{"product_id":"life-of-che-an-impressionistic-biography-9781683965220","title":"Life of Che: An Impressionistic Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eLife of Che\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most anticipated entries in Fantagraphics' The Alberto Breccia Library. Originally released as part of a graphic biography series in January 1969, it came out in Argentina only a year after Ernesto \"Che\" Guevara had died and reached an audience beyond comics readers. In the 1970s, the military government raided its publisher, destroying the means to reprint the book. The comic was presumed to be lost to history, until a publisher in Spain restored it in 1987. It has never been translated into English until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book begins in Bolivia in 1967, then flashes back through Che's life -- his childhood, his radicalizing motorcycle trip with Alberto Granado, his taking up of arms in Guatemala, his meeting with Fidel Castro, and his subsequent military and political maneuvers, ending in a fade-out to his death. Alberto Breccia and his son, Enrique, drew \u003cem\u003eLife of Che\u003c\/em\u003e. Enrique draws the Bolivia passages in a woodcut style, while Alberto depicts the flashbacks in his trademark, expressionistic black-and-white. It is primarily set in the field and with the people. H?ctor Germ?n Oesterheld \u003cem\u003e(The Eternaut\u003c\/em\u003e) blends his authorial voice with Che's first-person. \u003cem\u003eLife of Che\u003c\/em\u003e is imbued with a sense of immediacy, as both Che and, eventually, Oesterheld would meet their ends by a military government backed by the American CIA. As Pablo Turnes writes in his afterword, it is \"the testament of someone consciously marching toward his revolutionary death.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOesterheld, Héctor Germán:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eHéctor Germán Oesterheld (HGO)\u003c\/strong\u003e (born July 23, 1919; disappeared by the military and presumed dead 1977), was a pioneering Argentine graphic novel and comics writer. Notable works include his science-fiction series \u003cem\u003eEl Eternauta, \u003c\/em\u003e as well as \u003cem\u003eLife of Che\u003c\/em\u003e, a biography of Che Guevara.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreccia, Alberto:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAlberto Breccia\u003c\/strong\u003e (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 \u003cem\u003eMort Cinder\u003c\/em\u003e, 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, \u003cem\u003eThe Eternaut\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreccia, Enrique:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eEnrique Breccia\u003c\/strong\u003e (b. 1945, Buenos Aires) is a politically active Argentine cartoonist, best known to American audiences for his \u003cem\u003eSwamp Thing\u003c\/em\u003e run for DC's Vertigo imprint. In addition to DC, he has worked for Marvel, Fleetway, Delcourt, and many other global comics publishers; he has also adapted literary works by Lovecraft, Melville, and others. His career began in 1968, when he assisted his father, Alberto Breccia, on the bestselling graphic biography \u003cem\u003eLife of Che\u003c\/em\u003e. Other notable projects include his art for the Alvar Mayor character (written by Carlos Trillo), and \u003cem\u003eThe Sentinels\u003c\/em\u003e series with Xavier Dorison. Breccia currently lives in Italy.\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50678990897426,"sku":"9781683965220","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4f1ba35d-1b89-4776-9183-f8de9d8ee3d3.jpg?v=1733898870","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/life-of-che-an-impressionistic-biography-9781683965220","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}