- A satirical fiction combining dark humor, political satire and an offbeat western.
- The story explores corruption, municipal power and administrative absurdity through fiction.
- Sun City characters and videos offer discovery routes into the novel.
- The official book page leads readers toward available print and ebook purchasing options.
A satire by Artagan
Cannibal Western
Volume 1: Gloires et Décadence à la mairie
When corruption becomes a profession, honesty becomes suspicious.
Meet Gravité
Gravité opens the doors to Cannibal Western
Sun City’s HR director introduces the world, tone and satirical spirit of the book.
The disreputable inhabitants of Sun City
The character gallery
Seven characters, seven ways of bending the rules. Click their portraits to discover them on video.
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The reluctant ambitious man
Billy S’étouvu
“I discover the rules… before bending them.”
The son of a gangster who failed his baccalaureate, Billy enters the inner workings of a city hall where absurdity, schemes and easy money govern careers.
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King of the easy deal
Joe S’Étranquille
“Work tires me out.”
Joe prefers shortcuts, effortless money and the good life. His calm is matched only by his taste for dubious schemes.
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Gentleman burglar
S’étouvu’s father
“No safe can resist me.”
A professional gangster and gifted locksmith, he handles safes with remarkably delicate fingers.
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Sun City HR director
Gravité
“I love easy money and my secret files.”
Vicious, dangerous and unpredictable, Gravité recruits, manipulates and always keeps a few useful files.
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General steward
Mr Gabji
“I spend public money without limits.”
Perverse and underhanded, he spends without counting — provided enough remains for him.
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Recruiter without morals
Mr Çapince
“The money always ends up in my pocket.”
Neurotic and methodical, he treats racketeering and extortion as ordinary professional pastimes.
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Unrestrained local power
The mayor of Sun City
“Money, alcohol and special funds: I love them!”
His aim is simple: be happy, remain elected and quietly continue his schemes.
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The origins of Cannibal Western
Humour and drawing as a childhood legacy
Since childhood, I have been deeply inspired by René Goscinny, whose dialogue is remarkable, and by Morris, whose drawings possess an extraordinary sense of the absurd. Their way of drawing humour from a line, a silhouette or a situation nourished my imagination. Cannibal Western extends that passion through a personal, contemporary and satirical world in which words, characters and images reveal the absurdity of power.
A world conceived for an animated series
The gallery of characters, visual situations, dark humour and continuity of the universe provide a natural basis for a satirical animated adaptation. Producers, studios and broadcasters may enquire about rights and licences.
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Editorial information
Author: Artagan
Full original title: Cannibal Western — Volume 1 : Gloires et Décadence à la mairie
Paperback: ISBN 9782387133946
Ebook: ISBN 9782387133953
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