Carapaces

Carapaces (shells) is the first volume of Les Terres Creuses (Hollow Earths|the Hollow Earths]]).

Under the name of Les Terres Creuses Luc and François Schuiten explored a three-volume fantasy world of the Hollow Earths. In turns dreamlike, poetic or frightening - and often more radical otherness than the Obscure Cities. Glowing imagination and often grandiose, a reference to the comic science fiction.

Story

In these five stories many amazing worlds to discover, with the thread of the mysterious odyssey Fanelli, these fabulous winged creatures only things in the universe, to occur from one world to another. The short stories of Luc and François Schuiten gathered in Carapaces were originally published at the turn of the 70s and 80s in Heavy Metal magazine (Métal Hurlant). The first story appeared in Métal Hurlant in 1977.

Schuiten and Renard at one of the exhibitions of Carapaces

Gallery

Some examples of the Carapaces stories.

And some more artwork from the album.

Editions / translations

Year	Title	Language	Publisher	Pages	HC/SC	ISBN	Remarks
1980	Carapaces	French	Les Humanoïdes Associés	64	hc	n/a	Pied jaloux
1982	Carapaces	Dutch	Arboris	64	hc	9034320146	Luxereeks nr. 2
1984	Carapaces	French	Les Humanoïdes Associés	64	sc	2731603097	Jackpot nr. 4
1988	Carapaces	Dutch	Arboris	64	hc	9034320146	Luxereeks nr. 2
1989	Carapaces	French	Les Humanoïdes Associés	64	hc	2731607491
2001	Carapaces	English	Humanoids Publishing	64	hc	9781930652217
2002	Carapaces	French	Les Humanoïdes Associés	64	hc	2731612894
2010	Carapaces	French	Casterman	72	hc	n/a	Revised version including the The pioneer - Filinor von Katseff story.
2010	Carapaces	Dutch	Casterman	72	hc	9789030363736	Revised version including the The pioneer - Filinor von Katseff story.

Sketches

Some of the sketches for the Carapaces album.

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Video

Studio Alda made a video inspired on the story of Carapaces.

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