Che: A Graphic BiographyPeter Wongbyline‚ Oct. 22‚ 2008Spain Rodriguez' “Che—A Graphic Biography” is graphic biography as alchemy. On the most basic level, it's a recounting of the life of Argentine revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara. But the veteran graphic artist does more than present biographical detail. His new work also discusses such subjects as the political clash between pragmatism and idealism as well as the American government's history of removing foreign democracies that refuse to be US boot-lickers. Rodriguez is the perfect artist/writer to tell the tale of Ernesto Guevara's life. Left-wing politics provides the beating heart for the San Francisco resident's decades of graphic work. His most famous character, Trashman, is an urban guerilla fighting the forces of a near-future fascist America. |