Daft Punk become heroes of Métal Hurlant. One of the stories is read by unfolding it accordion-style
The duo split up five years ago and are now back on paper: a French comics magazine has devoted an entire book to them. One of the covers was drawn by the people who designed their last album.
Collector's cover of the Métal Hurlant special issue on Daft Punk
On 14 October a special issue of the comics magazine Métal Hurlant devoted entirely to Daft Punk came out in France. The publisher Les Humanoïdes Associés has gathered 26 short stories and six documentary articles under one cover.
Details of the issue were released by the publisher Les Humanoïdes Associés.
It is not a biography of the duo in pictures but a set of fantastical stories inspired by their music and imagery. The publishers sum up the idea in a few words: “It's not a tribute, it's a contamination.” The 272-page book costs 22 euros.
Who drew it
The contributors include Zep, Édouard Cour, Aseyn and Louise Laborie. The main cover was drawn by Anuj Shrestha, while the two collector's covers, available only on pre-order, are by Tradd Moore and by the duo of Cédric Hervet and Warren Fu. Hervet and Fu designed the artwork for the 2013 album Random Access Memories, and Hervet also co-wrote the anime Interstella 5555 with Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo.
A real gem of the issue is Jean Dalin's eight-page fold-out accordion story: you read it by gradually unfolding it.
The English-language edition
On 9 October Humanoids' American branch announced an authorised English-language edition. It brings together more than 30 contributors plus two classic stories by Moebius and Philippe Druillet. Pre-orders will start shipping in mid-January 2027, and the book will reach bookshops in February at $59.99.
And 80 pre-order buyers will get a bonus: artist Florian Breuil will draw them into the audience of the scene “The Concert That Never Was”. On our air, the Daft Punk concert goes on regardless — Something About Us and Voyager are regulars here.
The duo split up in February 2021, and Thomas Bangalter has since explained why artificial intelligence does not interest him.
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