Alberto Breccia's Dracula (Graphic Novel)

Alberto Breccia's Dracula (Graphic Novel)
Alberto Breccia
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Hardback
h319 x 219mm - 80pg
31 Aug 2021 US
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9781683964391
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Alberto Breccia' s Dracula is composed of a series of brutally funny satirical misadventures starring the hapless eponymous antihero. Literally defanged, the protagonist' s glory days are long behind him and other, more sinister villains (a corrupt government, overtly backed by American imperialism) are draining the life out of the villagers more than one creature of the night ever could. The first painted, full-colour entry in Fantagraphics artist-focused Alberto Breccia Library, and the atmospheric palette adds mood and dimension. It also includes a sketchbook showing the artist' s process.
The psychedelic form, as well as the blatant splashes of color, make this graphic novel a feast for the eyes, while some of its themes will be recognizable to anyone familiar with Latin America' s socio-political atmosphere. -- "New York Journal of Books" Breccia brings a stunning, nightmarish, and politically charged vision to Dracula' s final days. . . . [The artist' s] gothic visions skewer the power of myth and make a salient statement about a society that would support fascist rule-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"
Alberto Breccia (b. 1919; Montevideo, Uruguay; d. 1993, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an influential, internationally acclaimed comics artist and cartoonist. His career began in the 1940s, during the golden age of Argentine comics. From 1962-1964, he drew Mort Cinder, written by Hector German Oesterheld, which is considered a masterpiece of the form. He took a break from comics to teach and co-found the interdisciplinary art school IDA (Instituto de directores de Arte) but returned in 1968 to draw graphic biographies of Che Guevara and Eva Peron, and a reboot of Oesterheld' s seminal 1959 graphic novel, The Eternaut. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s -- when Argentina suffered under a series of military dictatorships -- and beyond, Breccia drew serialized comics for the European market, working with and adapting writers such as Poe, Lovecraft, Borges, Trillo, Sasturain, and many others. In 2021, he was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame.
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ISBN-13: 9781683964391
Published: 31 Aug 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Fantagraphics
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Format: Hardback
Height: 319mm
Width: 219mm
Pages: 80

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