Cuba: My Revolution
Cuba: My Revolution | |
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Cover to graphic novel | |
Date | September 2010 |
Page count | 144 pages |
Publisher | Vertigo |
Creative team | |
Writers | Inverna Lockpez |
Artists | Dean Haspiel |
Colourists | Jose Villarubia |
Original publication | |
Published in | September 14, 2010 |
ISBN | 1-4012-1097-X |
Cuba: My Revolution is an semiautobiographical graphic novel written by Inverna Lockpez with art by Dean Haspiel and colours by Jose Villarubia. It was published by DC Comics imprint Vertigo.[1]
Plot
The story is set in Cuba in 1959, when 17-year old medical student Sonya dreams of becoming a painter.[2] Encouraged by the ideals of the Cuban Revolution she joins the militia and is sent to the Bay of Pigs, where she's imprisoned and tortured by her own comrades.[2] She returns home, but discovers her opinions are not in line with Fidel Castro's regime.
References
- ↑ Vertigo | CUBA: MY REVOLUTION
- 1 2 Keyes, Allison (November 24, 2010). "Graphic Novel Tells Grim Story Of Cuban Revolution". Tell Me More. NPR. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
External links
- Graphic, Novel: Cuba: My Revolution Brings the Harsh Reality of Castro’s Revolution to Comics. Interview with Dean Haspiel on Publishing Perspectives.
- Inverna Lockpez's Cuba: Remembering a Revolution. Interview with Inverna Lockpez from Graphic Novel Reporter.
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