In the graphic novel The Incal, the central hero is the detective John Difool.
The Incal is a French science-fiction comic created by writer Alejandro Jodorowsky and artist Moebius. Its story begins with Difool, a private investigator working in a vast futuristic city, becoming involved with a mysterious artifact called the Incal. The series combines space opera, satire, mysticism, and surreal imagery.
John Difool is deliberately unlike a conventional heroic adventurer. He is initially portrayed as selfish, frightened, and cynical, but extraordinary events gradually force him into a much larger struggle involving empires, cosmic forces, and the fate of the universe. His companion, a concrete seagull named Deepo, is another memorable element of the story.
The series first appeared in the French magazine Métal Hurlant in the 1980s. It is often discussed alongside Moebius’s other major science-fiction work, but The Incal is distinct from his later collaborations and adaptations.