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Title: The Madwoman of the Sacred Heart by Alexandro Jodorowsky ISBN: 1-56971-136-4 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 01 August, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)

Rating: 5
Summary: My favorite comic book
Comment: Alan Manguel is a middle-aged professor of philosophy in Sorbonne, who makes a real impression on his students almost so much that a cult starts around his teachings. Everything changes in one day when they discover (and he discovers) that he is a failure in his personal life. From then on a journey starts with many increcible twists and Alan finds himself deeply involved in a group of people who believe they will give birth to the new Messiah. He can't get out because his young girlfriend and mother-to-be of his child is in the center of all this, claiming to be Elisabeth mother of John the baptist. To make things worse a series of miracles (or coincidences) keep happening, challenging Alan's logical view of the world.

The book is a masterpiece because it is so engaging. Every page brings an unexpectable twist, but the story keeps very tight with inner logic. Like in many true masterpieces of literature and cinema (eg. Bonnie and Clyde) the reader cannot tell whether the book is serious, or joking. It is definitely hillarious, but also it engages the reader in deep thought. And at the same time you can't stop reading for a second because you need to find out what happens next. It is a very intense book.

One warning: the book is seriously sacrilegious, if you believe in the Bible (especially if Christian). Suffice to say that the claiming-to-be "Holy Virgin Mary", the daughter of a Colombian druglord, poses nude as the sexiest babe Moebius has ever drawn, and we even witness the moment of her deflowering by "God".

Beautifully drawn by Moebius. The faces are hauntingly expressive. The action is 100% engaging. Too bad this edition is not as good as the French one. Smaller page size, no colors, and the cover is different (the bottom 20% of the original cover is missing, probably to make it more acceptable for the American bookshelves.)

This book covers 2 out of the 3 episodes. Still these are the best ones. The third episode is still good but a bit of a let-down compared to the powerful first two.