Deconstructing the Jodoverse
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Alejandro Jodorowsky (Author) Christophe Quillien (Contributor) Jean Annestay (Contributor) Jean Giraud (Illustrator) Juan Gimenez (Illustrator) Zoran Janjetov (Illustrator) Travis Charest (Illustrator)
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Visionary author, filmmaker, and philosopher Alejandro Jodorowsky (The Incal, Metabarons, Jodorowsky's Dune) has created - along with some of the world's most singular and talented sequential artists - an incredible Sci-Fi universe, full of love, revenge, intrigue, betrayal, and redemption: THE JODOVERSE.
The Jodoverse's two cornerstone series are The Incal and The Metabarons, which together have sold over 5 million copies worldwide. This deluxe box set (two oversized books in one deluxe slipcase box) will be limited at 1500 numbered copies.
Book 1 contains THE reference guide on The Incal, Deconstructing the Incal, which lifts the veil on many of the mysteries and secrets surrounding the seminal science-fiction graphic novel. This encyclopedic reference book is packed with fascinating insights from the creators, Jodorowsky and Moebius, alongside revealing text and rare and unseen preliminary illustrations. The book also contains the original 56 pages drawn by Moebius of the unfinished first version of the sequel story (After The Incal).
Book 2 features the second reference guide to the Jodoverse, Deconstructing the Metabarons, focused on unveiling the secrets of the universe's fiercest warrior clan: the Metabarons. Book 2 also includes Weapons of the Metabaron, the seminal series' spin-off story recounting how the mightiest warrior in the universe built his arsenal of war and featuring A-list comics star Travis Charest's (Wildcats, WildC.A.T.s/X-Men: The Golden Age, and Star Wars comics covers) interpretation of The Metabarons' mythology.
About the Author
Born February 7th, 1929, in Tocopilla, Chile, of a Jewish Ukrainian immigrant family. Jodorowsky was multi-talented from an early age, becoming skilled in puppetry and mime, in addition to writing, by his late teens. He traveled with a pantomime troupe in the 1950s, and within a couple years had made his way to Paris where he collaborated with the world-renowned mime Marcel Marceau. In the 1960s, Jodorowsky ventured further into the world of theater, creating in Mexico, the Panic Movement. This innovative artistic movement allowed him to creatively participate in over a 100 theater productions. The 1970s saw him transition into the world of film where he quickly put a defining stamp on all his cinematic works. He directed several cult films, namely the infamous "El Topo," a Midnight movie favorite. Shortly thereafter, Jodorowsky became attached to direct the adaptation of the famous Frank Herbert sci-fi epic novel "Dune." At the preparation stage of the film, he brilliantly assembled a team of extremely diverse and gifted artists such as HR Giger, Chris Foss, Dan O'Bannon, and Moebius, all of who would later be hired as concept artists on Ridley Scott's "Alien." The development of "Dune" came to a halt due to financial problems, but Jodorowsky, having been exposed to such immense visual talent, propelled himself into writing graphic novels, pairing up with the artist Moebius. This collaboration resulted in what many consider to be one of the most creative European sci-fi graphic novel series of all time, "The Incal," which went on to sell millions of copies worldwide. Since penning "The Incal," Jodorowsky continued writing top selling comic books with a wide variety of Europe's most talented artists, such as "The White Lama" (with Bess), "The Metabarons" (with Gimenez), "The Technopriests" (with Janjetov), and most recently "Bouncer" (with Boucq). Along with nurturing his many other talents, Jodorowsky remains a unique storyteller whose published contributions have secured his status as one of the world's most prolific graphic novel writers.When he was little, Christophe Quillien dreamed of being a superhero. Alas, he quickly realized that life had given him a single super-power: writing. Since then, he has busied himself by writing books on comics. He published Grandes aventurieres et femmes fatales de la bande dessinee (Huginn & Muninn), Mechants, crapules et autres vilains de la bande dessinee (Huginn & Muninn), La Bande dessinee (Gallimard Jeunesse), Le Guide des 100 bandes dessinees incontournables (Librio), La Bande dessinee a Paris (Parigramme). Il a aussi ecrit des articles sur la BD (et d'autres sujets moins serieux) dans la presse: The Good Life, Rolling Stone, Epok, Le Magazine Litteraire, Le Monde, Les Inrockuptibles, Telerama Sortir... He has also written articles about comics (and other less serious topics) in the press: The Good Life, Rolling Stone, Epok, The Literary Magazine, The World, Inrockuptibles, Telerama Sortir ...Jean Annestay is a comics writer, editor, and publisher who has issued volumes by such noted creators as Moebius, Frank Miller, Geof Darrow, Liberatore, and many more. He has also collaborated with various publishing houses such as Futuropolis , Humanoides Associes , Dargaud and Albin Michel. In the early 90s, he adapted Paul-Loup Sulitzer as a comic book for the Dupuis editions at the same time as he co- wrote, with Moebius , Icare, a river manga for Jiro Taniguchi for the Kodansha editions (French edition by Kana in 2006) . After having translated several comics from Italian and English during the 1980s, he translated the Hindu art historian and metaphysician Ananda Coomaraswamy and the Islamologist William Chittick for Dervy editions where he created, in 2008, in collaboration with Abdallah Penot, "Hikma", a collection specializing in Sufism and oriental traditions. In 2009, with Abdallah Penot, he founded and co-directed the Hikma collection specializing in Sufism at Entrelacs editions.Jea
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- Contributor: Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Imprint: Humanoids, Inc
- ISBN13: 9781643377162
- Number of Pages: 376
- Packaged Dimensions: 239x320x66mm
- Packaged Weight: 3470
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Humanoids, Inc
- Release Date: 2021-10-28
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Born February 7th, 1929, in Tocopilla, Chile, of a Jewish Ukrainian immigrant family. Jodorowsky was multi-talented from an early age, becoming skilled in puppetry and mime, in addition to writing, by his late teens. He traveled with a pantomime troupe in the 1950s, and within a couple years had made his way to Paris where he collaborated with the world-renowned mime Marcel Marceau. In the 1960s, Jodorowsky ventured further into the world of theater, creating in Mexico, the Panic Movement. This innovative artistic movement allowed him to creatively participate in over a 100 theater productions. The 1970s saw him transition into the world of film where he quickly put a defining stamp on all his cinematic works. He directed several cult films, namely the infamous "El Topo," a Midnight movie favorite. Shortly thereafter, Jodorowsky became attached to direct the adaptation of the famous Frank Herbert sci-fi epic novel "Dune." At the preparation stage of the film, he brilliantly assembled a team of extremely diverse and gifted artists such as HR Giger, Chris Foss, Dan O'Bannon, and Moebius, all of who would later be hired as concept artists on Ridley Scott's "Alien." The development of "Dune" came to a halt due to financial problems, but Jodorowsky, having been exposed to such immense visual talent, propelled himself into writing graphic novels, pairing up with the artist Moebius. This collaboration resulted in what many consider to be one of the most creative European sci-fi graphic novel series of all time, "The Incal," which went on to sell millions of copies worldwide. Since penning "The Incal," Jodorowsky continued writing top selling comic books with a wide variety of Europe's most talented artists, such as "The White Lama" (with Bess), "The Metabarons" (with Gimenez), "The Technopriests" (with Janjetov), and most recently "Bouncer" (with Boucq). Along with nurturing his many other talents, Jodorowsky remains a unique storyteller whose published contributions have secured his status as one of the world's most prolific graphic novel writers.When he was little, Christophe Quillien dreamed of being a superhero. Alas, he quickly realized that life had given him a single super-power: writing. Since then, he has busied himself by writing books on comics. He published Grandes aventurieres et femmes fatales de la bande dessinee (Huginn & Muninn), Mechants, crapules et autres vilains de la bande dessinee (Huginn & Muninn), La Bande dessinee (Gallimard Jeunesse), Le Guide des 100 bandes dessinees incontournables (Librio), La Bande dessinee a Paris (Parigramme). Il a aussi ecrit des articles sur la BD (et d'autres sujets moins serieux) dans la presse: The Good Life, Rolling Stone, Epok, Le Magazine Litteraire, Le Monde, Les Inrockuptibles, Telerama Sortir... He has also written articles about comics (and other less serious topics) in the press: The Good Life, Rolling Stone, Epok, The Literary Magazine, The World, Inrockuptibles, Telerama Sortir ...Jean Annestay is a comics writer, editor, and publisher who has issued volumes by such noted creators as Moebius, Frank Miller, Geof Darrow, Liberatore, and many more. He has also collaborated with various publishing houses such as Futuropolis , Humanoides Associes , Dargaud and Albin Michel. In the early 90s, he adapted Paul-Loup Sulitzer as a comic book for the Dupuis editions at the same time as he co- wrote, with Moebius , Icare, a river manga for Jiro Taniguchi for the Kodansha editions (French edition by Kana in 2006) . After having translated several comics from Italian and English during the 1980s, he translated the Hindu art historian and metaphysician Ananda Coomaraswamy and the Islamologist William Chittick for Dervy editions where he created, in 2008, in collaboration with Abdallah Penot, "Hikma", a collection specializing in Sufism and oriental traditions. In 2009, with Abdallah Penot, he founded and co-directed the Hikma collection specializing in Sufism at Entrelacs editions.Jea
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