il vagabondo), Spanish (as El Vagabundo de los Limbos), Croatian (as Aster Blistok), Serbian (as Aster Blisk), Polish (as WÄdrowiec z OtchÅani), Dutch (as Axel Moonshine), Portuguese (as O Vagabundo dos Limbos), Turkish (as UzayÄn Serserisi), Hungarian (as A LimbÃk CsavargÃja), Greek (as Ο ÎσÏÎÏÎÏ ÎœÏÎÎσÏÎκ), Danish (as Axel MÃneskin), Swedish (as Axel MÃnstrÃle), Finnish (as Aksu Kuutamo), Norwegian (as Axel MÃneskinn), Icelandic (as Axel TunglhnÃttur), Catalan (as El Vagamund dels Llimbs), Basque (as Limboetako Zanpatzailea), Galician (as O Vagamundo dos Limbos), and Esperanto (as La Vaganto de la Limboj).
References
The Vagabond of Limbo - Wikipedia
Aster Blistok â Wikipedija
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