Read pages from Michel Gondry's upcoming comic book

We kind of thought the next work from prolific music video and film auteur Michel Gondry would be his contribution to the upcoming triptych Tôkyô!, but it looks like he's going to surprise us once again. New York magazine's Vulture blog posted a lengthy excerpt of Gondry's upcoming comic book We Lost the War But Not the Battle that is just as trippy as might be imagined.

The comic tells the story of four friends enlisted to defend France from "beautiful muscular and sexy communist girls."

Just like Gondry's films, though, its surreal nature is underscored by how good it is, even in a small burst. In fact, it looks startlingly like a work of classic 1970s-era independent comics.  The book is already available from Picture Box, so there is no reason to delay if the comic catches your fancy.

Related links:
Review: The Science of Sleep
Review: Be Kind, Rewind
News: Michel Gondry launching a website

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