Alberto Breccia's Dracula

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Alberto Breccia's Dracula presents a series of satirical, darkly comedic tales centred on a defanged Dracula navigating a world where corrupt governments and imperialism oppress villagers far more than any supernatural menace. Set against the backdrop of Argentina's military dictatorships, these stories blend grotesque characters with potent political commentary, all rendered in a richly atmospheric, full-colour painted style that heightens the mood and impact.
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Ideal for readers interested in politically charged graphic novels, fans of unique and experimental comic art, and those drawn to horror with satirical and historical depth.

In this wordless, full-color collection of satiric short comics stories, an internationally acclaimed cartoonist chronicles the waning days of the most famous vampire of them all.

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Alberto Breccia's Dracula 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.

This 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.

Dracula 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 Comix Internacional 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.

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Critics praise Breccia's singular vision and expressionistic art style, highlighting it as an audacious and beautiful departure from typical comic art. The work is celebrated for its sociopolitical depth, blending horror and satire during a bleak period in Argentina's history. Reviews commend the collection's powerful, fever-dream visuals and lasting resonance nearly four decades after its original publication.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683964391

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 31 August 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 1 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 219.0mm

Height: 305.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 80

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About the Author

Alberto Breccia (b. 1919; Montevideo, Uruguay; d. 1993, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an influential, internationally acclaimed comics artist and cartoonist. His career began in the 1940s, during the golden age of Argentine comics. From 1962-1964, he drew Mort Cinder, written by Héctor Germán Oesterheld, which is considered a masterpiece of the form. He took a break from comics to teach and co-found the interdisciplinary art school IDA (Instituto de directores de Arte) but returned in 1968 to draw graphic biographies of Che Guevara and Eva Perón, and a reboot of Oesterheld's seminal 1959 graphic novel, The Eternaut. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s -- when Argentina suffered under a series of military dictatorships -- and beyond, Breccia drew serialized comics for the European market, working with and adapting writers such as Poe, Lovecraft, Borges, Trillo, Sasturain, and many others. In 2021, he was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame.