Vida del Che

Vida del Che (transl. Life of Che) is an Argentine biographical graphic novel written by Héctor Germán Oesterheld and illustrated by Alberto Breccia and Enrique Breccia.[1] The Historieta (comic book) narrates the life of the revolutionary Che Guevara from his childhood to his assassination in Bolivia. It was originally published as a book in Argentina in 1968, only three months after Che Guevara's death.[2] The illustrator Enrique Breccia, son of Alberto and equally famous in the field of the illustration, participated in the final stretch of the artwork, which was also his first comic.[2]

Vida del Che
Publication information
Publisher	Editorial Jorge Álvarez
Publication date	January 1968
No. of issues	1
Main character(s)	Che Guevara
Creative team
Created by	Héctor Germán Oesterheld Alberto Breccia
Written by	Héctor Germán Oesterheld
Artist(s)	Alberto Breccia Enrique Breccia
Penciller(s)	Alberto Breccia Enrique Breccia
Inker(s)	Alberto Breccia Enrique Breccia

Vida del Che was immediately banned after its publication by the ruling military dictatorship at the time, self-styled as "Argentine Revolution" (1966-1973); the whole edition was kidnapped and destroyed by the dictatorship.[2] Nevertheless, the original drawings were saved and hidden by Enrique Breccia, and it was finally republished in 2008.[2]

References

1. Héctor German Oesterheld Dan Dare Homepage
2. Página/12, "The pictures of Che", by Martín Pérez 07-20-2008, Página/12 (in Spanish)

External links

• El Che: a special chronology of Vida del Che and other Argentine comics about Che Guevara Historieteca (in Spanish)