{"title":"Alberto Breccia","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the evocative and often haunting world of \u003cstrong\u003eAlberto Breccia\u003c\/strong\u003e, a master of graphic storytelling whose work transcends traditional comic art. His distinctive style combines bold, expressive brushwork with rich, atmospheric narratives, bringing a unique intensity to each page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBreccia's graphic novels, including imaginative adaptations like \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e, delve into themes of darkness, mystery, and the human psyche, inviting readers to experience classic tales and original stories through a profound visual lens.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"alberto-breccias-dracula-by-alberto-breccia-9781683964391","title":"Alberto Breccia's Dracula","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlberto Breccia's Dracula\u003c\/em\u003e is composed of a series of brutally funny satirical misadventures starring the hapless eponymous antihero. Literally defanged (a humiliating trip to the dentist doesn't help), the protagonist's glory days are long behind him, and other, more sinister villains—a corrupt government, overtly backed by American imperialism—are sickening and draining the life out of the villagers far more than one creature of the night ever could.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e has no co-author, and so Breccia's carnivalesque vision is as pure Breccia as it gets. Created during the last of a succession of Argentine military dictatorships (1982–1983), this series of short comics stories ran in Spain's \u003cem\u003eComix Internacional\u003c\/em\u003e periodical in 1984. The moral purpose of Breccia's expressionistic art style is made explicit; he shows that every ounce of his grotesque, bloated characters' flesh and blood has been cruelly extracted from the less fortunate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47429730468076,"sku":"9781683964391","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781683964391.jpg?v=1774559989"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/alberto-breccia.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}