The Incal: The Epic Journey - Softcover

Alexandro Jodorowsky

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1401206468 ISBN 13: 9781401206468

Publisher: Humanoids, 2005

Synopsis

THE INCAL: THE EPIC JOURNEY continues the adventure of John DiFool, a low-class detective in a degenerate world who finds his life turned upside down when he discovers an ancient artifact called The Incal. Now, he travels across the cosmos with his pet concrete bird, Deepo, and the universes greatest warrior, the Metabaron, racing against time to keep The Great Darkness from unleashing destruction upon infinite galaxies. In this volume, he has the ultimate cosmic encounter with the entity ORH, who presents DiFool with the wildest opportunity a human has ever been given.

About this title

About the Author:

Alejandro Jodorowsky (also known as Alexandro Jodorowsky) is a Chilean film and theatre director, screenwriter, playwright, actor, comic book writer, author, poet, mime, musician, and spiritual guru. He is best known for his avant-garde, cult films, such as "El Topo," a midnight movie favorite.

Review:

"Whether you believe this or not, this is an important piece of work, historically and artistically, and should be read by all comic fans. "
- BackwardsCompatible.co.uk
"The Incal deserves its place at the top table of comic greatness alongside the best the medium has to offer. 5/5"
- SFX Magazine
"The Incal is entrancing...It crackles with invention: if you like your sci-fi, you’ll love this."
- The Guardian
"The Incal Is The Greatest Comic That You Probably Haven’t Read..."
- Nothing But Comics
"Moebius was a master, a rare talent of nuclear-powered imagination, and with few peers in his craft."
- Kamloops This Week
"It's one of the great comics team-ups..."
- Rolling Stone

About this edition

• Publisher: Humanoids
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1401206468
• ISBN 13: 9781401206468
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160