The first appearance of the Metabarons was in 1981 in the Incal, a comic created by Alejandro Jodorowsky and illustrated by legendary Jean Giraud better known as Moebius. The figure of the last Metabaron, the Nameless, the greatest warrior the universe had ever known was a strong element of the epic story of the Incal. 20 years later Jodorowsky decided to narrate the Metabaron's background with Juan Gimenez illustrating the comic. Gimenez is an Argentinian illustrator that has also created the beautiful work known as The 4th Power. His visual style is stunningly beautiful with great attention to detail and facial expressions. It was decided to present the story of the last Metabaron by going back to the history of his family. We are given the lives and deaths of 7 generations of warriors and how the Metabarons came to be renowned in the universe before we encounter the Nameless. It is a violent trip full of passion, glory, death and unusual births. Jodorowsky weaves a universe that is stunningly complete but at the same time surreal and unexpected. Each generation of warriors becomes mightier than the last and the pinnacle of the family's power shows in Nameless. His story ends abruptly only to be continued in The Incal, where we find out about the fate of the metabaron and the whole universe. That is another story though, that of PI John Difool...
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