Jodorowsky and MΕbiusβs internationally bestselling Sci-Fi saga THE INCAL comes to its phenomenal finale!
Jodorowsky and MΕbiusβs internationally bestselling Sci-Fi saga THE INCAL comes to its phenomenal finale!
Lowly class βRβ detective John Difool and his faithful companion, Deepo, are unwillingly hurled into yet another universe-saving mission, as their world is faced with the threat of an all-devouring metallic virus. Visionary storyteller Jodorowsky returns to the epic mythology he created with the late MΕbius in the early 80s. For the conclusion of the legendary spiritual space adventure series, he partners with Eisner-winning artist LadrΓΆnn.
“"...this is one of those works that simply cannot be appropriately distilled into a review. It's far too grand and something that quite literally needs to be seen and held in order to be appreciated as it was intended. " - All-Comic.com"There is, then, in 'Final Incal,' no hint of a dulling of the edge, nor any softening of Jodorowsky's aesthetic. The maestro still delights in shocking his audience; he still loves mutations and deformity, but he is also willing to be utterly brazen in delivering an alarmingly nave message (only true love can save us from turning into unfeeling metallic beings, man) just as he was completely unembarrassed about introducing us to a giant golden god-baby at the end of the original 'Incal'. " - tcj.com"Ladrnn's artwork is nothing short of awe-inspiring. No detail is spared... I can think of no artist I would have rather have rendered it - including Moebius himself by the time this book was made." - FloridaGeekScene.com"'Final Incal' is Jodorowsky at his mad, imaginative best, and fans of 'The Incal' are sure to enjoy plunging headfirst back into the world of John DiFool." - Digitalspy.co.uk”
"...this is one of those works that simply cannot be appropriately distilled into a review. It's far too grand and something that quite literally needs to be seen and held in order to be appreciated as it was intended. " - All-Comic.com "There is, then, in 'Final Incal, ' no hint of a dulling of the edge, nor any softening of Jodorowsky's aesthetic. The maestro still delights in shocking his audience; he still loves mutations and deformity, but he is also willing to be utterly brazen in delivering an alarmingly naΓ―ve message (only true love can save us from turning into unfeeling metallic beings, man) just as he was completely unembarrassed about introducing us to a giant golden god-baby at the end of the original 'Incal'. " - tcj.com "LadrΓΆnn's artwork is nothing short of awe-inspiring. No detail is spared... I can think of no artist I would have rather have rendered it - including Moebius himself by the time this book was made." - FloridaGeekScene.com "'Final Incal' is Jodorowsky at his mad, imaginative best, and fans of 'The Incal' are sure to enjoy plunging headfirst back into the world of John DiFool." - Digitalspy.co.uk
Alejandro Jodorowsky PrullanskyΒ (Spanish:Β [xoΓ°o'?ofski]; born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean and FrenchΒ avant-garde filmmaker. Best known for his filmsΒ El TopoΒ (1970),Β The Holy MountainΒ (1973) andΒ Santa SangreΒ (1989), Jodorowsky has been "venerated byΒ cult cinemaΒ enthusiasts" for his work which "is filled with violentlyΒ surrealΒ images and a hybrid blend ofΒ mysticismΒ and religious provocation".[1]
Born toΒ Jewish-UkrainianΒ parents in Chile, Jodorowsky experienced an unhappy and alienated childhood, and so immersed himself in reading and writing poetry. Dropping out of college, he became involved in theater and in particularΒ mime, working as a clown before founding his own theater troupe, theΒ Teatro Mimico, in 1947. Moving to Paris in the early 1950s, Jodorowsky studied traditional mime underΒ Γtienne Decroux, and put his miming skills to use in the silent filmΒ Les tΓͺtes intervertiesΒ (1957), directed with Saul Gilbert and Ruth Michelly. From 1960 onwards he divided his time between Mexico City and Paris, where he co-foundedΒ Panic Movement, a surrealistΒ performance artΒ collective that staged violent and shocking theatrical events. In 1966 he created his first comic strip,Β Anibal 5, and in 1967 he directed his first feature film, the surrealistΒ Fando y Lis, which caused a huge scandal in Mexico, eventually being banned.
His next film, theΒ acid westernΒ El TopoΒ (1970), became a hit on theΒ midnight movieΒ circuit in the United States, considered the first-ever midnight cult film, and garnered high praise fromΒ John Lennon, who convinced formerΒ BeatlesΒ managerΒ Allen KleinΒ to provide Jodorowsky with $1Β million to finance his next film. The result wasΒ The Holy MountainΒ (1973), a surrealist exploration ofΒ western esotericism. Disagreements with Klein, however, led to bothΒ The Holy MountainΒ andΒ El TopoΒ failing to gain widespread distribution, although both became classics on the underground film circuit.[1]Β AfterΒ a cancelled attemptΒ at filmingΒ Frank Herbert's 1965 science fiction novelΒ Dune, Jodorowsky produced five more films: the family filmΒ TuskΒ (1980); the surrealist horrorΒ Santa SangreΒ (1989); the failed blockbusterΒ The Rainbow ThiefΒ (1990); and the first two films in a planned five-film autobiographical seriesΒ The Dance of RealityΒ (2013) andΒ Endless PoetryΒ (2016).
Jodorowsky is also aΒ comic book writer, most notably penning the science fiction seriesΒ The IncalΒ throughout the 1980s, which has been described as having a claim to be "the best comic book" ever written.[2]Β Other comic books he has written includeΒ The TechnopriestsΒ andΒ Metabarons. Jodorowsky has also extensively written and lectured about his own spiritual system, which he calls "psychomagic" and "psychoshamanism", which borrows fromΒ alchemy, theΒ tarot,Β Zen BuddhismΒ andΒ shamanism.[3]Β His son CristΓ³bal has followed his teachings on psychoshamanism; this work is captured in the feature documentaryΒ Quantum Men, directed by Carlos Serrano Azcona.[4]
Ladronn grew up drawing and inking in Mexico while idolizing artists such as MΕbius. Ladronn has drawn for Marvel, DC, and several independent publishing houses. He won an Eisner Award for his work on Hip Flask back in 2006. He is currently working on Son of El Topo with frequent collaborator, Alexandro Jodorowsky.
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