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The Metabaron #3
Orne-8 le Techno-Cardinal
L'Ordre Techno est au bord de l'effondrement : l'épyphite, le carburant interstellaire indispensable à sa toute-puissance, s'épuise. Dans le plus grand secret, l'ambitieux Techno-Cardinal Orne-8 est missionné pour remédier à cette pénurie de toute urgence. En retraçant l'histoire des ancêtres du Méta-Baron, il découvre que la clé du mystère pourrait être détenue par le Méta-Guerrier. Mais celui-ci, loin des intrigues, entend se consacrer aux derniers plaisirs charnels qu'offre encore cet univers à l'agonie…
56 pages, Hardcover
First published October 19, 2016
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Alejandro Jodorowsky
694 books1,947 followersAlso 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.
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.
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November 2, 2018
Epyphite is almost entirely consumed. This paves way to Techno-Techno civilization ultimate collapse and [as you can imagine] everyone is pretty upset about it.
Sent by Techno-pope, Techno-cardinal Orne-8 has a single mission - cover all tracks saying Epyphite is but gone from the Universe at large [of course kill anyone who says differently including the entire planet where this Epyphite is mined] and find the alternative.
Orne-8 sees all the signs marking the destruction of the world as we know it and seeks Metabaron to help keep the expected tide of destruction from blowing everything up.
And Metabaron (the current one, No-Name) you ask? Well he saw the end of the Universe with his inner eye and decides to fornicate with anybody interested in it until everything is ultimately destroyed. Orne-8 needs to change his mind and thankfully has the tools to do it :)
But of course the twist here is trans-human (biological machine) acting as Orne-8 bodyguard. He is upset because of actions Orne-8 forced him to do and decides to speed up this total-destruction event. Does he succeed? Well we will know that in next volume I guess because this one ends with a cliffhanger.
Art is great (as is case with entire series) and I am especially thankful that we don't have sadistic and perverse persons in this episode. I am truly interested where the story goes from here.
Recommended for fans of epic SF and Metabaron saga
Sent by Techno-pope, Techno-cardinal Orne-8 has a single mission - cover all tracks saying Epyphite is but gone from the Universe at large [of course kill anyone who says differently including the entire planet where this Epyphite is mined] and find the alternative.
Orne-8 sees all the signs marking the destruction of the world as we know it and seeks Metabaron to help keep the expected tide of destruction from blowing everything up.
And Metabaron (the current one, No-Name) you ask? Well he saw the end of the Universe with his inner eye and decides to fornicate with anybody interested in it until everything is ultimately destroyed. Orne-8 needs to change his mind and thankfully has the tools to do it :)
But of course the twist here is trans-human (biological machine) acting as Orne-8 bodyguard. He is upset because of actions Orne-8 forced him to do and decides to speed up this total-destruction event. Does he succeed? Well we will know that in next volume I guess because this one ends with a cliffhanger.
Art is great (as is case with entire series) and I am especially thankful that we don't have sadistic and perverse persons in this episode. I am truly interested where the story goes from here.
Recommended for fans of epic SF and Metabaron saga
February 4, 2019
Love is the MOST potent drug
Love is the underlining theme of this tome. Love is the most dangerous love of all. More than epyphite or any other universal or inter-dimensional narcotic, love undermines personal duties. Just when I thought this saga couldn't get more complicated, I'm once again pleasantly surprised. The Metabaron space opera is a worthy successor to The Metabarons. It's a blend of classical mythology with Judeo-Christian elements with classic sci-fi tropes. Jorodowski has created unforgettable characters with unique arcs. Except for a few, they're neither good or evil and that's what makes their stories so compelling. Even when you know something horrible is coming, you as an invested reader want a different outcome. It's a space fantasy you won't be able to put down.
Love is the underlining theme of this tome. Love is the most dangerous love of all. More than epyphite or any other universal or inter-dimensional narcotic, love undermines personal duties. Just when I thought this saga couldn't get more complicated, I'm once again pleasantly surprised. The Metabaron space opera is a worthy successor to The Metabarons. It's a blend of classical mythology with Judeo-Christian elements with classic sci-fi tropes. Jorodowski has created unforgettable characters with unique arcs. Except for a few, they're neither good or evil and that's what makes their stories so compelling. Even when you know something horrible is coming, you as an invested reader want a different outcome. It's a space fantasy you won't be able to put down.
May 13, 2017
El nuevo guionista hace que la historia sea un poco menos ida de olla que las de Jodorowsky, lo cual se agradece. Acaba y te deja con ganas de más.
December 11, 2020
So intense!
So cool, intense and marvellous! This story just become even more interesting. I can't wait to see what to lie further.
So cool, intense and marvellous! This story just become even more interesting. I can't wait to see what to lie further.
January 1, 2021
Other artist than the first two volumes, but still of high quality.
The story: I‘m a bit torn, it‘s violent and explicit as ever (although I feel there‘s more nudity than in other volumes), but yet full of intrigue and mystery as you would expect from the Metabaron family history. I guess I will read book 4 to bring this storyline to an end.
The story: I‘m a bit torn, it‘s violent and explicit as ever (although I feel there‘s more nudity than in other volumes), but yet full of intrigue and mystery as you would expect from the Metabaron family history. I guess I will read book 4 to bring this storyline to an end.
April 1, 2021
I will admit that the Jodorowsky and Frissen collaboration has taken a while for me to get into, but Orne, the Techno-Cardinal, trying to get the Epiphyte for the Techno-Techno empire is starting to make the plot make sense. There are lots of twists and turns here and some major character unravels, but it works.
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