I was expecting too much from this BD and I was left disappointed mostly on the plot. Jodorowsky is known to me from his work on Incal, Bouncer and his movies and the premise of "Madwoman of the Sacred Heart" was interesting. Unfortunately, although I understand that "Hermetism VS. Reality" was the main linchpin of the first two issues, I was eye-rolling the entire time while reading the third and final act. The sudden jump from the slow esoteric journey of Alan Mangel to the -almost hollywood p

I was expecting too much from this BD and I was left disappointed mostly on the plot. Jodorowsky is known to me from his work on Incal, Bouncer and his movies and the premise of "Madwoman of the Sacred Heart" was interesting. Unfortunately, although I understand that "Hermetism VS. Reality" was the main linchpin of the first two issues, I was eye-rolling the entire time while reading the third and final act. The sudden jump from the slow esoteric journey of Alan Mangel to the -almost hollywood paced- action of the "narcotics kingpin meets religious fanatics" story was too perfunctory and badly written for me.



The design on the other hand was really satisfying on issues #1-2, since I fall for early Moebius style every time. It reminds me of "The gardens of Edena" and I loved every panel. The third issue, coming years later (1998) was cartoony and a bit forced, losing this admirable symmetry of it's predecessors. He used many small panels with big speech balloons on each page and I got tired everytime I finished one. I loved two one-page scetches, the first of the Sorbonne University and the one right before the third issue - the transformation of Alan.



All in all, 2/5 for Moebius' sake. With any other designer, Jodo would deserve 1/5 tops.