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| The Metabarons | |
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 Album cover of Path of the Warrior. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Les Humanoïdes Associés (French) Arboris B.V. (Dutch) 'Norma Editorial, S.A. (Spanish) DC Comics (English) Humanoids (English) |
| Publication date | 1992–2003 |
| Main character(s) | Othon von Salza Aghnar von Salza Steelhead Aghora Nameless |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Alejandro Jodorowsky |
| Artist(s) | Juan Giménez Das Pastoras |
The Metabarons (French: La Caste des Méta-Barons) or The Saga of the Meta-Barons is a science fiction comics series relating the history of a dynasty of perfect warriors known as the Metabarons. The Metabarons series was written by creator Alejandro Jodorowsky and illustrated by Argentine artist Juan Giménez. The series, published by Humanoïdes Associés, is complete, the last volume having been released at the end of 2003.
The first appearance of a Metabaron (chronologically the last of the Metabarons) was May 1981 in the Incal comic book series. This was followed by a series of prequels that concerned this character's origin, presented as the narration of the android Tonto to the android Lothar, of his masters' achievements. The series takes place over the course of several generations, and chronicles the life of each of the five Metabarons. The stories depict a space opera reminiscent of Greek tragedy, and heavily influenced by Frank Herbert's Dune novels. Jodorowsky had been in the early stages of making a Dune film in 1973.