COSMOCHASM Graphic Novels on Kickstarter: When Legends Collide

Jonathan H.
21 hours ago
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Two Chilean visionaries. One explosive campaign. The COSMOCHASM graphic novels on Kickstarter brings together Alejandro Jodorowsky—the mad genius behind The Incal—and Gabriel Rodríguez of Locke & Key fame for a dual launch that's already shattered expectations with over $108,000 pledged from 818 backers. This isn't just another comic book release. It's a collision of surrealist science fiction and haunting period horror, wrapped in Humanoids' signature deluxe presentation. And here's the kicker: these legends are collaborating on an exclusive one-shot that exists nowhere else in the universe.

The Return of a Science Fiction Icon

Jodorowsky's Cosmopirates: Space Opera Unleashed

Decades after The Incal became one of the highest-selling science fiction graphic novels of all time, Alejandro Jodorowsky returns to sci-fi with Cosmopirates. If you know Jodorowsky's work—the surrealist films, the psychomagic philosophy, the boundary-destroying comics—you know subtlety isn't his style.

Cosmopirates drops you into a universe where violence and money reign supreme. Seven Magnobankers control the entire galaxy, occasionally exterminating entire populations to protect their privileges. When notorious assassin Xar-Cero discovers his role in one of their deadliest operations, the Council of Seven erases his memory to eliminate any desire for revenge.

But memory has a way of resurfacing. Revenge has a way of finding its path.

American artist Pete Woods brings this wild space opera to life with the kind of visual dynamism that epic sci-fi demands. Woods has drawn everything from Detective Comics to The Metabaron, moving effortlessly between superhero action and French bandes desinées. His collaboration with Jodorowsky promises cosmic scale, violent beauty, and that distinctive Humanoids aesthetic that blurs the line between comics and art.

COSMOCHASM graphic novels on Kickstarter featuring Jodorowsky Rodríguez

The Creative Force Behind The Incal

For those who don't know Jodorowsky: this 95-year-old Chilean-French filmmaker, playwright, comic writer, and spiritual philosopher has spent decades creating work that defies categorization. El Topo. The Holy Mountain. Santa Sangre. Films that became midnight cult classics, shocking audiences and inspiring filmmakers worldwide.

His abandoned attempt to adapt Dune in the 1970s—documented in Jodorowsky's Dune—influenced everything from Alien to Star Wars despite never being filmed. His comics work with Mœbius on The Incal created a science fiction universe so rich, so strange, so visually inventive that it's influenced generations of creators.

Cosmopirates is his return to the genre he helped define. That alone makes this essential.

Period Horror from a Modern Master

Gabriel Rodríguez's The Chasm of Resurrection

While Jodorowsky explores the cosmos, Gabriel Rodríguez descends into Victorian terror with The Chasm of Resurrection. Greenwich, England, 1843. A famous explorer vanishes during a mysterious polar expedition. Two years later, his wife refuses to accept his death and launches her own rescue mission.

The crew? An old admiral called "The Ship-Wrecker," her clairvoyant niece, and other misfits willing to sail into the unknown. Their destination: an island of legends where many have lost their lives...to the dead.

Rodríguez made his name with Locke & Key, the horror series that proved comics could terrify and enchant simultaneously. His art captures both intimate human moments and nightmarish supernatural horror with equal skill. French writer Hirodjee provides the script, bringing his background in alternate history and fantasy thrillers to this haunting tale.

The combination promises something special: period horror with modern storytelling sophistication, illustrated by an artist who understands how to make readers' skin crawl.

Why Rodríguez Matters

The Chilean comic artist won the Grand Prize at FIC Santiago 2016 for Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland. He'd already been named "Best Chilean Comic Artist" three years prior. His Eisner nominations and critical acclaim stem from work that balances technical excellence with genuine emotional resonance.

Locke & Key ran for years, maintaining quality and inventiveness across dozens of issues. That consistency matters. When Rodríguez commits to a project, you know the art will deliver from first page to last.

The Legendary Collaboration

Here's where COSMOCHASM transcends typical Kickstarter campaigns. Jodorowsky and Rodríguez are joining creative forces for a one-time collaboration that will never be repeated or republished.

Based on Jodorowsky's surrealist autobiographical short story, illustrated by Rodríguez, this exclusive art book comes hardbound in a format similar to Jodorowsky classics like The Eyes of the Cat and Angel Claws.

Two Chilean masters. One shared heritage. One impossible-to-replicate collaboration.

And for 199 lucky backers? Bookplates featuring Rodríguez's art signed by both legends. These will become collector's items the moment they're created.

The Humanoids Legacy

Humanoids was born in 1975 from Metal Hurlant's cosmic spark. Founded by Mœbius, Philippe Druillet, Jean-Pierre Dionnet, and other groundbreaking sequential artists, the publisher has never simply followed publishing trends—it's bent them.

After the resounding success of Metal Hurlant's English rebirth and Caza's Arkadi and the Lost Titan, Humanoids continues merging classic vision with contemporary graphic novels. COSMOCHASM represents this philosophy perfectly: legendary creators, cutting-edge presentation, uncompromising artistic ambition.

In October 2025, all publishing operations moved into Humanoids Studios. New body, same neurons. Same restless, visionary spirit that's fueled every evolution since the beginning.

Deluxe Presentation Worth Owning

Both books come in deluxe hardcover format with head and tail bands, slightly oversized at 8.7" x 11.4". Cosmopirates runs 136 pages. The Chasm of Resurrection spans 128 pages. Each features iridescent silver laminate cover treatment and exclusive bonus material unavailable anywhere else.

The slipcases? High-concept designs providing six-sided protection. Cosmopirates' slipcase features interlocking facets representing virtue and revenge. The Chasm of Resurrection's represents life, death, and the in-between.

These aren't just books. They're art objects designed to live on your shelf for decades.

Pledge Tiers That Make Sense

Start at $30 for digital PDFs of both books. Individual deluxe editions run $45-54 depending on early bird pricing. The full deluxe bundle costs $100—both books in gorgeous hardcover with digital backups.

The ultimate tier? $350 gets you both books with slipcases, digital editions, the exclusive Jodorowsky x Rodríguez one-shot collaboration, AND signed bookplates. Limited to 199 copies worldwide.

For serious collectors, that's not an expense—it's an investment in comic history.

Why COSMOCHASM graphic novels on Kickstarter Matters

The COSMOCHASM graphic novels on Kickstarter isn't chasing trends. It's not algorithm-optimized content designed to please everyone. It's two Chilean artists raised in the same cultural soil, now working at the peaks of their respective crafts, delivering deeply personal work through a publisher that values vision over market research.

Jodorowsky is 95 years old. This might be his final return to science fiction. Every new work from him is a gift.

Rodríguez continues evolving, bringing mainstream horror sensibilities to European bandes desinées formats, proving these traditions can merge and strengthen each other.

Their one-time collaboration? That's the definition of "now or never."

Eight hundred eighteen backers understand. Thirty-three days remain. The campaign has already crushed its $7,000 goal by over 1,500%.

Your shelf has space for legends. Fill it.

Frequently Asked Questions about COSMOCHASM graphic novels on Kickstarter

Will these books be available at retail later?

These are Kickstarter and Humanoids Store exclusives. The deluxe editions with iridescent covers, bonus material, and slipcases will not be available through standard retail channels.