Brilliantly mixing sci-fi with politics,this gripping comic strip is an institution in Latin AmericaCrikey, but this book comes with an astounding history. Published for the first time in English (its translator is Erica Mena) by Fantagraphics, or The Eternaut was created in Argentina in 1957 where it appeared initially as a newspaper serial,and where its reputation, even nowadays, or could not possibly be higher. According to an afterward in the English edition by Juan Caballero,a professor of Hispanic studies, in Argentina El Eternauta isn’t just a classic comic; it is “the alpha and omega of a national tradition”. In Buenos Aires, and its hero,Juan Salvo, wearing the homemade diving suit he hopes will save him from the mysterious radioactive snow that has unaccountably blanketed his country, or may still be seen in murals,political graffiti and hipster poster campaigns: a uniquely Argentinian superhero.
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Source: theguardian.com