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.
Zoran Janjetov is among the most prominent comics creators of
former Yugoslavia and has been published worldwide. He is best
known as the illustrator of "Before The Incal," also written by
Alexandro Jodorowsky.
"If you're curious about John's life before the events of 'The Incal, or if you're a fan of Jodorowsky's mad storytelling style, 'Before the Incal' is for you."" - beguilingbooksandart.com
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