io9: Alejandro Jodorowsky

Watch the restored trailer for Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius' never-released scifi epic The Incal

Cyriaque Lamar — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 07:35:00 PDT

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In the 1980s, animator Pascal Blais created a trailer for an animated adaptation of Alejandro Jodorowsky and Jean "Moebius" Giraud's gonzo space opera The Incal. The project sadly never advanced beyond the trailer, but Pascal Blais Studios recently spruced up the footage for 2011 audiences. Moebius' hyper-detailed line work on the big screen — why can't we have nice things? More »

Alejandro Jodorowsky's never-made adaptation of Dune is getting a documentary

Cyriaque Lamar — Sun, 15 May 2011 08:55:02 PDT

While we're on the topic of Dalí, news has come out of the Cannes Festival that director Frank Pavich is making a documentary titled Jodorowsky's Dune that delves into the history of Alejandro Jodorowsky's doomed adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel. More »

In Santa Sangre, life is a psychosexual circus (literally)

Jason Shankel — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:00:00 PDT

Santa Sangre is a 1989 Mexican/Italian surrealist thriller directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky and starring his son Axel as Fenix, an uncommunicative young Christ figure residing in a mental health facility in Mexico City. More »

In comics, it's the finale for Buffy Season 8 and John Constantine gets married

Cyriaque Lamar — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:00:00 PST

A duo of paranormal protagonists are having a productive week. Ms. Summers wraps up her comic series, and the snarkiest magician in comic history ties the knot. Plus, Steampunk Sarah Palin and tons more high concept weirdness! More »

In comics, Black Panther takes over NYC and it's the end of Star Wars Legacy

Cyriaque Lamar — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:00:00 PST

What's in your comic book store this Wednesday? New adventures for Black Panther and Cade Skywalker and reprints of old gems from awesome artists like Moebius, Amanda Conner, and Stan Sakai. It's always comic book Wednesday somewhere. More »

Transplanted cities and post-apocalyptic weirdness: a book description so strange, we had to ask the author about it

Charlie Jane Anders — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:00:00 PDT

Someone builds a full-scale replica of Manhattan in Puget Sound. A mysterious organization plots to use humanity's brightest minds to shape the future. And in the distant future, humanity rebuilds after the apocalypse. Ryan Boudinot's next novel sounds trippily awesome. More »

Costume Designs and Storyboards from the Dune That Never Was

Lauren Davis — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:00:00 PST

One of the great science fiction films never made is Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Dune. In 1975, the playwright and director started work on an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s masterwork, which was to star the likes of Orson Welles, Salvador Dali, and Mick Jagger, use designs by H.R. Giger, and feature a soundtrack by Pink Floyd. Eventually the project was killed by lack of funds, but concept art by Jean “Moebius” Giraud offers a glimpse into what could have been. More »

We Lost Out On Giger's Dune Twice

charliejane — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:15:17 PST

Did you know H.R. Giger worked on two different Dune movies that never got made? Here's his concept art for the Palace of Harkonnen, from the first version. Alejandro Jodorowsky's version would have been 14 hours long and starred himself and his son, plus Salvador Dali. And then Ridley Scott was attached to direct in the early 80s and hired Giger again. Scott wanted to be the "John Ford of science fiction," but quit Dune due to script problems. [Electronic Cerebrectomy] More »