El Eternauta, Daytripper, and Beyond: Graphic Narrative in Argentina and Brazil

by David William Foster

Book Overview

El Eternauta, Daytripper, and Beyond examines the graphic narrative tradition in the two South American countries that have produced the medium's most significant and copious output. Argentine graphic narrative emerged in the 1980s, awakened by H ctor Oesterheld's groundbreaking 1950s serial El Eternauta. After Oesterheld was "disappeared" under the military dictatorship, El Eternauta became one of the most important cultural...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477310843
• ISBN13: 9781477310847
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"