kawooreads 's review for:

The Incal by Alejandro Jodorowsky

3.5

adventurous dark tense fast-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

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I picked this up at the library after reading that Taika Waititi was planning to make it into a movie. The art is pretty great, the story is odd and spirals, maybe out of control, and it was hard to stay focused. I got a call from the library today that this book is now past due so I more or less skimmed the last 20% just so I could finish it. All in all, a tad underwhelmed but also appreciative that it is foundational space sci-fi that gave inspiration for some of the best sci-fi movies of our time. Unless you are keen to explore graphic novel "classics", maybe just wait for the movie.