I've never heard of this before, but when you said it was argentinian I knew it would be good stuff. Those guys know comics. Greetings from a Brazilian brother

If you liked this book you should look up the adaptation of Lovecraft's works by Breccia, one of argentina's greatest illustrators. It's really odd to see a work so close to your national identity been discussed by an international audience. Thank you for the respect.

Wow this is incomparable in quality to North American '50s comics. Nothing we in the States produced was even close to this level of narrative complexity until at least the '80s!

"El Eternauta" is my dad's favourite comic book. I was not expecting people outside Argentina know about it✌

Damn my country got featured in a video, thank you so much

I like when you cover other countries comics, it shows love to not just american comics but all types of comics

the alien invasion as a parallelism of the military regime, dictatotship, imposed by form is fantastic. The mental control ( media control ) the resist and more, just sublime

You just made my day Chris, The Eternaut is like our Watchmen or Dark Knight Returns, it puts the bar really high for us in terms of writing and art, and put us on par with the others schools of comics in the world. I hope that thanks to this video it get all the recognition it deserves. Oesterheld forever!

You know what's the best and most scariest kind of villain? The one that you never see in the story. It's not an evil emperor, a twirling mustache villain or a serial killer. It's a concept, a colective behind the shadows, a system, an ideology. The ones that never make a presence and we only see their henchman. They're lurking behind the shadows hidden from the main characters and planning everything behind the curtains. How do they look? How many are of them? They can be stopped? This is why I love The Ellos as antagonists: not only we never see how they are but we only know glimpses of their mentality and why they do what they do. They're the symbol of every empire trying to destroy and conquer another nation.

As an argentinian, I just wanted to comment on this old video to say that your brief recap on Argentina's political history was brilliant. You gave a well informed, succint and balanced summary.

Vieja no puede ser que esa edición sea mucho mejor que la nacional

Thank you for that respectful review on Argentinian history. You have no idea how many people just don't care as little as to investigate well on what happened as you did. So thank you, man. And thank you for this review, This is my father's favourite comic and he is part of the reasons i like comics.

As an Argentine I have to say that Argentina has enormous talent and history regarding comics and animation. "For whom cares"Argentina was the first country to make an animated film The first known animated feature film was ElApóstol, made in 1917 by Quirino Cristiani He also directed two other animated feature films, including 1931's Peludópolis, the first feature length animation to use synchronized sound... (whom inspired walt disney).. we also have a 1990s cyberpunk series named cybersix. And yeah We made MESSI

The Eternaut doesn't depict the hero as an individual, but as a collective hero (Juan, Fava, Franco, etc). That's the main point regarding the characters and their actions and maybe the main difference regarding other comic books. Great video!

Nice episode, Chris. My local library has ONE copy, which is now on hold for me! Can't wait to read it, thanks for making me aware of such an awesome pirce of art. This is why I anticipate each new video. Your critiques and knowledge are impressive. More!....?

As a Peruvian my favorite comics are the Argentinian ones are my favorite around the world. I have The Eternaut and something I have to say, even is strictly speaking Oesterheld is a social justice warrior (and not a twitter warrior) he is also a genius in his art. Something that activists that enter comics are not. In my country the Argentine comics from 60's to beginning of 90's are sought and treasured by readers from 30 and up.

Cuándo un comic genial argentino tiene una review profunda y respetuosa en inglés y te sentís orgullos@ de ser argentin@ Great video man

"In Buenos Aires it's rare to get a heavy snow out of nowhere". Huge understatement. It only snowed twice in known history: in 1918 and in 2007. And I wouldn't call the one from 2007 "heavy".

My name is Rodrigo, I'm from Argentina. Safe and sound in spanish is "sano y salvo". Maybe that's what you mean with Salvo meaning safe. Keep making awesome videos.

Dammit, now i'm checkin amazon to buy this book. Seems like a great story and that cover needs to be in my collection! Thanks for another great comic tropes video!

Argentinian comics was a leading industry back until the 70s arrived and the dictatorship almost destroy it.

Great video Chris. I'm from Argentina and is so good to see one of our greatest comics in a channel like this. I recommend you the works of Alberto Breccia, huge influence of a lot of artists for decades.

Wow such an interesting and tragic story and Im not just talking about the comic but also the author. It is really sad that so many people have to die for basically just their political and social beliefs.

Awesome look at a non-standard non-U.S. comic. You were definitely on point putting in the historical context. Good form.

Excellent video. As an Argentine, thank you for promoting the Argentine comic on your channel! I recommend Mort Cinder and Ernie Pike, two of the best works of Oesterheld and the tv series "German" about the life of HGO. Oh, a lot of the graffiti, it's with the face of a former president (Nestor Kirchner) instead of the face of Juan Salvo.

It's so surreal hearing you talk about the "troubles" in Argentinian at the time

As an Argentinian I feel proud of your review of this comic. So much love and emphasys editing and explaining the very important context I hope some day we can see a movie about it, maybe we can start a fan movement to make it real! Greetings form Chaco - Argentina

Now that's a real classic! There used to be a graffiti of this comic book in my neighborhood but they painted over it last year, a true shame that was. I've lived my whole life in buenos aires and i've only seen snow once, and it was more like some type of slow rain than actual snow. Still, i consider myself lucky. The only two times it snowed are within 90 years of each other. I might not even live to see it happen again.

Wow, it's such a pleasing surprise to hear you talk about the great masterpiece from my country that is El Eternauta. I'm glad you've enjoyed it and recommend it to your wide audience.

Thanks for sharing this comic book. Here in Argentina, people are usually either disinterested or unaware of the national comic book industry, another reason why this book it's so special, been so influential and ionic from a medium almost ignored. It make me happy every time I see that El Eternauta is shared around the world in different videos on the net,keeping it alive and giving a testament of the hard situation that ruled Arengina at that historical moment. So yeah, thank you for spreading the word!!!

4:48 A little correction: In Buenos Aires NEVER snow... it only happen two times in all the history, the first one in 1918, the second one in 2007, when everyone think about the eternaut. For the rest, an excellent work in this video

It's so cool such an old comic would have a meta ending like that. Before it's time for sure

(Francesco) Solano Lopez later was well known in the UK for 'Janus Stark' and 'Adam Etermo' as well as a ton of WW2 comics - he worked in UK comics from the 60's to the 90's

I guess I'll post the obligatory comment about how I just found your channel and have been bringing episodes. As a long time fan of the medium, your channel has simply been amazing to watch. I've been reading for over two decades, but you've opened my eyes to layers of depth that I've missed. Thanks so much for your hard work. Please keep it up and you'll always have a fan in me.

Thanks man, awesome video! Loved your bowling shirt too! El Eternauta, you don't know what it means for us who live here !! Thanks again!!!!

how did you even find this comic? also i'd like to say something about the ending you skimmed past. after juan gets into the time machine he doesnt just travel through time periods he also travels through dimensions, parallel universes, and he stops aging. he has lived through hundreds of years, travelled through countless centuries and earths and the warning he gives the writer of the comic? he doesnt even know if this was his timeline, he does it only because it seems similar enough and the risk of the invasion must have been similar enough too. that meta ending merges our world into the world of the eternaut and he is supposed to be even now still travelling through eternity looking for that point in time and space where he left his family but at the same time, after all the years he doesnt remember their faces anymore. i think skimming through that ending is a disservice. also the characters get into panic attacks, paranoia, shell shock and sheer horror. all of it portrayed accurately. fun stuff!

I never would have imagined that you have so many fans in my country, I thought I was the only one. Last week I bought Brat Pack after seeing your review

Great episode!! I also recommend reading Mort Cinder. It's also available through Fantagraphics.

I'm from Buenos Aires and I used to live in one of the neiborhoods where the action happens and watching Juan Salvo and his friends running from aliens in the very blocks I used to walk daily gave me goosebumps. It's incredibly well written and drawn.

You should read Nippur de Lagash (Nippur from Lagash), Dago, or other comics from Robin Wood... they are amazing classics published originally in Argentina too...

Argentinean here. Awesome video! Thank you for the respect and clarity when talking about this amazing title. Im always a little defensive when ppl from other backgrounds (non-latin american) talk about El Eternauta since it's not only iconic but a piece of our identity and history (nothing personal it's just that i've heard a lot of shit being thrown at Oesterheld and his work because of his political believes) but you've done a great job! Def subscribing :)

Thank you for sharing a comic that means so much to us latinoamericans

Hello! I'm Gustavo. I've discovered this video by chance, and I loved it! This comic book changed my life so many ways! I had the opportunity of meeting Solano Lopez, Elsa Sanchez (HGO's widow) Martín Oesterheld (HGO's grandson) and a lot of people from the local comic industry. Because of this, "El Eternauta" is very close to my heart. Congratulations for the excellent review!

"The only Hero is the Hero-in-Group" The Eternaut

Subscribed, not only because of this comic book but because of your analysis and attention to the detail. Thank you from Argentina.

I live in Buenos Aires and in the last century, the last hundred years, it only snowed twice. So, snow its pretty unheard of. Otherwise, great video.

I like how you just kinda riffed at the end. your "rambling" is very interesting, especially speaking off the cuff on your thoughts of what you researched and gained in making this episode. thank you for your knowledge and insight.

Excellent review as usual and, as argentinian myself, I feel thankful for showing our piece of comic history. Speaking of history, bear with me, a couple of points that needed more perspective. The Montoneros, a peronist left wing armed group, was a terrorist organization which existed long before the Junta Militar in 1976. They were not rebels nor were they the resistance. They bombed, killed and kidnapped hundred of civilians in order to stablish a communist Cuban-like regime during democratic administrations. Their actions, as well as other left wing radicals "orgas" from Peron´s political party, were one of the main causes for the bloody military coup of ´76. During that cruel regime, his own and his daughter´s communist activism made him change the original story from the 50s to a darker, politically filled story drawn by black and white master Breccia.

Hi! I'm from Argentina and it's really nice to see the classic "Eternauta" in a non-argentinian video. It's the greatest work of art of the "golden age" of argentinian comics and there's a lot to say about it, not only by it's political allegory but also all the sci-fi tropes and the great characters it makes. I want to make only one correction, we don't call the period "dirty war" cause that's the way the dictatorship calls it, we call it "coup" or "state terrorism" (cause military versus civilians it's not a war). Now i'm eager to see your other videos! Great content!

You should totally talk about international comics more often; it's always a good time.

Great episode Chris! The artwork in that book looked to be 100% brushwork, gives it so much texture and realism that you don't find much anymore in the digital age. Very inspiring for someone like me who's had a graphic novel inside waiting to get out for decades.

I can't believe a comic from my country got featured thank you so much! Just to clarify, while Argentina does feature places where snow is common, the eternaut takes place in Buenos Aires. Snow is almost impossible, it actually snowed 2 times in a hundred years. That's how crazy snow in Buenos Aires is. So the depiction of snow in the comic is actually showing you that something completely out of ordinary is happening.

Now you made me spend 50 bucks. BTW I let fantagraphics know I was there because of you. You're doing really good work!

Amazing, Im an Argentinian so watch till where this has reach is just amazing, Thank you for show how much value has this comic to us.

Ha i have this comic on its original edition, courtesy of my grandpa. Living in Argentina has its pros I suppose.

So nice for you to do the research of my country's situation at the moment. This is really interesting! They were playing truco that was fun, we play that all the time

Such a surprise to see you reviewing a comic from our country. I've been watching your videos for a while, and you make a great job! 🙌

I lived in US for a while and I rembemer people having troubles pronunciating the name "Juan". My tip is, it sounds like "Who-an". I hope it helps! I'm a fan of Eternauta btw and I'm making a videogame with the same vibes :D Amazing video!

This is the first time I have heard of this comic. Now I want it! Thanks Chris, great review.

Congratulations. A fantastic summary of this story. Appreciate your honesty and fair description of everything and the political context involved in the making of El Eternauta. Greetings and thank you from Argentina.

Great work in your research on the context of this masterpiece. On graffiti and street paintings, this is because a political party a few years ago began to merge the iconic character with the president of that year, 'Nestor Kirchner', representing the affinity with the Perons movement. If you see it up close, they put that president's face in the character costume.

As an Argentinian and fan of The Eternaut, I really apppreciate this video! Keep the good work, Chris :)

I'm incredibly happy to see you enjoyed this great comic from my country. Spot on analysis, Chris, keep up the terrific work!

Such an underrated channel. Episodes are always interesting and entertaining

The pun of the name Juan salvo, in spanish could be interpreted more like, "to be safe" not to be saved.

Hi chris, greetings from Argentina. I have been a follower of the channel for a while now. As usual, great video. All the info is very accurate, you did a good research about the subject.

On the strength of your review I have just ordered this book and am looking forward to reading it. Thank you for your passion. Keep reading comics.

Good episode like always, I hope in the future an episode on Corto Maltese and Hugo Pratt's works. A minor flaw of american fandom is the lack of knowledge of european comics, your channel is a good way of fill up this void.

Another of the excellent comics of that time is "Nippur de Lagash". It is an epic history. And from the nineties, "Cazador" (Hunter).

wonderful video, thanks! Maybe some little but logical mistakes about the historical and social facts of those years, but cannot blame you, is even hard to understand for us! But let's concentrate in the comic: the publication lasted two years, from 1957 to 1959, and people waited at the newspapers stands to get their issue of 'Hora Cero"! It really hit several generations, and yeah, some of us cannot avoid to think in the episodes when, in Buenos Aires, you walk on some of the iconic places where the story happens. About how it born, Oesterheld just asked Solano Lopez what he would like to draw for his new magazine and he said 'one of science fiction, but a serious story, something close to the reader'; two days later the first pages of "the Eternaut" start to take shape... He choosed the name "Juan Salvo" just because it's a very common name and a common surname, as in every other comic he wrote (from war to educational, or for little children, or science fiction, his body of work is really huge); the story itself was developed week after week, Lopez always said (even to me in one of our meetings) that he had no idea of what would happen! Well, there's a lot to tell as any other iconic artwork, but I guess is enough for this comment! Greetings from Buenos Aires!

This edition of El Eternauta is amazing... great quality. Thanks for reviewing this master piece. Greetings from Buenos Aires...

Beautiful artwork. Thanks Chris, I'd probably never have known of this comic without you.

Hi Cris, great episode. I’m from Argentina so I’m glad and proud how you do this review. Great work, specially with your concern about the context of Oesterheld works. Thanks. JP

I'm from Argentina and I had no idea about the history of the Eternauta . I love that hard book edition . I will check it to purchase one... GREAT VIDEO

It's really amazing the work you've done in this video. I live in Argentina since birth (1985) and not much was said of our cowntry from other places, seeing this really made me happy, and you put so much respect in this video. All I can say is thank you for using your time to talk about a piece of our culture.

This is the content I subscribed to Comic Tropes for. Thanks Chris!

I love getting recommendations on comics from places other than the US and Japan. More please! Oh, and I believe that Infotron fan art is a reference to the cartoon 'Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?'. Great blast from the past.

Lucrecia Martel was going to make a movie based on this comic, but the project got stuck in development hell. My grandfather used to love this comic. The time travel element reminds me of the film "12 Monkeys", in which director Terry Gilliam used a theme by argentinean musician Astor Piazzola ("Suite Punta Del Este", a modern tango). I don't think that is a coincidence.

So happy to see you talking about this! El Eternauta is such an amazing comic

Wow! Thank you comic tropes, I was unaware of this masterpiece...it is now on the top of must haves list.

This was wonderful, including your explanation of the historical period. 2 things to note: In the las 100 years snow has fallen in Buenos Aires only 2 times, so its a wierd occurrence. The second part was written while Oesterheld was part of the guerrilla and the weekly episodes often told stories of day to day guerrilla actions (like attacks on army posts, casualties, etc). He woild dictate the script over the phone. It ended when he was captured

Argentinian living in Buenos Aires, here. Some people adapted the Eternauta icon with the face of deceased former president Nestor Kirchner. It was called the "Nestornauta", used by people supporting "Kirchnerism".

Always impressed by your videos, Chris. Love your international and obscure dig-ups.

This work is a staple of our culture! Thank you for spreading and supporting historical artwork from Argentina

Read in my childhood with Gilgamesh and other incredible stuff tks to my dad comics. Great review, man 👍

El Eternauta is the father of The Walking Dead in many ways and is better. Viva el comic latinoamericano.

I'm so happy to see you talking about The Eternaut. As an argentinian I got in contact with it very early on, I remember finding a copy of the book in my school's library and it blew me away. I'm happy to see people in other countries are aware of the story, and that edition you have looks gorgeous. I really hope people who watch the channel give it a chance, aside from the argentine specific political allegory, it's still a very enjoyable comic and it's just great sci-fi.

Thanks for doing this. Everything you say is on point. This is huge here in Argentina. We had a golden age of comics and quite a few amazing artists. I really like your videos and I'm very happy to see El Eternauta here.

Man, I'm Brazilian and thanks to not washing out the participation of The USA in The southamericans dictatorships

Un gusto saber que El Eternauta es conocido en USA. SALUDOS DE ARG

Did anyone else notice how at 14:53 he accidentally drops one of the entrants onto the floor, just as he’s enumerating them? “But that still leaves me with nine…-EIGHT names!”

Hi. Thank you very much for making this video. A big hug from Neuquén-Argentina.

The live action movie of the eternaut must have viggo mortensen as juan salvo

Hi, chilean here, long time fan of your channel. I'm so glad you chose a latin american comic (and you uploaded it on my birthday of all days). Just wanted to point out that those images that you use on 2:39 to exemplify the argentinian coup are actually from the chilean one, that happened a few years earlier on 1973. It's an understandable mistake, considering that the US backed so many military right wing regimes in the region during the 60's and 70's that it's hard to keep track of them all. Anyway, love your content.

Eternauta was my first ever comic book and still to this day one of the best written piece of art i have come to know, thanks for covering this awesome comic!

Thanks for covering this, man. It means a lot.

Luis Jiménez Cortez was a Chilean comicbook artist, he joined the revolutionary left movement (MIR) during Allende’s goverment. He was detained and killed after Pinochet’s Coup.

Here even if you haven't read a comic ever, you know "El eternauta"

Argentine and a big fan of El Eternauta here. You gave an excellent account of the historical events, CHAPEAU. Especially in saying "the *so-called* dirty war", because it wasn't a war, was *State Terrorism*, the kind that ISIS does today, but with pretensions of western civility.

Great video!! I love your job. Watching your videos I've learned a lot about the world of comics. Greetings from Bahía Blanca, Argentina.