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adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Metabarons is a perfect way to introduce is even further in the Incalverse. Among the three volumes, my favorite was the second, as it is the story of the current Metabaron and his relationship with his son, such a sad story... Unfortunately, it is impossible to recommend this saga, because without knowing Incal it has no appeal, but if anyone wants to venture into this little world I recommend it! Looking forward to the release of technopopes.
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Probably closer to 3.5/5 stars. Gorgeous artwork for a graphic novel, but bizarre and crazy and clearly heavily influenced by Jodorowsky's inability to get the Dune film made. Which would have been a massive disaster in my opinion.
Beautiful art, but the story begins to fall apart and has many holes. Very sexist and exploitative.
What a disappointment! A bad soap opera set in sci-fi setting, jokes and gags both repetitive and unfunny, plot stuck together with duct tape and deus ex machina, gratuitous nudity and laser-proof bras, all packed in a pretty and well-printed comic book. Very, very overrated.
Beautiful artwork and lots of interesting ideas, but corny and pulpy to a level that kind of detracts from the vibe. And some pretty outdated ideas that don't really play super well in our current cultural mindset. Still, worth reading if you're into this sort of thing.
Amazing tale which takes the medium of comic books so far. Rich storytelling and boundary pushing.
Recommend.
Recommend.
The Metabarons is Shakespearean, it’s epic, it’s violent, it’s tragic and it’s beautiful. Jodoworsky and Gimenez tell this epic generation spanning tell through 2 robots recounting the history of their master and his lineage. We follow the Metabaron clan and watch as their traditions develop from father to son.
The dialogue is very theatrical but I think you can attribute it to the fact that it’s a story being told, we’re watching the events as remembered from Tonto, the Metabaron’s multi-generational robot assistant. All the Metabarons themselves vary in personality, goals, aspirations and tragedy. It’s a real entertaining thing to read seeing how each Metabaron wants to differ from their predecessor.
The art is incredible, I’d even say perfect from an aesthetic lens. The painted work from Gimenez is so pretty and detailed, each panel could be hung on your wall as a poster. The lettering of the onomatopoeia is probably my favorite detail about Gimenez’s art. He’ll make each sound effect blend seamlessly into the art making both the effect and the art one conjoined item. Compared to the work at the time, the sound effects seemed separate from the art and the Metabarons does things different. This edition as well compliments the art beautifully, the very oversized artwork is jaw dropping.
My main pitfalls of the book are the sheer amount of incest. I also might’ve expected a bit more cerebral mind bending stuff like what I found The Incal, but that’s more of an expectation not met on my part.
8/10
The dialogue is very theatrical but I think you can attribute it to the fact that it’s a story being told, we’re watching the events as remembered from Tonto, the Metabaron’s multi-generational robot assistant. All the Metabarons themselves vary in personality, goals, aspirations and tragedy. It’s a real entertaining thing to read seeing how each Metabaron wants to differ from their predecessor.
The art is incredible, I’d even say perfect from an aesthetic lens. The painted work from Gimenez is so pretty and detailed, each panel could be hung on your wall as a poster. The lettering of the onomatopoeia is probably my favorite detail about Gimenez’s art. He’ll make each sound effect blend seamlessly into the art making both the effect and the art one conjoined item. Compared to the work at the time, the sound effects seemed separate from the art and the Metabarons does things different. This edition as well compliments the art beautifully, the very oversized artwork is jaw dropping.
My main pitfalls of the book are the sheer amount of incest. I also might’ve expected a bit more cerebral mind bending stuff like what I found The Incal, but that’s more of an expectation not met on my part.
8/10
La historia es buenisima. Pura opera espacial mezclada con elementos de tragedias griegas y lios familiares freudianos, tipico Jodorowsky. Los dibujos y la diagramacion de Juan Gimenez son impresionantes, de una escala que yo no creo tenga equivalente en el mundo de los comics. Sin embargo, no le pongo cinco estrellas porque el libro falla en algo inesperado: el guion. Los dialogos y la narracion son tan malos (o tan faltos de editor) que en muchas ocasiones me dieron ganas de coger corrector liquido y re-escribir los textos y gran parte de la jerga. Curiosamente el arte es tan bueno que con una buena mano editorial eso se habria arreglado, pero Ay del pobre editor que se le enfrente a papa-Jodorowsky!
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes