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La Caste des Méta-Barons #4

La Casta de Los Metabarones: Oda la bisabuela

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Cuarto tomo. Edición española en tapa dura publicado como el tomo 69 de la Colección Pandora.

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

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Alejandro Jodorowsky

695 books1,946 followers
Also credited as Alexandro Jodorowsky

Better known for his surreal films El Topo and The Holy Mountain filmed in the early 1970s, Alejandro Jodorowsky is also an accomplished writer of graphic novels and a psychotherapist. He developed Psychomagic, a combination of psychotherapy and shamanic magic. His fans have included John Lennon and Marilyn Manson.

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189 reviews6 followers
October 7, 2025
9/10.
Big leap in quality compared to the previous volume. Less fan service too.
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1,056 reviews67 followers
September 11, 2014
Reinkarnation in einzelnen Körperteilen
Aghnar kommt ohne Beine und mit nur einem Arm aus, sein Sohn, wie dessen Name "tête d'acier" schon andeutet, , Ururgroßmutter Honorata , und Urgroßmutter Oda . Die Metabarone sind schon harte Knochen, die einiges aushalten.

Als Leser leidet man nicht wirklich mit, denn die Protagonisten sind schon völlig losgelöst von allem, was wir kennen - bis auf Gefühle, die sie in Breitbild und Cinemascope ausleben können. Zeichner Giménez präsentiert erneut opulente Barockbilder, die in Pathos und Melodrama ertrinken könnten, wenn sie nicht gleichzeitig von einer ebenso ausufernden Sprache und Story unterstützt würden.

Man muss sich schon ein bisschen auf so eine kalorienreiche Erzählung einlassen können, doch insbesondere, wenn man die Bände aufeinander aufbauend betrachtet, erhält man eine Space Opera, die kaum Wünsche offen lässt.
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5,108 reviews174 followers
August 9, 2011
Primer tomo de "La Casta" que no tenga en papel. Ojalá no me arranquen la cabeza cuando lo consiga, aunque he de admitir que seguro los vale. A esta altura de la historia, me pregunto si Jodorowsky se está poniendo un poco predecible o yo ya estoy jodorowskyado un poco, porque hubo un par de vueltas de tuerca que logré anticipar por varias páginas de ventaja (como cierto "trueque" entre personajes). Pero, siendo sincero, también hubo otras tantas que no me vi venir, o que terminar siendo mejor de lo que me esperaba, así que no me voy a andar haciendo el vivo. De más está decir que me dejaron con muchas ganas de leer el #5, que para mi alivio tengo en papel, así que seguro vuelva a la Casta pronto.
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459 reviews66 followers
February 26, 2017
3.5

Les femmes de cette bande dessinée n'ont clairement pas accès à un fabricant de vêtements. Les pauvres sont toujours à poil avec simplement un bout de tissu transparent à se mettre sur les épaules.
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211 reviews17 followers
August 29, 2015
Wierd is an understatement, but still good nontheless.
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September 26, 2022
O metabarão Aghnar, bisavô do atual metabarão torna-se o mais cruel de todos nesta história, um mercenário que se vende pelo melhor preço sem qualquer sentimento de Justiça ao saber que a sua amada Oda, que ficou morta cerebralmente após a batalha mental pela destruição das feiticeiras Shabda Oud não foi efetivamente salva pela sua mãe Honorata, que se vem a descobrir ter sobrevivido numa brecha temporal , para conseguir substituir o seu coração bomba por um coração novo, tendo nesse período envelhecido muito. honorata promete ao seu filho salvar Oda mas com essa mentira/ilusão acaba por permitir criar um filho que é uma aberração criada por incesto que se vai chamar Cabeça de aço .
Com o desgosto aghnar aceita um trabalho pelos Phtagures para a extinção da galáxia atual e apenas o seu filho o poderá tentar vencer para perpetuar a casta dos metabarões.
Cada vez mais cruel e requintado o argumento tal como é o ser humano . Nada longe da realidade
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Author 5 books28 followers
October 21, 2018
Dark twisted fantasy in space

The stakes get higher every time. The story has all the elements of a space opera. But it also borrows from universal elements found throughout every ancient myths and medieval romances. Simply put, this is King Arthur and a Greek mythology in space. Trapped by their fears, the characters become victims of their own hubris. It's the old trope of self-fulfilling prophecy and the sins of the father being visited on his son.
This is a must-read for fantasy and science fiction buffs. It's a rollercoaster from start to finish. There were times where I thought I knew what was going on, and I was right, but in typical Jorodowski fashion, I was surprised.by some of the twists that I didn't see coming. I'm off to read volume 5!
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162 reviews34 followers
June 8, 2017
Jodorowsky has some amazing ideas

As we move into the series, I see the less-invested fans dropping away from the storyline. I do enjoy the series as a whole, but I see less and less real action / character development brought to bear. I enjoy the story as a whole, especially up to the last issue, but in this one I see less to hold onto as deeply engaging. In its defense I appreciate the idea of "Steelhead" but got little out of his being a machine. Is he the logical endpoint of the mindset of the characters that caused him to be?
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November 18, 2025
Greek tragedy, but less Hamlet (I know that isn't Greek, bare with me) but more Oedipus. gorgeous artwork and some really balls to the walls ideas - if you've seen the Jodo Dune documentary, you'll recognise several of them here. allows for some of the preciously Metabaron cycle to be maintained without smelling mouldy.
suffers for being mostly Oda in name and less in story. way more Aghnar 2.0
7/10
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1,009 reviews65 followers
February 22, 2020
Alejandro Jodorowsky'nin Meta-Baron serisi bir erkek, bir kadın hikayesi olarak devam ediyor. Dördüncü cilt Meta-Baron Aghnar'ın karısı Oda'nın hikayesi. Bir kurban, bir prenses, bir tuzak ve sevdalı bir kadın.
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739 reviews14 followers
May 8, 2020
Aghnar logra vengar a su padre y madre de las monjas-putas, pero a un costo muy alto. Tambien vemos su determinación con terminar la casta de los metabarones, su vida como mercenario y un enfrentamiento final por el destino de la galaxia contra su propio hijo Cabeza-de-Hierro
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January 14, 2019
Prosegue il racconto della casta con uno dei personaggi più drammatici e sfortunati di tutta la saga: la povera Oda.
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October 10, 2021
The Megabarons #4: Oda

Steelhead is a character who was unexpected...
Wonder how he will call in love and with whome?
Otherwise a good read.
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215 reviews2 followers
November 14, 2021
Feels like the first volume that doesn't quite hit the mark. Starts well but trails off towards the end before hinting at something big to come.
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1,596 reviews
November 27, 2021
Un bel colpo di scena caratterizza questa quarta puntata. Sempre niente da dire sui disegni di Jimenez, anzi…
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201 reviews10 followers
March 18, 2023
Great! Now that the story diverged from its Dune blueprint things start to get unhinged and fun for the better.
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June 18, 2025
Reread. Thought Othon was the worst dad, and then Aghnar literally blew his baby’s head off. Check and mate.
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1,405 reviews77 followers
October 9, 2011
Je crois que j'ai compris le schéma régissant la vie de chaque méta-baron.
Tuer son père à la puberté.
Avoir du sexe une fois au maximum.
Et subir les foudres d'un destin aussi cruel que joueur, comme dans ce tome où Aghnar va sans s'en rendre compte être l'amant de sa mère possédant sa femme décérébrée (après avoir tué son père, ça fait un peu freudien comme destin, non ?).
Gimenez maîtrise toujours autant l'art de la courbe, mais héla, le scénario de Jodorowski est un peu trop torturé pour moi.
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592 reviews9 followers
October 23, 2016
On atteint le point du grand n'importe quoi affreux qui est aussi révélateur des grandes familles possédant le pouvoir. Tout est fait pour pérenniser la grandeur de la caste même quand le fils essaie de se débattre et trouver sa liberté après avoir perdu ses parents. La place de la femme est toujours limitée à celle de reproductrice et même le perso le plus puissant agit dans l'intérêt d'un homme. Ca reste très animé et rempli de combats et de choix difficiles ce qui donne envie de lire la suite.
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December 4, 2014
- C'est une histoire qui parle du m�ta-baron, mon ma�tre... - Ah, Tonto, le m�ta-baron, c'est le plus sauvagement impr�visible de tous. C'est le plus grand, le m�ta-guerrier !... ... Une longue histoire, Lothar, qui remonte � Othon le Trisa�eul et se poursuit sur toute la lign�e. Je vais te conter les origines de la caste des m�tas-barons....
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