The Dormant Beast

In 2000, Humanoids launched The Dormant Beast, a standalone graphic novel from writer and artist Enki Bilal. Set in a dystopian near-future, the story follows a man whose body becomes a vessel for a dormant, alien entity, exploring themes of identity and political collapse. This one-shot marks the beginning of Bilal's ambitious "Monster Tetralogy," a series that would cement his reputation as a master of European sci-fi comics.