Sons of El Topo HC (2018-2023 Archaia) comic books
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Published Dec 2018 by Archaia Studios Press.$19.99
Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Cain!"
Written by Alejandro Jodorowsky. Art and cover by Jose Ladrönn.
Legendary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky (The Incal, Metabarons) and virtuosic illustrator José Ladrönn (Cable, Incredible Hulk) deliver a sequel to Jodorowsky's cult classic film, El Topo.
El Topo was once a bandit without limits, a man with no moral compass, until his journey through the desert brought him to religion and enlightenment. As he became a holy vessel imbued with the power to perform miracles, he left behind his first born son Cain, and brought forth the birth of Abel. Fueled by resentment, and unable to kill his saintly father, Cain begins the slow pursuit of his half brother in a tale of magic and mayhem.
Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 80 pages, full color.
Cover price $19.99. -
Published Dec 2019 by Archaia Studios Press.$15.99
Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Abel!"
Written by Alejandro Jodorowsky. Art and cover by Jose Ladrönn.
The ongoing sequel to cult film, El Topo , from cult-favorite filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky.
Cain and Abel reunite following the death of Abel's saintly mother, but the reunion is not without trouble. Cain's quick to anger and his penchant for hate and violence quickly overcome the brothers already contentious relationship.
In a virtuosic journey of untethered magic, corrupted faith, and lust, cult-filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky and master illustrator Jose Ladronn continue the complex story of two brothers at odds after the death of their saintly father, the legendary El Topo.
Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 80 pages, full color.
Cover price $19.99. -
Published Jun 2023 by Archaia Studios Press.$11.00
Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Cain and Abel!" Written by Alejandro Jodorowsky. Art and cover by Jose Ladrönn. While Abel travels the arid West in the company of Lilith and bows to her desires, the men of the terrible Colonel capture them, because the Colonel demands punishment before returning to the Holy Island... Meanwhile, Cain, on a desperate quest to heal a young girl from a strange evil, realizes that the only hope to save her is also back on the island where the two brothers are reunited and forced to confront the darkest parts of themselves. Filmmaker and writer Alejandro Jodorowsky concludes his mystical saga, inspired by his beloved cult film El Topo (1970), with illustrator José Ladrönn (Future State: The Next Batman), immersing us in a surreal and spiritual western, where fate will bring the two sons of El Topo together for a final journey, one driven by hate, the other by love... Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.
