"Liquid Steel" in
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THE PICTORIAL OF THE MYTHS AND EPICS
Enrique "Quique" is Alcatena one of the most outstanding Argentine artists and cartoonists and comic artists rioplatense few that, deservedly, has achieved a creditable international reputation. Cartoonist
self recognizes the influences of great artists of the so-called Ninth Art, like Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, Lucho Olivera and Barry Windsor Smith, among many others.
Your stage most remembered, the one that would make the taste of fans and earned him his deserved reputation, which was developed in the journal Argentina "Skorpio", since the late eighties until it entered the decade of the nineties. Some of his best known works were carried out by then, in collaboration with the talented writer Eduardo Mazzitelli.
Editora Argentina and Uruguay Loco Rabia Bellerophon Group, presented for the first time in one volume, "Liquid Steel", one of the emblematic works of the duo-Alcatena Mazzitelli.
is a comic book for its originality, density plot and impeccable graphics, remains unaltered attractive, twenty years after its publication, in installments, in the mythical "Skorpio".
Having originally published in chapters, many of the fans of these talented Argentine authors could not read the whole story, since many times it is difficult to get the magazine in a timely manner.
therefore, is particularly noteworthy concern of both books, to compile the iconic comic book in a neat volume of a single volume, which was based on a careful reconstruction of the original drawings.
In "liquid steel", the solid team of Eduardo Enrique Alcatena Mazzitelli and develops a fantastic story, with 'epic, which are present all the usual elements of the genre, but presented with unusual strength of argument and aesthetic preciousness.
An armor that makes the wearer invincible, a vindictive and cruel king, a magician who possesses all the wisdom of the world and a story which derives from ancient legends, myths many, Bible stories, but is endowed with a literary density unusual gender, are part of the theme menu.
Mazzitelli's script flows naturally, overwhelming originality and creative freedom. Alcatena drawing interprets and enriches the script, giving strength and body to history through his imaginative and detailed drawing style.
Each vignette is a microcosm, a little world populated by creatures impossible that recall the paintings of Bosch, with engravings of ancient China, the unclassifiable Archimboldo to "Alice in Wonderland" and the terrifying creatures of Lovecraft , among others.
Alcatena style is full of mythological references, architectural, historical and pictorial. However, it is personal, rupture and easily recognizable.
As usual in the work of these talented artists, script and design work as a compact unit as two languages \u200b\u200bthat are amalgamated, complement and interact.
12/12 Republic
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