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The Mind-Bending Experience of Jodorowsky at Comic-Con

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My first post was about my passion for Jodorowsky. So how cool was it that when I met up with horror filmmakers Jacob Gentry (The Signal) and Adam Wingard (Pop Skull) we talked about the genius of Jodorowsky. These are the types of encounters that make for great Comic-Con moments.

The Romantic Allure of the VHS Tape

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El Topo

You might have tracked down a VHS copy of Jodorowsky's hard to find film at Comic-Con. (Producciones Panicas)

Back in the '90s one of my favorite things to do at the San Diego Comic-Con was to get my hands on plenty of fantastic genre movies. Right before the rise of DVD and after the death of Laser Discs, the Con was that unique place to get your rare, obscure movie fix. I remember getting El Topo and The Holy Mountain VHS tapes at $25 apiece, a bargain considering the hard-to-find collector's items these legendary Alejandro Jodorowsky finds were. That's when Comic-Con was about even more than comics or about huge studios presentations. Independent distributors were part of the act too with crazy and fun oddities such as The Star Wars Holiday Special or Roger Corman's lost classic The Fantastic 4: The Movie. You can't go wrong with titles like that!

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