Humanoids has announced the artistic team for the 16-part space opera Metabaron comic series it announced last year (see “ Jodorowsky and Moebius' 'Metabaron'”). The series will feature a rotating cast of artists including Niko Herichon and Esad Ribic.

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The saga will be broken into four 4-issue arcs, each illustrated by a different internationally acclaimed artist. The U.S. release will be composed of 16 individual issues, while the French release will include eight traditional “tomes” (two issues per tome).  The series launches in France this November, and in the U.S. in October 2016.

The saga will be written by Jerry Frissen (The Z Word, Unfabulous Five), based on a story by Alexandro Jodorowsky.  The first arc will be drawn by French artist Valentin Secher, followed by Canadian Niko Henrichon (Pride of Bagdad, Noah) , then Indian illustrator Mukesh Singh (All-New Invaders, Guy Richie’s Gamekeeper, Devi), with the final 4-issue arc drawn by Croatian Esad Ribic (Thor, God of Thunder, Loki, Secret Wars.)

Based on characters created by Alexandro Jodorowsky and Moebius (The Incal), the story picks up after Jodorowsky’s spin-off The Metabarons with the story of No Name, the last of the Metabarons.