Oct. 19 “The Nikopol Trilogy” by Enki Bilal

     The Nikopol Trilogy was honestly to say very interesting. Although my understanding of it is limited the comic tends to really focus on the concept of humanity and chaos in the midst of finding peace in a dystopian earth.  We see humanity, through the story and images, as a new generation of people who are hopeless, full of despair, and, see all this chaos as normal. Referring back to a quote, said by the god, Horus, he says, “I want to make peace with humans but they are too small-minded...you don’t live long enough to retain or realize the value of what is really important.” Reading that specific phrase really slapped me in the face. We human beings take so many things for granted, and we try our best to ignore the fact that our time is limited and some things are out of our control. Even individuals who are set on a high throne of “worshipped authority” do not seem to have it all together. Even in all the order of chaos this dystopian world represents, everyone seems to be worried knowing they are able to help but are afraid of the outcomes. They decided to completely ignore the option that the community and our community in comparison, are both trying our utmost effort to find peace in the comfort of one another. Bilal brings together these wounded people, who have been cut off from this downfallen world, and tries to provide them with a future worth living. The answer: realizing we have more power than we believe, to change the world, if only we make an effort to understand.