Zona 84 Almanaque #1986
"El viaje más largo" is a quietly surreal journey from writer and artist Paul Kirchner, whose singular vision brings a dreamlike logic to a simple morning ritual on a bus. As a passenger rises from his seat in pajamas, performs a domestic routine, and bids farewell to his wife, the line between reality and imagination blurs in a way that lingers long after the final panel. The striking cover by Richard Corben captures the story’s uncanny mood with his signature blend of the grotesque and the tender.
In a surreal twist of everyday routine, a bus passenger wakes to an alarm, rises in pajamas, and goes through the motions of a morning ritual—brushing, dressing, saying goodbye to his wife—only to be mid-escape when the bus suddenly stops. The quiet absurdity of the moment lingers, as if reality itself has paused to let a dream slip through.
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Reprinted in Alien Encounters #10 (1986), USA magazine #25 (1987), Heavy Metal Magazine #1 (1987)
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