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Bouncer #1-2
Raising Cain
The Bouncer is the law inside the Inferno Saloon, but he has no life left beyond its walls. When his nephew shows up with tales of the one-eyed man who killed his mother, father, and dog, the Bouncer finds himself pulled once more into the legacy of violence and degradation that has marked their family for two generations. Jodorowsky (The Incal, The Metabarons) rides with artist Francois Boucq, whose vision of the West is all-too real, from its beautiful vistas to the grim outlaws who made the frontier their home.
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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Alejandro Jodorowsky
697 books1,951 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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January 23, 2022
Bouncer comicbooks - especially gritty horrific wild west series by Alexandro Jodorowsky, the most famous man to not make a Dune film.
I guess this is some of his lesser known work. The artist Francois Boucq stands out especially with the feature that all of his characters look the same. When usually people's heads look "vertical" or round to me, then he has managed to draw everybody "horizontal" and with huge noses, even the women look like the men.
The story is also very random, but be assured, the west is "wild" and there's a lot of brutality. Which would be fine if it would be essential to the story, but it all seems too random. Random people come and go and they all seem to be related. The writing seems lazy, so I was even more surprised that it's actually quite recent - published in 2001. I think it might be interesting to the western fans who think that the Hateful Eight, Spaghetti Westerns or Clint Eastwood movies are good.
Part of the latest Humanioids Megabundle - among them the graphic novels by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius. Although this first one I tackled from the bundle features only one of them.
I guess this is some of his lesser known work. The artist Francois Boucq stands out especially with the feature that all of his characters look the same. When usually people's heads look "vertical" or round to me, then he has managed to draw everybody "horizontal" and with huge noses, even the women look like the men.
The story is also very random, but be assured, the west is "wild" and there's a lot of brutality. Which would be fine if it would be essential to the story, but it all seems too random. Random people come and go and they all seem to be related. The writing seems lazy, so I was even more surprised that it's actually quite recent - published in 2001. I think it might be interesting to the western fans who think that the Hateful Eight, Spaghetti Westerns or Clint Eastwood movies are good.
Part of the latest Humanioids Megabundle - among them the graphic novels by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius. Although this first one I tackled from the bundle features only one of them.
February 15, 2014
Not bad. If you're familiar with Jodorowsky (as I've become), you know exactly where the Eye of Cain is hidden. But I love how utterly loopy this whole story is. It gets seriously strange, and it's a lot of fun.
November 7, 2018
Jodorowskyn käsikirjoittamaa hurjaa länkkärisarjakuvaa, jossa mennän mytologisuus ja myyttinen todellisuus edellä. Ensimmäisessä osassa (itse asiassa jaettu kahteen osaan ruotsiksi) tutustutaan kolmeen veljekseen: Bouncer (käsipuoli), kapteeni Ralton (silmäpuoli) ja Blake (tullut uskoon). Blaken pojasta Sethistä tulee tarinan päähenkilö Bouncerin ohella. Veljesten äiti Lola on ryöstänyt veljesten kanssa valtavan timantin, ja kiista siitä ajaa veljekset riitoihin. Tarina poukkoilee sinne tänne ajassa, mutta Seth todistaa kapteeni Raltonin murhaavan isänsä Blaken lattialautojen alta ja peittyy tämän vereen. Lopulta käy ilmi että timantti on kaiken aikaa ollut kuolleen Lolan emättimessä. Mytologia ja jungilainen psykoanalyysi määrittävät tarinan alusta loppuun, henkilöt vain toimivat arkkityyppiensä mukaan. Seth voittaa Bouncerin avulla kapteeni Raltonin ja menee naimisiin tämän tyttären kanssa. Vahvaa tavaraa, jossa on paljon ikonisia lännenmaisemia ja -trooppeja.
January 12, 2021
Vahşibatının en sert hikayelerini içinde barındıran Bouncer’ın ruhu sizi oldukça sarsacak. Boucq ve Jodorowsky ikilisi soluksuz bir yüz sayfayla karşılayacak sizi. Çizimlerdeki vahşilik hikayelerdeki adanmışlık. Adaletin inancın bittiği topraklarda onur en büyük erdem. Küçük bir çocuk neden katil olur ve aşk her seferinde bizi nasıl kurtarır. İnsan var oluşunun sert soruları sade ama ilkel bir dille vahşi batıdan okuruna ulaşıyor. İçgüdülerimiz bizi hayatta tutuyor. Yaralarımız bizi güçlendiriyor ve hatalarımızın her zaman telafisi var.
Western filmlerinden daha heyecanlı bir şey varsa o da Bouncer kesinlikle.
Western filmlerinden daha heyecanlı bir şey varsa o da Bouncer kesinlikle.
July 12, 2022
This had a strong opening half, continuing what I enjoyed from the first issue. However, in the second half all of the ongoing plots and developments were rushed to an unsatisfying conclusion.
For the positive, the art maintained it's quality throughout. There's greater variety in environments and backgrounds and the action was well done, having a good sense of momentum and positioning. There are a couple of stagecoach robberies that felt like something out of a classic western or Red Dead Redemption and were a lot fun to watch unfold.
Seth and Bouncer also get more development. It was interesting to watch Bouncer condition Seth into hardening himself and becoming desensitized to violence. Bouncer found salvation through violence and genuinely believes Seth can do the same through the lessons he imparts. However Bouncer has an ulterior/secondary motive in that he also wants revenge against Seth's target. It adds some nuance to the Bouncer's motivations as he encourages Seth's drive for revenge over everything else. I'm definitely interested in seeing more of the Bouncer in future issues and how he is characterized.
As for the negative, a romance is introduced that is very shallow, abrupt, and is a disservice to the characters involved. No time is taken to establish or develop anything between them so the resulting drama is hollow and boring. The final confrontation is rushed through so that, despite some nice action, it is emotionally unfulfilling.
Just one more issue devoted to the storyline could have alleviated a lot of my complaints. It's particularly odd since there are another five issues after this one so the compression feels really unnecessary. It's a shame as I really enjoyed the first issue; I'll check out the rest, though my interest has been dampened.
For the positive, the art maintained it's quality throughout. There's greater variety in environments and backgrounds and the action was well done, having a good sense of momentum and positioning. There are a couple of stagecoach robberies that felt like something out of a classic western or Red Dead Redemption and were a lot fun to watch unfold.
Seth and Bouncer also get more development. It was interesting to watch Bouncer condition Seth into hardening himself and becoming desensitized to violence. Bouncer found salvation through violence and genuinely believes Seth can do the same through the lessons he imparts. However Bouncer has an ulterior/secondary motive in that he also wants revenge against Seth's target. It adds some nuance to the Bouncer's motivations as he encourages Seth's drive for revenge over everything else. I'm definitely interested in seeing more of the Bouncer in future issues and how he is characterized.
As for the negative, a romance is introduced that is very shallow, abrupt, and is a disservice to the characters involved. No time is taken to establish or develop anything between them so the resulting drama is hollow and boring. The final confrontation is rushed through so that, despite some nice action, it is emotionally unfulfilling.
Just one more issue devoted to the storyline could have alleviated a lot of my complaints. It's particularly odd since there are another five issues after this one so the compression feels really unnecessary. It's a shame as I really enjoyed the first issue; I'll check out the rest, though my interest has been dampened.
April 26, 2023
3 1/4 stars
March 23, 2024
Beautiful drawings by Boucq
April 9, 2018
Great artwork, bad story. Alexandro Jodorowsky caricatured western motifs and tropes making the story dis-believable and sometimes silly; for example the use of the phrase "lily livered," and a ridiculous "Shut up! You give poetry a bad name." The whole concept/idea was good, but it just fell flat with poor writing.
July 15, 2025
I am not sure this Western adds anything new to the genre. The story is pretentious, somewhat more perplexing than it should have been. The moral is unclear. Characters are somewhat flat and everyone is more on an evil side, or at least it feels like it. The art is quite good, except for whatever reason (or ability?) the artist made everyone's faces hideous. So yeah. OK comic, but not much more than that.
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