''The Nikopol Trilogy'' is a series of three

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s written in French by

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, published between 1980 and 1992. The original French titles of the series are ''

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'' (1980), '' La Femme piège'' (1986), and '' Froid Équateur'' (1992), which in 1995 were collected together in a single volume entitled . The individual stories were translated into English and published by

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under the titles ''Gods in Chaos'', ''The Woman Trap'', and ''Cold Equator''. In 1999, the trilogy was also published in English as a single volume, ''The Nikopol Trilogy''. The series is regarded as one of the most original science fiction comics which have revolutionised the conventions of comic art. The central plot of the trilogy, set in 2023 Paris, follows Alcide Nikopol who returns from a 30-year sentence spent orbiting the Earth under

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to find France under fascist rule following two nuclear wars. The books have been adapted into the video game '' Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals'', published by

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, and a movie, entitled ''

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Notes Bibliography * * French graphic novels French comic strips Science fiction comics Comics set in the 2020s 1980 comics debuts 1992 comics endings French comics adapted into films Comics adapted into video games Comics by Enki Bilal Comics set in Paris {{FrancoBelgian-comics-stub