The Eternaut 1969 (Graphic Novel)

The Eternaut 1969 (Graphic Novel)
Hector German Oesterheld, Alberto Breccia
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Hardback
h300 x 222mm - 64pg
22 Dec 2020 US
International import eta 10-30 days
9781683963523
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The 1950s version of The Eternaut, a seminal Argentine work, is drawn in F. Solano Lopez' s clean, orderly comics art style. In the 1969 reboot, the darker tone is reflected in Breccia' s Expressionist art. In The Eternaut 1969, the great world powers have forsaken South America to alien invaders, and POV character Juan Salvo, along with his friend Professor Favalli, metalworker Franco, and neighbor Susanna, join the resistance in Buenos Aires with the knowledge that the outside world will not come to their aid. Through the lenses of these timeless characters, the politically prescient creators ask readers to consider the implications of global domination by the "great powers" before it' s too late.
Breccia' s panels are revolutionary in their combination of precision and expressionistic energy. Offering pulpy, fast-paced thrills and chills, this first translation of Oesterheld' s 1969 sci-fi adventure is buoyed by sociopolitical underpinnings that resonate today. Oesterheld' s tale is an obvious allegory for resistance struggles of all kinds.
Hector German Oesterheld (HGO) (born July 23, 1919; "disappeared" by the military and presumed dead 1977), was a pioneering Argentine graphic novel and comics writer. Notable works include his science-fiction series El Eternauta, as well as Che, a biography of Che Guevara. Alberto Breccia (1919-1993) was born in Uruguay and grew up in Argentina. With Hugo Pratt, he cofounded Pan-American School of Arts in Buenos Aires and the Instituto de Arte.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781683963523
Published: 22 Dec 2020
Published In: United States
Imprint: Fantagraphics
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Format: Hardback
Height: 300mm
Width: 222mm
Pages: 64

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