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Over the course of a decade, scientists, politicians, and regular folks on both sides of the Iron Curtain grapple with the big questions: How do you convince a dog to volunteer for a one-way trip into orbit? Wouldn\u2019t it be easier to just fake the whole \u201cmoon landing\u201d thing in a movie studio? And how are we supposed to sell commemorative T-shirts and coffee mugs if we don\u2019t get a sweet logo designed ASAP?<\/p>\n<p>Writer Alexandre Fontaine Rousseau (<em>Vampire Cousins<\/em>) and artist Francis Desharnais (<em>Art Wars<\/em>) blast off on a ridiculous, irreverent, and utterly un-factual journey through the twists and turns of the Space Race. Across a series of hilarious episodes, the duo takes aim at the excesses of capitalism, the dark side of communism, and the questionable wisdom of launching billions of dollars into the void. 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It is\u00a0<b>smart without showing off<\/b>,\u00a0<b>political<\/b>\u00a0without becoming a sermon, and\u00a0<b>visually restrained<\/b>\u00a0without ever feeling empty... A\u00a0<b>deadpan dismantling<\/b>\u00a0of propaganda, capitalism, communism, political vanity, technological obsession, and humanity\u2019s eternal need to plant a flag on something before figuring out\u00a0<b>what the hell<\/b>\u00a0we are doing there.\u201d","credit_group":{"content":"Al Mega, Comic Crusaders","link":"https:\/\/comiccrusaders.com\/reviews\/the-conquest-of-the-cosmos-graphic-novel-review\/","is_external_link":false}},{"content":"<span data-sheets-root=\"1\">\u201cI love the <strong>caustic humour<\/strong> of this book... this book is <strong>well worth checking out.<\/strong>\u201d<\/span>","credit_group":{"content":"Stergios Botzakis, Graphic Novel Resources","link":"https:\/\/graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com\/2026\/08\/the-conquest-of-cosmos.html","is_external_link":false}},{"content":"\u201cAs you may have guessed,\u00a0<b>the story is far from faithful to reality<\/b>\u2026 With\u00a0<b>wit and humor<\/b>\u00a0it takes a critical look at the absurdity of this competition, while\u00a0<b>cleverly echoing recent events<\/b>.\u201d","credit_group":{"content":"Marie-Lise Rousseau, Metro","link":"","is_external_link":false}},{"content":"\u201cIt's\u00a0<b>funny<\/b>, it's\u00a0<b>clever<\/b>, and there are some gems that will make you laugh out loud.\u00a0<b>Get your hands on it, without hesitation<\/b>.\u201d","credit_group":{"content":"Fran\u00e7ois Lemay, Le Devoir","link":"","is_external_link":false}},{"content":"\u201cIt's\u00a0<b>irreverent<\/b>, it's\u00a0<b>silly<\/b>, and it's not the least bit educational (Thank God!).\u201d","credit_group":{"content":"St\u00e9phanie Morin, La Presse+","link":"","is_external_link":false}}],"video_gallery":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Conquest of the Cosmos - \u00c9ditions Pow Pow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/editionspowpow.com\/en\/products\/the-conquest-of-the-cosmos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Conquest of the Cosmos - \u00c9ditions Pow Pow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A wild ride into the depths of outer space and the heights of hubris! 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