Bio:
Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky(born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French filmmaker, playwright, actor, author, comics writer and spiritual guru. Best known for his avant-garde films, he has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts" for his work which "is filled with violently surreal images and a hybrid blend of mysticism and religious provocation."
Born to Jewish Ukrainian parents in Chile, Jodorowsky experienced an unhappy and alienated childhood, and so immersed himself in reading and writing poetry. Dropping out of college, he became involved in theater and in particular mime, working as a clown before founding his own theater troupe, the Teatro Mimico, in 1947. Moving to Paris in the early 1950s, Jodorowsky studied mime under Etienne Decroux before turning to cinema, directing the short film Les têtes interverties in 1957. From 1960 he divided his time between Paris and Mexico City, in the former becoming a founding member of the anarchistic avant-garde Panic Movement of performance artists. In 1966 he created his first comic strip, Anibal 5, whilst in 1967 he directed his first feature film, the surrealist Fando y Lis, which caused a huge scandal in Mexico, eventually being banned.
His next film, the acid western El Topo (1970), became a hit on the midnight movie circuit in the United States, considered as the first-ever midnight cult film, leading rock star John Lennon to provide Jodorowsky with $1 million to finance his next film. The result was The Holy Mountain (1973), a surrealist exploration of western esotericism. Disagreements with the film's distributor Allen Klein however led to both The Holy Mountain and El Topo failing to gain widespread distribution, although both became classics on the underground film circuit.
After a botched attempt at filming Frank Herbert's novel Dune, Jodorowsky produced three more films, the family film Tusk (1980), the surrealist horror Santa Sangre (1989) and the failed blockbuster The Rainbow Thief (1990). Since then, his attempts at producing further films have not come to fruition. Meanwhile, he has simultaneously written a series of science fiction comic books, most notably The Incal (1981– 1989), which has been described as having a claim to be "the best comic book" ever written,[7] but also Technopriests and Metabarons. Accompanying this, he has also written books and regularly lectures on his own spiritual system, which he calls "psychomagic" and "psychoshamanism" and which borrows from his interests in alchemy, the tarot, Zen Buddhism and shamanism.[8] Alejandro is the father of musician Adan Jodorowsky or Adanowsky.
Date of Birth: 17 February 1929
Birthplace: Tocopilla, Chile
Website: http://www.clubcultura.com/clubliteratura/clubescritores/jodorowsky/index.htm Favorite Creators:
Alejandro Jodorowsky is a favorite creator of 25 usersNotes:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Jodorowsky
A1 (1989)
After the Incal (2014)
Alandor (1984)
#1 - 'Le Dieu jaloux'
#2 - 'L'ange carnivore'
Alef-Thau (1986)
#1 - 'Diamantha !'
#4 - 'Planet der Illusionen'
#5 - 'Der Meisterzirkel'
Alef-Thau (2003)
OGN HC vol. 01 - 'Intégrale 1 : L'enfant tronc ; Le prince manchot ; Le roi borgne ; Le seigneur des illusions '
OGN HC vol. 02 - 'Intégrale 2 : L'Empereur boiteux ; L'Homme sans réalité ; La Porte de la vérité ; Le Triomphe du rêveur '
Alejandro Jodorowsky's Screaming Planet (2011)
Angel Claw (1996)
Angel Claws (2013)
Anibal Cinq (1990)
#1 - 'Dix femmes avant de mourir'
#2 - 'Chair d'Orchidée pour le Cyborg'
Anibal Cinq: The Last Ten Women I've Known (1997)
Before the Incal (2012)
The Black Incal (2013)
BoDoï (1997)
Borgia (2004)
#1 - 'Du sang pour le pape'
#2 - 'Le pouvoir et l'inceste'
#3 - 'Les Flammes du Bûcher'
#4 - 'Tout est vanité'
Borgia (2005)
#1 - 'Borgia: Blood for the Pope'
#2 - 'Borgia: Power and Incest'
#3 - 'Borgia: Flames From Hell'
Borgia (2006)
#1 - 'Blut für den Papst'
#2 - 'Macht und Inzest'
#3 - 'Ketzer und Könige'
#4 - 'Alles ist eitel'
Borgia (Polish reprint) (2006)
#1 - 'Krew dla papie¿a'
#2 - 'W³adza i grzech'
#3 - 'P³omienie stosu'
Bórgia [BRA] (2005)
#1 - 'Sangue para o Papa'
#2 - 'O Poder e o Incesto'
#3 - 'As Chamas da Fogueira'
#4 - 'Tudo é Vaidade'
The Borgias (2014)
Bouncer (2001)
#1 - 'Un diamant pour l'au-delà'
#2 - 'La pitié des bourreaux'
#3 - 'La justice des serpents'
#4 - 'La Vengeance du manchot'
#5 - 'La Proie des Louves'
#6 - 'La veuve noire'
#7 - 'Cœur double'
#8 - 'To Hell'
#9 - 'And Back'
Bouncer (2002)
Bouncer (2004)
Bouncer (2015)
Bouncer [GER] (2002)
#6 - 'Die Schwarze Witwe'
#7 - 'Doppelherz'
#8 - 'To Hell'
Cara de Luna (1992)
#1 - 'El domador de olas / La catedral Invisible'
#2 - 'La piedra de la Cima'
#3 - 'La Mujer Celestial'
#4 - 'El Huevo del Alma'
Castaka (2008)
#1 - 'Dayal • Der erste Vorfahre'
Colección Humanoides (1981)
#11 - 'El Incal negro'
#12 - 'El Incal luz'
#16 - 'Las aventuras de Alef-Thau'
#19 - 'Lo que esta abajo'
#21 - 'Las aventuras de Alef-Thau: El principe manco'
#22 - 'Las aventuras de Alef-Thau: Lo que esta arriba'
#25 - 'Las aventuras de Alef-Thau: El rey tuerto'
#27 - 'El dios celoso'
#28 - 'La quinta esencia'
#29 - 'La quinta esencia: Planeta Difool'
#30 - 'Las aventuras de Alef-Thau: El señor de las ilusiones'
#31 - 'Antes del Incal (I): La juventud de John Difool'
#32 - 'Las aventuras de Alef-Thau: El emperador cojo'
Colección Manara Color (1992)
#22 - 'Los Borgia 1: Sangre para el Papa'
#23 - 'Los Borgia 2: El Poder y el Incesto'
#24 - 'Los Borgia 3: El Veneno y la Hoguera'
#25 - 'Los Borgia 4: Todo es Vanidad'
Colección Pandora (1986)
#61 - 'La casta de los metabarones: 3-Agnar el bisabuelo'
#69 - 'La casta de los metabarones: 4-Oda la bisabuelo'
#76 - 'La casta de los metabarones: 1-Othon el tatarabuelo'
#77 - 'La casta de los metabarones: 2-Honorata la tatarabuelo'
Comix Kiss Comix (1991)
Dark Horse Presents (1986)
De Verschrikkelijke Paus (2010)
Der Incal (2011)
Der letzte Incal (2011)
#1 - 'Die vier John Difool'
#2 - 'Louz de Garra'
#3 - 'Gorgo-le-Sale'
Der schreckliche Papst (2010)
#1 - 'Giuliano della Rovere'
#2 - 'Julius II.'
#3 - 'Gefährliche Tugend'
Die Kaste der Meta-Barone (2008)
#1 - 'Othon & Honorata'
#2 - 'Aghnar & Oda'
#3 - 'Eisenhaupt & Dona Vicenta'
#4 - 'Aghora & Namenlos'
Die Söhne von El Topo (2017)
Die Techno-Väter (1999)
HC - 'Die Techno-Väter Gesamtausgabe'
#2 - 'Die Sträflingsschule von Nohope'
#2 (2nd Printing) - 'Die Sträflingsschule von Nohope'
#3 - 'Planeta Games'
Die Waffen des Meta-Barons (2009)
Diosamante (1992)
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#2 - 'La parabole du fils perdu'
El corazón coronado (1992)
#1 - ' La loca del Sacré'
Epic Graphic Novel: Moebius (1987)
TPB vol. ½ - 'The Early Moebius & Other Humorous Stories'
Epic Graphic Novel: The Incal (1988)
The Eyes of the Cat (2011)
The Fifth Essence (2013)
DLX HC - 'The Fifth Essence Pt. 1: The Dreaming Galaxy'
DLX HC - 'The Fifth Essence Pt. 2: Planet Difool'
Final Incal (2014)
HCHC - 'Classic Edition: Oversized Deluxe'
Griffes d'Ange (1994)
Heavy Metal (1977)
Humanoids presents the Jodoverse (2016)
Humanoids/DC Comics Preview (2004)
Incal - przed Incalem (2003)
5-6 - 'Uisky, SPV i homeodziwki. Aleja samobójców.'
#1 - 'Po¿egnanie z ojcem'
#2 - 'Prywatny detektyw klasy "R"'
#3 - 'Croot!'
#4 - 'Anarchopsychotycy'
Incal (Après l') (2000)
Incal (Avant l') (1988)
#1 - 'Avant l'Incal'
#2 - 'Détective privé de classe 'R''
#3 - 'Croot'
#4 - 'Anarcopsychotiques'
#5 - 'Ouisky, SPV et homéoputes'
#6 - 'Suicide allée'
Incal (Polish edition) (2006)
Incal [BRA] (1981)
#1 - 'Volume Um'
#2 - 'Volume Dois'
#3 - 'Volume Três'
The Incal (2001)
The Incal (2005)
The Incal (2010)
The Incal (2011)
The Incal (2017)
nn - 'Free Comic Book Day 2017'
Inkalen (2009)
John Difool (1982)
#1 - 'Den sorte inkal'
#2 - 'Den lysende inkal'
#3 - 'Nedenunder'
#4 - 'Ovenover'
#5 - 'Den femte substans - 1. del'
#6 - 'Den femte substans - 2. del'
John Difool (1983)
John Difool (1996)
#1 - 'Der schwarze Incal'
#2 - 'Der Incal des Lichts'
Juan Solo (1995)
#1 - 'Fils de Flingue'
#2 - 'Les Chiens du pouvoir'
#3 - 'La Chair et la gale'
#4 - 'Saint Salaud'
Juan Solo (2008)
Kasta Metabaronów (2002)
#3 - 'Pradziad Aghnar'
#4 - 'Prababka Oda'
#5 - 'Dziadek Stalog³owy'
#6 - 'Babka Dona Vicenta Gabriela de Rokha'
#7 - 'Ojco-matka Aghora'
#8 - 'Bezimienny, ostatni Metabaron'
L'Incal (1981)
#1 - 'L'Incal Noir'
#2 - 'L'Incal lumière'
#3 - 'Ce qui est en bas'
#4 - 'Ce qui est en haut'
#5 - '5ème essence : galaxie qui songe'
#6 - '5ème essence : La planète Difool'
La Caste des Méta-Barons (1992)
OGN - 'La Maison des Ancêtres'
#1 - 'Othon le trisaïeul'
#2 - 'Honorata la trisaïeule'
#3 - 'Aghnar le bisaïeul'
#4 - 'Oda la bisaïeule'
#5 - 'Tête-d'Acier l'aïeul'
#6 - 'Doña Vicenta Gabriela de Rokha l'Aïeule'
#7 - 'Aghora, le père-mère'
#8 - 'Sans-Nom le dernier Méta-Baron'
La vérité est au fond des rêves (1993)
Le Cœur Couronné (1992)
#1 - 'La folle du Sacré-Cœur'
#2 - 'Le piège de l'irrationnel'
#3 - 'Le fou de la Sorbonne'
Le Lama Blanc (1988)
#1 - 'Le Lama Blanc'
#2 - 'La seconde vue'
#3 - 'Les 3 oreilles'
#4 - 'La quatrième voix'
#5 - 'Main fermée, main ouverte'
#6 - 'Triangle d'eau, triangle de feu'
Le Pape Terrible (2009)
Le trésor de l'ombre (2011)
Les Armes du Méta-Baron (2008)
OGN HC - 'Les Armes du Méta-Baron'
Les Technopères (1998)
#1 - 'La pré-école Techno'
#2 - 'L'école pénitentiaire de Nohope'
#3 - 'Planeta Games'
#4 - 'Halkattraz, l'étoile des bourreaux'
#5 - 'La secte des Techno-évêques'
#6 - 'Les secrets du Techno-Vatican'
#7 - 'Le Jeu parfait'
#8 - 'La Galaxie promise'
Les Yeux du chat (1978)
The Luminous Incal (2013)
Lust & Glaube (1993)
#1 - 'Die Irre von Sacré-Coeur'
Madwoman of the Sacred Heart (2010)
HC - 'Madwoman of the Sacred Heart'
HC (2nd Edition) - 'Madwoman of the Sacred Heart'
TPB - 'Madwoman of the Sacred Heart'
Månemanden - bølgernes behersker (1994)
#1 - 'Den usynlige katedral'
#2 - 'Troens slutsten'
Megalex (1999)
#1 - 'Die Anomalie'
#2 - 'Der missgestaltene Engel'
#3 - 'Kavatans Herz'
Megalex (2005)
Megalex (2014)
HC - 'Megalex'
#1 - 'The Anomaly'
#2 - 'The Humpbacked Angel'
#3 - 'The Heart of Kavatah'
Meta-Baron [GER] (2016)
#1 - 'Wilhelm 100, der Techno-Admiral'
#2 - 'Khonrad, der Anti-Baron'
The Metabaron (2016)
HC vol. 01 - 'Book 1: The Techno-Admiral & the Anti-Baron'
HC vol. 02 - 'Book 2: The Techno-Cardinal & The Transhuman'
Metabarons Genesis: Castaka (2014)
HCHC - 'Oversized Deluxe Edition'
#1 - 'Book 1: The First Ancestor'
#2 - 'Book 2: The Rival Twins'
The Metabarons (2000)
TPB - 'Alpha/Omega'
TPB vol. 01 - 'Path of the Warrior'
TPB vol. 02 - 'Blood and Steel'
TPB vol. 03 - 'Poet and Killer'
TPB vol. 04 - 'Immaculate Conception'
#1 - 'The Stonecutters'
#2 - 'The Last Stand'
#3 - 'The Knighting of Othon'
#4 - 'Honorata, The Sorceress'
#5 - 'The Snare of Okhar'
#6 - 'The Trials of Aghnar'
#7 - 'The Lair of the Shabda-Oud'
#8 - 'The Possession of Oda'
#9 - 'The Mentrek's Solution'
#10 - 'The Clash of the Meta-Warriors'
#11 - 'Steelhead's Quest'
#12 - 'Melmoth's Plight'
#13 - 'The Torment of Dona Vicenta'
#14 - 'Galactic Threat'
#15 - 'Aghora, The Father-Mother'
#16 - 'The Mirror Effect'
#17 - 'The Return of the Shabda-Oud'
The Metabarons (2004)
The Metabarons (2011)
The Metabarons (2017)
Métal Hurlant (1975)
Metal Hurlant (1981)
Metal Hurlant (2002)
#1 - 'The Revolution Has Begun'
#2 - 'Invasion!'
#3 - 'Monsters Live Among Us'
#4 - 'By Tomorrow I'll Be Dead'
#5 - 'A Beast for Every Beauty'
#6 - 'War Holes'
#7 - 'Fragile'
#8 - 'The Zombies That Ate The World'
#9 - 'The Photo Taker'
#10 - 'King's Crown'
#11 - 'The Eye of Dawn'
#12 - 'A Call to Arms'
Moebius (1989)
Moebius: Madwoman of the Sacred Heart (1996)
TPB - 'Madwoman of the Sacred Heart'
Mondgesicht (1993)
#3 - 'Das versteinerte Licht'
Mythen und Sagen (1992)
Pietrolino (2007)
#1 - 'Le clown frappeur'
#2 - 'Un cri d'espoir'
Pietrolino (2009)
Pietrolino (2013)
HC - 'Slightly Oversized Edition'
#1 - 'The Boxing Clown'
#2 - 'A Cry of Hope'
Royal Blood (2014)
Sang Royal (2010)
#1 - 'Noces Sacrilèges'
#2 - 'Crime et châtiment'
Sang Royal (2011)
Schwermetall (1980)
Showman Killer (2011)
Showman Killer (2015)
#1 - 'Heartless Killer'
#2 - 'The Golden Child'
#3 - 'The Invisible Woman'
Son of the Gun (2001)
Son of the Gun (2004)
Taboo (1988)
The Technopriests (2002)
The Technopriests (2004)
HC - 'Supreme Collection'
HC - 'Oversized Deluxe'
#1 - 'Book One: Initiation'
#2 - 'Book Two: Rebellion'
#3 - 'Book Three: The Perfect Game'
Tungmetall (1986)
Weapons of the Metabaron (2010)
OGN HC - 'Weapons of the Metabaron'
Weapons of the Metabaron (2016)
OGN HC - 'Weapons of the Metabaron'
What is Above (2013)
What Lies Beneath (2013)
The White Lama (2004)
HC#1 - 'Book #1: Reincarnation'
#2 - 'Book #2: Road to Redemption'