Alberto Breccia's Dracula
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- Author：Alberto Breccia
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Summary
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-color 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。
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。
Reviews
Yoshiro
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Już na samym wstępie trzeba sobie jasno określić， z czym na pewno nie mamy tutaj do czynienia。 Nie jest to tytuł dla kogoś， kto oczekuje kolejnej graficznej adaptacji znanej powieści Brama Stokera。 Alberto Brecci na ponad 80 stronach swojego dzieła zdecydował się bowiem umieścić mocno niesztampową własną wizję znanego krwiopijcy， która z oryginalną historią nie ma zbyt wiele wspólnego。Komiks został podzielony na pięć krótkich rozdziałów， w których znany wampir zmaga się nie tylko z „głodem”， ale Już na samym wstępie trzeba sobie jasno określić， z czym na pewno nie mamy tutaj do czynienia。 Nie jest to tytuł dla kogoś， kto oczekuje kolejnej graficznej adaptacji znanej powieści Brama Stokera。 Alberto Brecci na ponad 80 stronach swojego dzieła zdecydował się bowiem umieścić mocno niesztampową własną wizję znanego krwiopijcy， która z oryginalną historią nie ma zbyt wiele wspólnego。Komiks został podzielony na pięć krótkich rozdziałów， w których znany wampir zmaga się nie tylko z „głodem”， ale całą masą innych problemów。 Każda z historii jest mocno „nietuzinkowa” i całkowicie niema （brak jakichkolwiek dymków dialogowych）。 Krótkie satyryczne opowieści wypełnione są zarówno wyrazistymi popkulturowymi odniesieniami （np。 konfrontacja Draculi i Supermana）， koniecznością radzenia sobie z przyziemnymi kłopotami （problemy z uzębieniem， alkoholizm „dawcy” krwi） czy pewnymi nawiązaniami do politycznych tematów。 To właśnie ten ostatni element komiksu sprawia， że mamy tutaj do czynienia z bardzo specyficznym tytułem。 Album można bowiem potraktować jako swoistego rodzaju manifest niezadowolenia autora z autorytarnych rządów w jego kraju。 Tego typu elementy nie są jednak podane w przejrzystej i oczywistej formie。 Każdy z rozdziałów pod wierzchnią warstwą rozrywkową skrywa swoje drugie （skomplikowane） oblicze， które czytelnik będzie musiał odkryć samemu。 Zarówno pod kątem fabuły， jak i humoru mamy więc tutaj do czynienia z pozycją， która nie każdemu przypadnie do gustu。 Dracula nie jest nadmiernie „porywającym” dziełem， po które koniecznie powinien sięgnąć każdy。 Alberto Breccia ma bowiem swój indywidualny „artystyczny” styl twórczy， który doceni pewna grupa zapaleńców。 Jeśli ktoś chciały sprawdzić， czy może zaliczyć się do tego grona， to lepiej sięgnąć na początek po inne dzieło autora （np。 Mity Cthulhu）。„Artyzm” i „nietuzinkowość” tytułu przejawia się również w jego oprawie graficznej。 Breccia prezentuje tutaj mocno groteskowy styl wyraźnie inspirowany surrealizmem。 Ekspresyjna wizja Draculi i jego świata z jednej strony zaskakuje， z drugiej zaś potrafi na swój sposób przerazić。 Podobnie jednak jak w przypadku „fabularnej” strony komiksu， rysunki nie każdemu będą musiały przypaść do gustu。https://popkulturowykociolek。pl/recen。。。 。。。more
Rob McMonigal
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Don't let Dracula vs Superman fool you--this book is a commentary on a terrible time in Breccia's Argentina， where a string of dictators clung to power as these were being written and published overseas。 Dracula， impotent and lurching from bad situation to bad situation， watches effectively helplessly as more powerful forces manipulate his world。It's funny--until you know the background， which is in an afterward I wish had been a forward。These illustrations are dynamic， depressing， and really di Don't let Dracula vs Superman fool you--this book is a commentary on a terrible time in Breccia's Argentina， where a string of dictators clung to power as these were being written and published overseas。 Dracula， impotent and lurching from bad situation to bad situation， watches effectively helplessly as more powerful forces manipulate his world。It's funny--until you know the background， which is in an afterward I wish had been a forward。These illustrations are dynamic， depressing， and really different from what I'm used to。 I dug it， and I think a lot of people who care what I say would， too。 I just don't have enough to add to go on at any length。 It's a world I know little about--and that's part of the problem， isn't it？ Maybe you can use this to help fill in a few contextual gaps while lingering over the details。 。。。more
Emily Stensloff
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grotesque and charming。 the concept of "hey so what if dracula was depressed and anti-fascist？ oh and also the story is gonna be a satiric comedy？" is uhhhh a very good one。a quick read both because it's just generally short and also because the stories are almost entirely pictorial。 i appreciate that no translations from the spanish were made in the comics themselves but rather are footnotes at the bottom of the page。 i would def recommend giving it a flip-thru！ grotesque and charming。 the concept of "hey so what if dracula was depressed and anti-fascist？ oh and also the story is gonna be a satiric comedy？" is uhhhh a very good one。a quick read both because it's just generally short and also because the stories are almost entirely pictorial。 i appreciate that no translations from the spanish were made in the comics themselves but rather are footnotes at the bottom of the page。 i would def recommend giving it a flip-thru！ 。。。more
Bryan
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I really loved this， but it left me wanting a lot more Breccia。 So I just ordered everything of his Fantagraphics had in stock。 Well played， FG。
Jake Nap
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Fantagraphics putting out these awesome Breccia Library editions has been one of my favorite things in comics the last couple years。 A ridiculously underrated talent that for my money， is among some of the absolute best to ever do it。 This collection has wordless stories written and painted by Breccia。 Often amusing， a few take serious turns referencing the Dirty War in Argentina which is a major period of oppression for the Argentinian people。
Daniel
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Witty， political， fascinating artwork
R。C。
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I picked this up on a whim while checking in materials at my library of employment。 Judging by the cover， I thought it would likely be too grotesque for me， too absurdist， but couldn't resist a new-to-me graphic take on Dracula himself。Needless to say， I was floored。The art is grotesque; perfectly so。 The characters who silently， chaotically fill these pages are absurd， and that is absolutely as it should be。 Dracula himself serves as a conduit for the rest of the world， from the raucous clubs， I picked this up on a whim while checking in materials at my library of employment。 Judging by the cover， I thought it would likely be too grotesque for me， too absurdist， but couldn't resist a new-to-me graphic take on Dracula himself。Needless to say， I was floored。The art is grotesque; perfectly so。 The characters who silently， chaotically fill these pages are absurd， and that is absolutely as it should be。 Dracula himself serves as a conduit for the rest of the world， from the raucous clubs， to the poorest streets of the poorest slums， to the bars where great authors drink， to his own deliciously Gothic house， and Breccia depicts it all in burning， oozing colors and shapes that grab your eyes and refuse to relinquish their grip。 The miniature stories he weaves are by turns ironic， tragic， and simply silly。 Of course， a reader familiar with modern Argentinian history may find a terrible， tragic wealth of national suffering into these pages; but there's also no harm in enjoying the hilarity of Dracula becoming drunk off of a drunkard's blood。On an entirely different note， I got big shades of Tomie dePaola from Breccia's art。 The coloring， the lines， the faces all reminded me of "Strega Nona" on the other side of Hell。 It's a shame that these tales were so limited in number， for I'd read books upon books of Dracula's ill-fated exploits and Braccia's tooth-sharp commentary on the world and its histories。 As it is， I'll have to settle for reading and re-reading this sole compilation， and treasuring it in all its gory rarity。 。。。more
Peacegal
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This is a really unique， mostly wordless comic collection。 The artwork is pretty incredible。 The tone ranges from dark humor to well， just dark。 At one point our vampire wanders through what looks like a Hieronymus Bosch painting and realizes he's not so scary after all。 This is a really unique， mostly wordless comic collection。 The artwork is pretty incredible。 The tone ranges from dark humor to well， just dark。 At one point our vampire wanders through what looks like a Hieronymus Bosch painting and realizes he's not so scary after all。 。。。more
Eleanor Scott
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Beautiful art。 Touching subject。 Poor old Dracula。
Matt
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Wow a totally different style。 Very dark but also colorful。 I grabbed Mort Cinder off the shelf to compare。 Amazing。 The essays helps a lot。
Daniel Mossop
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This was pretty brilliant。 I don’t normally read graphic novels without words but it’s like a moving painting picture book each page tells a part of the story。 Great artwork easy flowing to read。
Molly
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This looked like an easy and interesting one to flip through， so I went in with no preconceptions。 And it started out as a fun， sort of psychedelic Dracula adventure。 But then you get to "I Was Legend，" and the tone radically changes- reminding you of what was really going on in Argentina at this time， and forcing you to look at it。 And then it goes back to a somewhat light-hearted fun piece。 Very interesting and thought-provoking。 This looked like an easy and interesting one to flip through， so I went in with no preconceptions。 And it started out as a fun， sort of psychedelic Dracula adventure。 But then you get to "I Was Legend，" and the tone radically changes- reminding you of what was really going on in Argentina at this time， and forcing you to look at it。 And then it goes back to a somewhat light-hearted fun piece。 Very interesting and thought-provoking。 。。。more
Nathaniel Darkish
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A fun， quick piece to read （though "read" may be the wrong word， since the comic's only text is the chapter names）。 Basically just a bunch of misadventures of Dracula， who no longer seems to be an amazing， terrifying monster when compared to the chaos and consumerism of the modern world。 I smiled at the humor。 The art was weird， trippy， hyper-stylized， but a lot of fun。 A fun， quick piece to read （though "read" may be the wrong word， since the comic's only text is the chapter names）。 Basically just a bunch of misadventures of Dracula， who no longer seems to be an amazing， terrifying monster when compared to the chaos and consumerism of the modern world。 I smiled at the humor。 The art was weird， trippy， hyper-stylized， but a lot of fun。 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。
Comicardos
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LEANLO。
Miguel Lupián
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Con una técnica sorprendentemente colorida， grotesca， carnavalesca y obsesiva con los detalles， el enorme Breccia， haciendo uso de una sátira y humor negro delirantes， nos cuenta， sin necesidad de diálogos （historietas mudas， les llaman） cinco situaciones cotidianas del iconico Drácula: una noche en el carnaval （donde se topa con un superhéroe）， una visita al dentista， una cita con su amada， una reflexión sobre la sociedad y un encuentro con el mismísimo Poe。 De colección。
The Cannibal
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J'ai eu du mal， au départ， d'apprécier cet ouvrage， car j'ai détesté les dessins ！ Ils sont horribles， comme les couleurs…Le personnage de Dracula est grotesque， drôle， amusant… Loin de ce que l'on connaît。 Je me suis même surprise à rire à la fin des différents récits qui composent cette bédé sans paroles。Mais ce n'est pas vraiment le vampire de Stoker qui est visé， il sert plus d'avatar à l'auteur pour parler de la dictature et des disparitions （30。000 morts） qui eurent lieu durant les heures J'ai eu du mal， au départ， d'apprécier cet ouvrage， car j'ai détesté les dessins ！ Ils sont horribles， comme les couleurs…Le personnage de Dracula est grotesque， drôle， amusant… Loin de ce que l'on connaît。 Je me suis même surprise à rire à la fin des différents récits qui composent cette bédé sans paroles。Mais ce n'est pas vraiment le vampire de Stoker qui est visé， il sert plus d'avatar à l'auteur pour parler de la dictature et des disparitions （30。000 morts） qui eurent lieu durant les heures sombres en Argentine。Évidemment， il vaut mieux le savoir au départ， et heureusement， dans la préface， c'est expliqué， sinon， sans ces données， le lecteur ne comprendrait pas l'analogie qui est faite entre ce vampire suceur de sang （et donc， assassin） et ceux qui firent régner la terreur。Dracula sortant de son château， suivi par sa bande de loups， a sans doute aussi sa signification et les loups ne sont pas que les mammifères， que le Canis Lupus， mais les sbires des dirigeants， ceux qui faisaient le sale boulot…Si les dessins sont moches， ils sont， en revanche， riches de détails funèbres et macabres， notamment dans le château du vampire。Les nouvelles intitulées "La dernière nuit du carnaval"， "Latrans canis non admortet"， "Un coeur doux et éploré" et "Poe ？… Puaf ！？" sont burlesques， amusantes， on sourit， on pouffe。Par contre， changement de ton dans « Je ne suis plus une légende » car là， plus de doute， les despotes sont dessinés et le sang coule car ce sont eux qui tuent les gens et Dracula qui se retrouve couvert de sang。 Les rôles sont inversés…Il y a même une scène de torture， des corps entassés， des veuves pleurant au cimetierre， une scène de pédophilie， la famine règne， le tout sous une banderole qui proclame que "Todo va mejor con Coca Cola"。 On ne rigole plus。Lorsque j'ai ouvert cette bédé et découvert ces dessins horribles et sans paroles， je pensais la lire et faire une chronique vite fait bien fait， persuadée qu'elle serait lapidaire… Ben non。Oui， c'est horriblement mal dessiné （pas dans mes goûts） mais bordel de dieu， c'est profond et fallait être couillu pour réaliser cela en pleine dictature。Une revisite du mythe Dracula avec humour car on découvre un Dracula amoureux， luttant contre un Superman， chez le dentiste， devenant chrétien…Mais sous le couvert de l'humour， il y a de la profondeur et une attaque contre tous les dictateurs， despotes， tyrans， du monde。 。。。more
Tropo Alegro
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Edición argentina que contiene los cinco capítulos。 Historietas mudas que ponen a un Drácula tremendamente versátil en las más diversas situaciones， con cruces con personajes tan dispares como Superman o Edgar Allan Poe y con un amplio registro estilístico。
Index Purga
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Primera edición argentina， remasterizada y con prólogo exclusivo。
Variaciones Enrojo
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