Techno Pre-School

The Technopriests #1

by Alejandro Jodorowsky

Albino must undergo many trials before becoming the Supreme Techno Priest, master of games and virtual reality. From his birth on the Sacred Asteroid, to his violation of the highest cybernetic access levels, he recounts his rise to glory amid the din and clamor of a cosmic struggle. A tale of the power of dreams

Genres: Comics, Bande Dessinée, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels, Ebooks, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics

56 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

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

[Lukas Sumper]

Technopriests shapes up to be a fun adventure origin story, you got space cows, space pirates and even talking space mice. But comparing it to the Incal is unfair because this was in my eyes a spin off with a less serious tone. You have to expect some weirdness though, after all its written by Jodorowsky and he certainly isn’t for everyone.

The Art fits the story, I loved the somewhat old look which was so rich sometimes you could zoom in all the way and it would hold up.. but again that could put some people off I guess.

I am looking forward to the next Volume. 4.0 out of 5.0 Stars

[Gabrielle]

This is the kind of story I would read on Heavy Metal magazine. Eventhough the tech on this is borderline ridiculous hard sci-fi stuff, it made me interested and wanted to read the next volume. And just like any Heavy Metal magazine story, character development is weirdly done, the growth of the protagonist Albino is told by his future self. I guess it is really hard becoming the character and write the story in their p.o.v. as a narrator.

[Tyler Lutz]

Meh, Jodorowsky has better

[Quiver]

Written around the 2000s, the story and graphics feel like they are trying too hard to predict the future or simulate an alternative world. The set-up (three children born to a virgin out of rape by an invader, and the mother’s subsequent enslavement of two children and love for one) was executed as a cliche. I don’t see an obvious potential for a stunningly interesting development—if any promising seeds have been sown, they have been sown too subtly.

[Alessandro]

Disegni che dire belli è limitarli, di chiarissia ispirazione moebioussiana, ma comunque meravigliosi ed adattissimi all'ampiezza della sceneggiatura dell'altro Maestro dell'Incal, Jodorowski.
Una prima (di otto) puntata che fa presagire una saga meravigliosa.

[Donyae Coles]

Pirates!

I really liked the art and smooth story telling here. Its milch more basic in a way to his other works but its engaging.

[Valentina]

Х

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2.5 ⭐️

[Mikael]

The good art makes this otherwise dumb and unnecessary series readable.

[Nicolas]

Le début d'une nouvelle sage de Monsieur Jodorowsky. Niveau BD, je n'ai lu que ses méta barons et ça ressemble à ça avec des éléments plus modernes, dont un protagoniste qui veut devenir développeur de jeux vidéo.

Intéressant pour un début.

[Beatrice]

C'est le deuxieme ou troisime fois (marques que je ne sais pas comment tapper l'accent grave!) que j'ai lue ce BD. CHaque fois il m'interese dans une mode nouvelle. Cette fois je suis Albino et son espoir devenir un dirigeur des jeux. Le livre resonne plus aujourdh'ui qu'avant avec les realités modernes du mondes virtuels - internets, jeux etc.
J'ai acheté ce livre en Montréal ou Paris je ne me rappele plus. J'ai lu les volumes 1 -4. J'étais deçue quand le planete des femmes guerrieres fut introduit. Cétait typiquement macho et stupide. Je voudrais lire le suite de la serie, mais je ne les ai pas en Français et je ne voyageais plue aux pays francophone aussi regulierement qu'avant.

Its the second or third time that I read this graphic novel. Each time I am interested in a new way. This time I am seeing the story of Albino who wants to become a game designer. THe book resonates more today than before with the modern realities of virtual worlds- internet, games etc.
I don't remember if I bought this book in Montréal or Paris. I have read volumes 1-4. I was dissappointed when the all female warrior planet was introduced because there were all muscle-bound ugly and stupid. I'm not sure if I will like the whole series. It may take me a while to track down the rest because I only read them in French and that whole typical lesbian planet thing dampened my interest.

[Clicque]

Sur l'Ast�ro�de Sacr�, ma m�re la pr�tresse accoucha d'abord de mon fr�re Almagro, splendide enfant, � la peau sombre qui s'appropria aussit�t, ses seins. Je naquis apr�s, la peau plus blanche que le marbre, �triqu� � cause de mon fr�re qui, dans le ventre de ma m�re, m'avait d�j� vol� tout l'espace. Mais plus monstrueuse encore apparut ma petite s?ur Onyx, rouge avec quatre bras. Moi, Albino, � pr�sent devenu Supr�me Technop�re, je peux raconter mon histoire.

[Rodolfo]

Hard to say what I've liked about this one...
The plot isn't that bad but it lacks better explanations or reasons to stuff to be what they are, even in sci-fantasy...
The art is so awful it makes the whole thing seem it wasn't taken serious by the creators... Like it lost its credibility because of the amateurism of the art...

[StrictlySequential ArtNarrative]

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The story is too Jodoweird for me to continue but the art is stunningly drafted!