Who Is Arzach? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Arzach is a Les Humanoïdes Associés comic book character, with over 74 comic issue appearances. Arzach is a comic character created by the prominent french comic artist, Moebius. Whether he's human or alien is unknown.

Who is Arzach?

Along with the western hero Blueberry , Arzach is one of the most recognizable characters created by French comic visionary Moebius . He's starred in several short, but very influential comics with little to no dialogue. Whether Arzach is a human or not has never been apparent, as it was always up to the reader to figure that out for him/herself. Arzach is usually seen on the back of a pterodactyl like creature, traversing through surreal landscapes, battling formidable alien monsters, and completing technological tasks. Every story that the character has appeared in, his named has been spelled different ways such as Arzach, Harzakc, and Arzak for unknown reasons, possibly used to signify that they're different reincarnations of the same character. Arzach first appeared in Moebius' magazine, Metal Hurlant , co-founded with a few other french comic artists , where there were no restrictions on the imagination and level of adult content. Metal Hurlant would later be known as Heavy Metal in the U.S.

Key facts

Arzach is of other origin and first appeared in "No. 1". The character is published by Les Humanoïdes Associés. With 74 recorded issue appearances, Arzach ranks among the most featured characters in comics.