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For me the graphic novels or comics if you like are always the mix between storytelling and artwork. I do believe that one without the other cannot suffice especially if you want to carry out an entire comic on its back. This is the case of The Incal.
Moebius' artwork is simply great. Amazing visuals, really well designed and ripe with details in the most remote corners of the page. Jodorowsky's writing? It's all over the place, it has no clear narrative, the characters are shallow, a lot of concepts or elements are introduced in the story and treated as if they have been talked about for at least 20 pages, the plethora of pseudo-, psycho-,techno- prefixes that he employs is just enough to make this seem like the way in which a school kid envisions SF. Not to mention that the pace is extremely fast and a lot of things are happening but they are hardly ever explained ("Yeah, just throw in some of that psuedo psycho bullcrap and whatever!") making me as the reader, as the (loosely defined) story progressed, more and more confused as to what the actual plot of this book is.
Sorry but this book can't stand on its own on the artwork alone. I was planning to continue reading the Jodoverse and pick up "The Metabarons" but I've seen that Jodo employs the same kind of writing there so I'll sit that one out.
Moebius' artwork is simply great. Amazing visuals, really well designed and ripe with details in the most remote corners of the page. Jodorowsky's writing? It's all over the place, it has no clear narrative, the characters are shallow, a lot of concepts or elements are introduced in the story and treated as if they have been talked about for at least 20 pages, the plethora of pseudo-, psycho-,techno- prefixes that he employs is just enough to make this seem like the way in which a school kid envisions SF. Not to mention that the pace is extremely fast and a lot of things are happening but they are hardly ever explained ("Yeah, just throw in some of that psuedo psycho bullcrap and whatever!") making me as the reader, as the (loosely defined) story progressed, more and more confused as to what the actual plot of this book is.
Sorry but this book can't stand on its own on the artwork alone. I was planning to continue reading the Jodoverse and pick up "The Metabarons" but I've seen that Jodo employs the same kind of writing there so I'll sit that one out.