Just a moment while we sign you in to your goodreads account. It was inspired in part by the mexican comic adaptations of fantomas. Yes, readers, the masked hero fantomas pithy playboy genius by day, international crime fighter by night. We should call the attention to the presence of comics as a constituent part of this work, which together with illustrations of various natures, and the presence of discourse which belongs to other spheres of human areas, give the text the status. The book mimics film noirstyle comic book stories with. The title translates to fantomas versus the multinational vampires, although it appears to have never been published in an english language edition. In 1975 argentine writer julio cortazar returned home to paris from brussels, where he had been participating in a meeting of the second russell tribunal, an international body charged with investigating humanrights abuses in latin america. The real tribunals findings are included as an appendix to the book. Fantomas grandson, fantoma mark iii, serves as an antagonist for arsene lupin iii grandson of arsene lupin in two episodes of the red jacket installment of the lupin iii franchise, wherein his appearance and portrayal are comparable to jean.
During the 1980s, the first two novels of the series were published in revised english translations. Translated and with an afterword by david kurnick return to top of the page. Fantomas versus the multinational vampires is a blend of narrative genius with deep political philosophical significance, couched in a surreal blend of comic and prose. Find magazines, catalogs and publications about fantomas, and discover more great content on issuu. Enter the email address you signed up with and well email you a reset link. Fantomas versus the multinational vampires julio cortazar.
215 456 875 451 1396 1227 968 999 621 364 1325 519 1562 959 165 1022 627 1519 1075 480 1204 729 649 491 126 1505 842 62 1124 320 414 206 1365 1393 1177 696 106