Atomic Empire, Hardcover

Tomorrow... is just 121,000 years away An astonishing and captivating original graphic novel inspired by a real psychological case, Atomic Empire is both a psychiatric enigma and a space opera immersed in the fluid and aerodynamic imagery of 1950s sci-fi.

1953: The world has entered the age of the Atom, but one man wonders what it means for civilization. His name is Paul--a government research specialist who, since childhood, has been in telepathic contact with a hero from the distant future. But when a mysterious consultant begins to take an interest in him, "the man who communicates with the future" will commit an unforgivable sin and break an oath to his friend Zarth Arn, hero of the Galactic Empire.

Thierry Smolderen is a Belgian writer who began his career in comics in the 1980s. He works include Gipsy, with Enrico Marini; Ghost Money, with Dominique Bertail; and Diabolical Summer with Alexandre Clérisse.

Alexandre Clérisse is a French artist who in 2003 joined the EESI School of Visual Arts in Angoulčme, where he began working on the comic strip Le Mouchoir. His work includes the books The Farce of Master Pathelin, The Forbidden Fruit, and Jazz Club, as well as Diabolical Summer, also with Thierry Smolderen.