Incal, The: by Alexandro Jodorowsky - Moebius

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Bird People: The Bergs. It's later revealed that they're all duplicates of their father. The next wave of Berg's look like Difool. Russell: As I was writing the Psychoverse and the Psycho-nuns particularly, I kept telling myself, 'This is like something George R. R. Martin would write,' although maybe not as good as George R. R. Martin would do it. Rothschild, D. Aviva (1995), Graphic Novels: A Bibliographic Guide to Book-length Comics, Libraries Unlimited, ISBN 978-1-56308-086-9

Mark Russell: Well, it's daunting because it's something that I personally have a tremendous amount of respect for, and I know there's nothing people would less rather read than somebody trying to walk on eggshells around a story or around a property.Paquette: Same for me. People are either freaking out or not reacting. [To the latter] I could say any random five words. Russell: I built the story around so much of what was already in The Incal. It's not just the story of John Difool and Deepo, there's also the Metabaron storyline and the Emperoress is in there and Salune. It already includes so much of the Incal universe that it gave me freedom to include things that maybe weren't in the original Incal-verse, and that's where the Psychoverse usually comes into play. There's a lot from the Psychoverse that just adds another layer onto the reality of the Incal universe. We follow protagonist John DiFool around on lots of adventures, there’s violence and sex and more violence – did I mention it was really weird? If you ask me a year from now about this graphic novel, I will remember that, it was very weird. Used Future: On of the earlier examples of this. Used to contrast the gritty conditions of the lower classes and the ancient coldness of the Technos with the aristocratic upper classes and the vibrant new age aesthetics of everything related to the Incal itself. Especially noticeable in Final Incal due to Ladrönn's more realistic style.

Russell: I see that as the editor's job, to make sure I don't stray too far from the path because left on my own, I will be all over the place. But I wanted to do something that was more true to the spirit of The Incal than to the letter of the canon. I do feel like what kept me from going too far afield from the original story was the fact that [Psychoverse] does actually merge into the original Incal at some point. It was originally released as Une aventure de John Difool (A John DiFool adventure) in the science fiction and horror french magazine Métal hurlant and published by Les Humanoïdes Associés, between 1981 and 1988. It was written by Alejandro Jodorowsky and illustrated by Moebius (Jean Giraud). The 1st issue was colored by Yves Chaland, the 2nd, 3rd & 4th by his wife, Isabelle Beaumenay-Joannet, and the 5th & 6th by Zoran Janjetov. The center of the concept is Difool's fantastic spiritual journey (or initiation [12]) on a cosmic scale, which he is reluctant to accept; he constantly wishes to return to his own ignorant reality of simple hedonistic pleasures. It is an allegory for the sins repeating, the futility of complacency and the necessity for individual transformation. [3] As the story progresses he keeps changing, becoming more heroic, even physically more handsome. [10] [18] [19] The original six installments begin and end by DiFool falling from the bridge; he descends, ascends and later re-descends in "closed" circularity. [20] [12] The publishers sued Luc Besson, director of The Fifth Element (1997), claiming that the film borrowed graphic and story elements from The Incal, but lost their case. [2] [26] [35] In an interview given to Chilean newspaper The Clinic, Jodorowsky claimed that neither he nor Moebius actually sued Besson, but instead that the lawsuit was filed by the editor of the comic series. He further claimed that the case was lost because Moebius "betrayed them" by working directly with Besson on the production of the film. [36] In a 2002 interview with the Danish comic book magazine Strip!, Jodorowsky considered it an honour that somebody stole his ideas. [2] Adaptations [ edit ]Filmmaker/writer Jodorowsky and French artist Mœbius unveiled the Humanoids title at the end of the 1970s, seeing it go on to become the highest-selling sci-fi graphic novel in history. It serves as the foundation of the “Jodoverse,” which encompasses bestselling comic book series including The Metabarons and Megalex, and may be further explored by the company via additional films at a later date.

Waititi will also co-write the script for the project, marking Humanoids’ first foray into film, with his frequent collaborator Jemaine Clement ( What We Do in the Shadows, Flight of the Conchords) and Peter Warren ( Ghost Team, The History of Us).

to Jodorowsky, Tocopilla (the Chilean village where he grew up), also has a deeper significance. “Toco” means “double square”, which Jodorowsky ties to the proportion of the cards of the Tarot de Marseille (two contraction of condominium and apartment) was invented by him, although The Incal also has its own share of original vocabulary, such as “kublars” and