Alejandro Jodorowsky's The Incal: A Sci-Fi Classic

Amazon Customer: Gostei. É diferente de tudo o que encontrei. O argumento é incrível e os desenhos muito bons.

Spain on Oct 21, 2023

s01une: I have many copies of the old heavy-metal magazine, but I don’t have the complete story of the Incal.

here it is, in all its glory. I love the art, and I finally get to see how the story completely unfolds.

The print is gorgeous, and it is a wonderful way to spend an evening or two discovering a new story (if you are new to this) or rediscovering, and — as I have — finally, seeing the full story.

At some future point, I will get some of the other books by Jodorowsky, and I’ll let you know what I think about them when I get to it 😉

United States on Sep 29, 2023

Tony Eaton: Sublime art and a crazy storyline that has spawned so much immitation it's incredible. Loved it.

United Kingdom on Sep 16, 2023

Customer: I never get tired from looking at the art of Moebius. Great story too.

United States on Sep 12, 2023

Amazon Kunde: Den Incal habe ich im Laufe meines Lebens zweimal von verschiedenen Verlagen in Deutsch gekauft und immer wieder mit sehr großer Begeisterung gelesen. Dann leider verkauft. Jetzt also mal wieder gekauft und dieses Mal in Englisch und kompakt in einem Band. Es gibt wohlmöglich schönere Ausgaben. Hardcover Versionen sind ohne Zweifel oft edler und auch stabiler. Für mich persönlich ist diese Humanoids Ausgabe völlig ausreichend. Als Paperback und mit minimal kleineren Seiten kein Verlust an genialem Lesespaß. Der Preis ist auch in Ordnung. Sehr empfehlenswert !

Germany on Sep 09, 2023

Jan: I'm a lifelong Moebius fan, and I didn't know this black and white version existed until recently. Moebius is your favorite artist's favorite artist. He's phenomenal in his unique linework and clarity in storytelling. If you can't secure his earlier, out-of-print work, this is a great one to add to the collection.

United States on Jun 05, 2023

Hank: I came across a doco on The Incal on a Youtube rabbit hole trip. The author, Jodorowsky made a remark regarding Frank Herbert and his adaptation of Dune that made me laugh out loud, not going to say it. I watched the whole doco and ordered the book.

Australia on Jan 14, 2023

J. Buckner: I first heard about this book when it was referenced as something that “The Fifth Element” had “ripped off”, so it piqued my interest. The foreword in it even addresses how many stories have borrowed from it or been inspired by it. Which I thought was weird because of how much it seems to borrow from earlier stories like Dune, Alien, and numerous others. But that’s more a critique of the foreword than the story itself.

The story is great. I loved the span of it, the art style is very 1980’s but like the best of that decade. The details of the ships and backgrounds is something I really like. That characters are well written and they all feel very real for the roles they play even as the story progresses and becomes vaster in scale. Overall it’s one of the best comics I’ve read in the last decade, and I’m a little sad I didn’t get it sooner.

United States on Sep 01, 2021

CJ_FCCJ_FC: Note: this review refers to the English hardcover edition, copyrighted 2019, not the Kindle version.
If you encountered Moebius’ Incal in the original format in Heavy Metal magazine, or in the Epic trade reprints from the late 80s, there are a few things to know about this Humanoids edition. Most importantly, this book is smaller; the actual art size here is about 90% of those.
The translation of the dialog and captions have been redone, with some minor editorial variances (e.g., “Emperoress” instead of “Emperoratrix”). As such, the lettering is not the original hand-lettered version, but is a computer font. While this font is more consistent in size throughout, it’s also considerably smaller, both relatively and absolutely. The physical text size is either 6 or at most 7 points high, which is extremely tiny (especially for older eyes). It also lacks some of the specialized custom treatments of the original.
The wonderful original coloring is retained, and while it doesn’t match some of the hallucinatory oversaturation of earlier versions, it’s more even and less blotchy, and may be a closer match to the original art. The paper and binding are high...

United States on Dec 17, 2019

ishaan dasgupta: What can I possibly say anything about 'The Incal' that hasn't been said already. Read the innumerable reviews about it online. It's on the top of all graphic novel lists for a reason. Its a great piece of science fiction, rich with crazy ideas, which were way ahead of its time, coupled with beautiful artwork, that is full of detail . Just pick it up without thinking if you're a graphic novel buff, or a sci-fi buff, or just an art buff. This hardcover edition is beautiful.

India on Mar 31, 2017