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.
Jean "Moebius" Giraud was a French artist, cartoonist and writer
who worked in the Franco-Belgian bandes dessinees tradition. Giraud
garnered worldwide acclaim predominantly under the pseudonym
Moebius and to a lesser extent under the name Gir, which he used
for the Blueberry series and his paintings. Moebius' most famous
work was The Incal, written by Alejandro Jodorowsky. He also
contributed storyboards and concept designs to numerous science
fiction and fantasy films, such as Alien, Tron, The Fifth
Element and The Abyss.
"It's one of the great comics team-ups." * Rolling Stone
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"The Incal is entrancing...It crackles with invention: if you like
your sci-fi, you'll love this." * The Guardian *
"If there is one phrase you could assign to The Incal as a
summary of it's brilliance "like nothing else" is the most pure and
accurate description I could think of." * Nothing But Comics *
"The Incal isn't a book you just read. It's a science
fiction book you experience. A true classic in every sense of the
world. It's ingenious." * Forces of Geek *
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