A review by iliapop
Monster by Enki Bilal

4.0

A hypnotic, semi-impressionistic depiction of a cyberpunk future. The plot is convoluted but never obtuse, and it's shot through with a sense of absurd humour. The finale has the ring of deus ex machina about it, but I'm minded to forgive as it also contains Bilal's more explicit commentary on the nature of art, his reflections on his Serbian background and what looks like an endorsement of humanist progressive values in the face of religions and nationalisms that seek to divide the world. Probably the best thing he has done.