The Borgias - Hardcover

Manara, Milo; Jodorowsky, Alejandro

 
9781616555429: The Borgias

Synopsis

Alejandro Jodorowsky and Milo Manara's four-part sweeping saga of sex, blood, and religion is collected in a single edition for the first time ever, a perfect companion volume to Dark Horse's award-winningManara Library series!

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About the Author

Alejandro Jodorowski is one of the most famous present-day comic writers. Jodorowsky was born in Iquique, Chile as the son of Russian immigrants. He began his career with several creative jobs, such as mime, actor, film director, a writer of theatre plays and a novellist. An important medium in his output is comics. He made his comics debut in 1966 and went on to write with many of the most celebrated European artisits including Milo Manara and Mowbius (Jean Giraud). He went on to direct anumber of motion-pictures and is in the news again with the release of the film Jodorowsky's Dune, the story of his ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel. The author lives in Paris, France.

From the Back Cover

When Pope Innocent VIII dies, the corrupt, licentious Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia schemes, murders, and seduces his way into becoming the new pope, immediately securing positions for his family and thereby ensuring a Borgia dynasty. With breathtakingly beautiful painted artwork by Manara, this account of Italy's first Mafia family by Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky is among comics'-and history's-sexiest, most violent, and most engaging epics! All four chapters newly translated and collected in English for the first time. o Introduction by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá! o The complete collaboration between legends Alejandro Jodorowsky (Metabarons, The Incal, Technopriests) and Milo Manara (Click!, Indian Summer)! o Translated by Blacksad translator Katie LaBarbera! o Preface by Jodorowsky!

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