Collecting THE FOURTH POWER and THE STARR CONSPIRACY by The Metabarons Co-Creator Juan Gimenez
And Featuring An All-New Introduction by Legendary Artist Bill Sienkiewicz
On April 2, 2020, comics lost one of its most celebrated and talented artists to the pandemic. His extremely detailed work, particularly his renditions of technology, influenced countless artists that followed him, both in North America and across Europe. In 1992, Giménez and writer Alejandro Jodorowsky began work on The Metabarons, a science fiction saga epic grandeur. It remains one of the true graphic novel classics of the genre. On his own, Giménez created, among other works, THE FOURTH POWER, the legendary space opera that further cemented his reputation as one of the masters of comics art.
This summer Humanoids will publish THE DELUXE GIMENEZ, a special hardcover edition collecting two of the great works by The Metabarons co-creator Juan Gimenez. This hardcover collection will include an all new introduction by legendary artist Bill Sienkiewicz and two works by Gimenez: THE FOURTH POWER, an elegant space opera about the odyssey of star soldier Exether Mega who discovers she’s at the center of a complex, secret experiment to create the ultimate weapon of war; and the wild, intergalactic romp THE STARR CONSPIRACY, which follows an aspiring young journalist on a wild goose chase to uncover the conspiratorial scoop of the century.
“I closely collaborated with Juan Giménez for ten years and together, we created The Metabarons saga,” said Alejandro Jodorowsky. “What facilitated my task as we offered him to work on the complex world of the Metabarons was that he already embodied the immortal No-Name, the last Metabaron. In my unconscious, Juan Giménez cannot die. He will continue on, drawing like the master warrior that he was.”
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THE DELUXE GIMENEZ will be available in stores on July 12, 2022.For more updates, follow Humanoids on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
About the creator:
Juan Gimenez was an Argentine comic book artist and writer.
Born November 26th, 1943 in Mendoza, Argentina, Gimenez finished his high school education as an industrial design major and advanced his artistic education by attending the Academy of Fine Arts in Barcelona, Spain, where he studied drawing. For the next few years, he dedicated himself to the drawing of comic books, both back in his native Argentina with such publishers as Colomba and Record, as well as in Spain, contributing to magazines such as Zona 84, and Comix International. By this point, Gimenez had made quite a name for himself for his extremely detailed renditions of machinery, chiefly in the war and science fiction genres. His art further propelled him to international collaborations, and it was in 1979 that he was first published in France with a series of titles including “Leo Roa,” which he also wrote. The following year, he participated, as a creative designer, on a segment of the film “Heavy Metal.” For the next decade, he continued his work in comic book magazines, notably the French comics anthology Metal Hurlant and the Italian L’Eternauta.
The 1990s saw him strengthening his fan base as he was repeatedly voted best artist by European audiences, a recognition that was mirrored in the festival and critical realms, with such awards as the Gaudi award at the Feria Internacional del Comics de Barcelone, in 1990. In 1992, he met Alejandro Jodorowsky for the first time, and the two began work on “The Metabarons,” a sci-fi saga of epic proportions in both art and story. It is to this day regarded as one of the true graphic novel classics of the genre and it continues successful sales around the world.
Gimenez maintained a consistent yet varied workload, lending his talents as illustrator to covers for CD albums and novels, as well as serving as a concept artist on video games, and motion pictures. Until the end of his life he remained in high demand as a graphic novel artist, collaborating with some of Europe’s most acclaimed authors such as Carlos Trillo, Emilio Balcarce, and Roberto Dal Prà, when he was not writing his own stories as he successfully did with “The Fourth Power” collection.
On April 2nd, 2020, he passed away in his home province of Mendoza, Argentina, from COVID-19 complications.