>Jodorowsky was an esoteric writer
Yes. Bouncer is co-authored by Boucq, who is an author in the same vein, and it is indeed a bit lighter than their usual stuff.
He's a very competent writer, but he has a tendancy to throw a bunch of raw concepts and roll with what sticks, with the endings going full acid trip. It's a fun ride, but it can be a bit jarring if you liked the down-to-earth elements of the beginning (see Incal, Megalex, Technopriests...)
Also he has patrician choice in artists.
It helps that Metal Hurlant has always been a laboratory for good visuals and experimental narration. I love Moebius, but storywise Arzach or the AIrtight Garage are all over the place.
Frankly I seen and read a couple interviews of the guy, and he never stuck me as a self important guy.
Everyone in the industry makes fun about Jodo's quirks (like his love for futanari, twins, siamese rulers...). He's seen as an eccentric genius that has always given the finger to big corporations, not as a guru relying on marketing to sell his stuff.
And although it may just be my sensibility, compared to similar anglo authors, I find that it's way easier to just relax and enjoy the fireworks in his works. When, for example, Moore tackles esoteric stuff, it's really heavy handed (dear god Century was bad in that regard).
The well-known "I shit on the US" quote has been grossly mistranslated and misinterpretated, maybe it stems from events like that.
In the usual Jodo way, the final battle between good and evil is fought with the power of the mind and values directly pitted against each other (pic related), so exeunt reality and welcome astral projections.
I think his best work in that regard is Alef Tau, because it goes back and forth from regular adventure and new age crap.