Daft Punk‘s robots may have retired, but the science-fiction universe surrounding them is getting another life on the page.Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo are the subjects of an authorized special edition of Métal Hurlant, the influential comics anthology founded in Paris in 1975.
Published by Humanoids, the 272-page collection enlists more than 30 creators to reinterpret the legendary electronic music duo’s imagery and history through short comics, illustrations and essays.The new collection also reconnects members of Daft Punk’s creative circle.
Longtime creative director Cédric Hervet and artist Warren Fu, who collaborated on the visual identity of Random Access Memories, designed a limited-edition cover.Another cover features artwork by Anuj Shrestha.
Rather than presenting a conventional biography, the anthology approaches the Daft Punk’s legacy as a springboard for speculative fiction.Some stories revisit moments from their career while others explore recurring themes of technology, identity and the tortuous relationship between humans and machines.
It’s familiar territory for Daft Punk, whose recordings have long been inseparable from their cinematic ambitions.Their 2003 animated film Interstella 5555, created in collaboration with manga legend Leiji Matsumoto, translated the entirety of Discovery into a science-fiction narrative before 2006’s Electroma film followed two robots attempting to become human.
Humanoids is also offering fans a chance to become part of the story, with a limited number of $249.99 portrait slots that place their likenesses in an imaginary Daft Punk concert scene illustrated by Florian Breuil.The opportunity is available as an add-on when pre-ordering through the publisher.
The anthology is set for release in France on October 14th.English-language editions are expected to ship in January 2027 ahead of a wider bookstore release in February.
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