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 1976–1980, and later in the American version of the same magazine, Heavy Metal, starting in 1977.
The Jerry Cornelius character was originally invented by Michael Moorcock who at one point gave permission for him to be used by any artist or writer who wished to, a sort of early 'open source' brand distribution. There was later some dispute over the character, and the right of use was revoked.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".
It was published in the UK 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.
