Yes, Oesterheld was a great writer! His work is very known in Argentina and Italy. Argentina has a great tradition in comics, but unfortunately Argentinian comics are mostly unknown in my country, Brazil. It's ironic, Brazilian comic readers knows American and Japanese comics, even some European comics (Asterix and Tintin), but few know on the comics created in the neighbor country. The exception is "Mafalda", the comic strip created by Argentinian cartoonist Quino, very famous cause the strip anthologies and republications of the strips in school books.
He's holding the gun because the giant bug ("Cascarudo"). This drawing is based on "El Eternauta", a Argentinian science fiction graphic novel created by writer Hector G. Oesterheld (1919-disappeared and presumed dead in 1977 during the Argentinian Military Dictatorship). The original Eternauta was drawn in a realistic drawing, but I drew him lookalilke as "O Astronauta" (The Astronaut), a Brazilian comic book hero created by Mauricio de Sousa. Thanks for your comment.
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Thank you too much, Gerald Teal!
Awesome style !! Great Job !
Yes, Oesterheld was a great writer! His work is very known in Argentina and Italy. Argentina has a great tradition in comics, but unfortunately Argentinian comics are mostly unknown in my country, Brazil. It's ironic, Brazilian comic readers knows American and Japanese comics, even some European comics (Asterix and Tintin), but few know on the comics created in the neighbor country. The exception is "Mafalda", the comic strip created by Argentinian cartoonist Quino, very famous cause the strip anthologies and republications of the strips in school books.
Whoa. After reading your impressive response explaining Osterfield and his Eternauta comic, I looked up this cartoonist and his work. Impressive!
You're welcome!
Thanks for answering! : )
He's holding the gun because the giant bug ("Cascarudo"). This drawing is based on "El Eternauta", a Argentinian science fiction graphic novel created by writer Hector G. Oesterheld (1919-disappeared and presumed dead in 1977 during the Argentinian Military Dictatorship). The original Eternauta was drawn in a realistic drawing, but I drew him lookalilke as "O Astronauta" (The Astronaut), a Brazilian comic book hero created by Mauricio de Sousa. Thanks for your comment.
Is the giant bug why he's holding the gun, or is it a buddy? It's cute either way!