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.
Jerry Frissen (born Thierry Frissen in Belgium) is an American
comic book writer and toy & graphic designer. He is the
Editor-in-Chief of the recently relaunched comics anthology
magazine Metal Hurlant in France, as well as the author of several
best-selling graphic novels, including the anthology comic book
series Lucha Libre (Unfabulous Five, The Tikitis), The Fire of
Theseus, Exo, Simak, and the new cycle of the internationally
acclaimed series The Metabarons, co-written with Alejandro
Jodorowsky and illustrated by Valentin Sécher, Niko Henrichon, and
Pete Woods.
His book The Zombies That Ate The World, illustrated by
Guillermo Del Toro collaborator Guy Davis, was recently adapted by
RKSS of Turbo Kid for the silver screen as We Are
Zombies.
Niko Henrichon is a Canadian comic artist most known for “Pride of
Baghdad” (Vertigo) and “Noah” (Image), the former earning him an
Eisner nomination for Best Penciller/Inker. He has also worked on
“Fables”, “New X-Men”, “Sandman” and “Spiderman” in addition to his
covers of “Fantasic Four” and “X-Men”.
"...it tosses Greek mythology, Frank Herbert’s Dune, and a bit of the old ultraviolence into a blender and presses frappé. ...stunningly illustrated and utterly bananas." - Publishers Weekly "This strong science fiction story will not only appeal to readers familiar with the Metabaron catalog and the strong output of Humanoids in the field, but should also be on the radar for audiences weaned on Image Comics' recent presence in the genre over the past few years with titles such as Saga, Prophet, and much more." - icv2
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