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The Weapon, by Pepe Moreno (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world to c/comicbooks@lemmy.world

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This is a short story from the February 1982 issue of Epic Illustrated.

The story begins with the British and Germans in the trenches of WW1

The main character is shot and in his daze gets separated from everyone else in no man's land.

Eventually he finds himself in a fantastical world.

Eventually he meets a German soldier, and they share a meal before he passes out again, and wakes up back in the trenches.

There's a final few panels where the apparent hallucinations are given some context as German officers decide not to use the "experimental" new gas anymore after reports one of their own men was affected and reported having a friendly meeting with a British soldier.

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[–] THB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So great! Digging the Moebius influence. Thanks for posting this

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Precisely what hooked me into reading it back when. I'll read anything remotely Moebius adjacent. 🫀

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

A classic! You must have incredible taste. Thank you for sharing 🤩🤘🏼

[–] Jayjader@jlai.lu 2 points 1 month ago

I like how it can be taken as a 60's-hippie style "make love and drugs, not war" message if you squint just a bit.