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John DiFool

John DiFool

19 appearances · Bronze Age · 1981–2022
Who is John DiFool?

John DiFool is a lowly Class-R detective — the lowest social class — scraping by in a dystopian, far-future megalopolis until a chance encounter draws him into a galaxy-spanning cosmic conflict centered on a powerful artifact called the Incal.

Few characters in comics carry quite the cosmic weight of John DiFool, who burst onto the scene in 1981 courtesy of the legendary Moebius in the pages of Heavy Metal Special Editions — a Bronze Age debut that announced itself as something genuinely apart from the mainstream. Anchored most deeply in Epic Graphic Novel: The Incal, DiFool has proven a remarkably enduring figure, his story still finding readers more than four decades after that first appearance. The Jodoverse that surrounds him is a sprawling, visionary corner of comics history, and any fan who hasn't yet made his acquaintance is in for a singular experience.

Métal Hurlant
#58
★ First appearance
Métal Hurlant #58
Dec 1980

Top series

Covers through the years — 1988–2020

Epic Graphic Novel: The Incal #1 1988
Epic Graphic Novel: The Incal #1
The Incal: The Epic Journey #[nn] 2005
The Incal: The Epic Journey #[nn]
Humanoids Presents The Jodoverse #[nn] 2016
Humanoids Presents The Jodoverse #[nn]
The Incal #[nn] 2020
The Incal #[nn]

Appearances

Métal Hurlant (1975)
Heavy Metal Special Editions (1981)
L'Incal (1981)
John Difool (1982)
The Incal (1988)
Epic Graphic Novel: The Incal (1988)
The Incal: The Epic Journey (2005)
Humanoids Presents The Jodoverse (2016)
The Incal [Free Comic Book Day] (2017)
The Incal: Psychoverse (2022)