Madwoman of the Sacred Heart Vol. 2: The Trap of the Irrational

Le Coeur couronné #2

by Alejandro Jodorowsky, Mœbius (Illustrator)

The comedic and ironic misadventures of a confused Philosophy professor on the path to spiritual awakening. Alan Mangel has it all. As a popular Philosophy Professor at the world famous Université de La Sorbonne, he is wealthy, married and academically acclaimed. On his sixtieth birthday, however, Alan's life will crumble as Elisabeth, a beautiful young student, claims she received a vision from God that he is to impregnate her with the second-coming of John the Baptist. As Alan gives himself up to the wild forces bullying him through life, he engages on a spiritual journey that challenges his very reality. Everything once true is proven to be false. Everything once false is proven to be true. One of the most compelling and personal works by legendary international comics superstars Moebius and Alexandro Jodorowsky ( The Incal ).

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Bande Dessinée, Sequential Art

65 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Also credited as Alexandro Jodorowsky

Better known for his surreal films El Topo and The Holy Mountain filmed in the early 1970s, Alejandro Jodorowsky is also an accomplished writer of graphic novels and a psychotherapist. He developed Psychomagic, a combination of psychotherapy and shamanic magic. His fans have included John Lennon and Marilyn Manson.

Reviews

[Aildiin · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is growing on me.
Mainly because of Moebius's art

[Maxence · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[C. Varn · Rating 4 out of 5]

A different side of Jodorowski and Moebius's collaborations, one that feels far more in line with El Topo than Incal. This introduces Alan Manguel, an aging professor that seems to embody Jodorowski's more pretentious moments, who is discredited and then adopted into a group that seems to think he will help bring about the birth of the messiah. The story moves quickly and when it is its own inner-logic, which is more and more alien to the writer but consistent to Jodorowski's world. The artwork is more naturalistic and engaging that some of Jodorowski and Moebius's more futuristic work.

More developed in this volume, the miracles start to build and the strangeness of the world Jodorowski builds shows that the weirder side is more the consistent to the vision. Great stuff.

[Pascal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chef d'oeuvre, un récit hors du commun, qui mêle obscurantisme, mysticisme, ésotérisme, et autres thèmes très intéressants...tout cela avec en toile de fond un récit d'aventure captivant et un dessin très agréable à lire...

[Clint Hollingsworth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Art is great, story is twaddle

Beautiful art by Möbius, goofy story. The ending, if that was it felt like part of the book was missing.

[Edan Chapman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I reviewed it in its entirety in the first book.

[Tristan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Currently available on Kindle Unlimited, this is volume two of a three part graphic novel. See volume one for comments.

[Bruce · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m coming around on this. It is absolutely bonkers.

[Al Capwned · Rating 2 out of 5]

Things are turning more and more insane in this story. Can't wait for the final part (not).