ferndalien 's review for:

The Incal by Alejandro Jodorowsky

3.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is A LOT. The first half or so is wildly disjointed, and that things tie together at the end feels more happenstance than preordination. The whole book moves at a lighting pace through grand ideas. It feels like the concepts for about twenty films all mashed together (which, I suppose it has become) but without any time to ruminate on the ideas themselves, constantly running into the new. It's what I imagine combining LSD and speed feels like. Mœbius' work is stunning, and Jodorowski's script is inventive, but the breakneck "plot"-driven story leaves a lot to be desired.