Airtight Garage
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The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius
(Le Garage Hermétique de Jerry Cornelius) is a lengthy comic strip
work by the artist and writer Moebius (real name Jean Giraud
). It first appeared in discrete two-to-four page episodes, in the French
magazine Metal Hurlant
between 1976 and 1980, and later in the American version of the same magazine, Heavy Metal
, starting in 1977.
who at one point gave permission for him to be used by any artist or writer who wished to. There was later some dispute over the character, and the right of use was revoked. When Marvel Comics
reprinted the series, the name Jerry Cornelius was changed to "Lewis Carnelian".
as a graphic novel by Titan Books in 1989, in advance of a Sony
animated version that was never made. It was also republished in a four episode run in 1992.
The Airtight Garage was followed by L'Homme du Ciguri (The Man From Ciguri) in 1995. Some of the characters from these stories also show up in the 1974 comic Le Bandard Fou (The Horny Goof), which can be considered a prequel
to The Airtight Garage.
in San Francisco, featuring all original games. The name and architectural styling is no coincidence, and Moebius
souvenirs could be purchased there. The arcade was then renamed Portal One, and the original games were phased out in favor of more familiar ones (although the decor was still Moebius-inspired), and was closed permanently on May 13, 2007. It reopened briefly under the name Tilt with the same decor, but otherwise a traditional arcade. Tilt is now closed, and the future of the space is uncertain.
Jerry Cornelius
Jerry Cornelius is a fictional secret agent and adventurer created by science fiction / fantasy author Michael Moorcock. Cornelius is a hipster of ambiguous and occasionally polymorphous sexuality. Many of the same characters feature in each of several Cornelius books, though the individual books...
(Le Garage Hermétique de Jerry Cornelius) is a lengthy comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
work by the artist and writer Moebius (real name Jean Giraud
Jean Giraud
Jean Henri Gaston Giraud is a French comics artist. Giraud has earned worldwide fame, not only under his own name but also under the pseudonym Moebius, and to a lesser extent Gir, the latter appearing mostly in the form of a boxed signature at the bottom of the artist's paintings, for instance the...
). It first appeared in discrete two-to-four page episodes, in the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
magazine Metal Hurlant
Métal Hurlant
Métal Hurlant is a French comics anthology of science fiction and horror comics stories, created in December 1974 by comics artists Jean Giraud and Philippe Druillet together with journalist-writer Jean-Pierre Dionnet and financial director Bernard Farkas.The four were collectively known as "Les...
between 1976 and 1980, and later in the American version of the same magazine, Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal (magazine)
Heavy Metal is an American science fiction and fantasy comics magazine, known primarily for its blend of dark fantasy/science fiction and erotica. In the mid-1970s, while publisher Leonard Mogel was in Paris to jump-start the French edition of National Lampoon, he discovered the French...
, starting in 1977.
Trademark dispute
The Jerry Cornelius character was originally invented by Michael MoorcockMichael Moorcock
Michael John Moorcock is an English writer, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published a number of literary novels....
who at one point gave permission for him to be used by any artist or writer who wished to. There was later some dispute over the character, and the right of use was revoked. When Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
reprinted the series, the name Jerry Cornelius was changed to "Lewis Carnelian".
Publication history
It was published in the UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
as a graphic novel by Titan Books in 1989, in advance of a Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
animated version that was never made. It was also republished in a four episode run in 1992.
The Airtight Garage was followed by L'Homme du Ciguri (The Man From Ciguri) in 1995. Some of the characters from these stories also show up in the 1974 comic Le Bandard Fou (The Horny Goof), which can be considered a prequel
Prequel
A prequel is a work that supplements a previously completed one, and has an earlier time setting.The widely recognized term was a 20th-century neologism, and a portmanteau from pre- and sequel...
to The Airtight Garage.
Real life
The Airtight Garage was also the name of a bar and videogame parlor in the MetreonMetreon
The Metreon is a shopping center located in downtown San Francisco at the corner of 4th Street and Mission Street. It is a four-story 350,000 square foot building built over the corner of the underground Moscone Center convention center...
in San Francisco, featuring all original games. The name and architectural styling is no coincidence, and Moebius
Jean Giraud
Jean Henri Gaston Giraud is a French comics artist. Giraud has earned worldwide fame, not only under his own name but also under the pseudonym Moebius, and to a lesser extent Gir, the latter appearing mostly in the form of a boxed signature at the bottom of the artist's paintings, for instance the...
souvenirs could be purchased there. The arcade was then renamed Portal One, and the original games were phased out in favor of more familiar ones (although the decor was still Moebius-inspired), and was closed permanently on May 13, 2007. It reopened briefly under the name Tilt with the same decor, but otherwise a traditional arcade. Tilt is now closed, and the future of the space is uncertain.