The legendary Captain Nemo, as he awakens from his eternal slumber, finds himself being transported around the world under the sea aboard a freakish hybrid of Octopus and his infamous submarine, the Nautilus, referred to as the Nauti-Octopus. Through the story, the sea captain is transported towards Amiens, the home of his creator, Jules Verne. This is the 40th anniversary of the first book in the critically acclaimed graphic novel series, Les Cites Obscures (The Obscure Cities).