The Eternaut by Héctor Germán Oesterheld

It is at once both science fiction and political allegory. '.here is more to brilliant comic than meets the eye. These two stories, of course, point to a larger one: that of how we deal with the daily catastrophes and pitfalls of human existence, with or without extraterrestrials.' - Max Winter - The Boston Globe Crumb, one part Goya, one part Edvard Munch.

Elsewhere, López's vigorous and occasionally terrifying drawings bring us from one hair-raising moment to the next, one part R. 'Oesterheld and López's Argentinian classic from the 1950s newly translated by Mena with a deftness and energy befitting the Borgesian, literary quality of the narrative. In much the same way that Tarantino spins poetry from trash cinema, Oesterheld constructs a political allegory out of sci-fi serials and adventure novels.ts apocalyptic lens facilitates its argument that anything can be overcome by unity, by refusing to accept oppression it is, at the end of the day, a paean to the human spirit.' - Shea Hennum - The A.V. '.The Eternaut is a particularly compelling work, and it occupies an interesting point in Latin American literature. 'A sense of hope underlies the series, and it can be read as the struggle of the everyman to shirk off the yoke of oppression and to circumvent the cycle of slavery that war begets.' - Shea Hennum - Paste fascinating and exciting work.' - Ray Olson - Booklist López draws the massive adventure in a sharp-edged, high-contrast, varyingly detailed manner. 'In Argentina, The Eternaut is a cultural milestone. Cold War tensions, aliens of all sizes, space-and time travel-this one has it all. Juan Salvo, the inimitable protagonist, along with his friend Professor Favalli and the tenacious metal-worker Franco, face what appears to be a nuclear accident, but quickly turns out to be something much bigger than they had imagined.

This originally appeared as weekly installments from 1957-59.

Hardcover, 368 pages, B&W, 2015 (originally published 1959) 2016 Eisner Award Winner for Best Archival Collection/Project-Strips! Seminal Argentinian science fiction graphic novel whose main character is still viewed as a symbol of resistance in Latin America. By Héctor Germán Oesterheld & Francisco Solano López, translated by Erica Mena.

The Eternaut by Héctor Germán Oesterheld