Alberto Breccia

Alberto Breccia (April 15, 1919 – November 10, 1993) was an Uruguayan-born Argentine artist and cartoonist. A gifted penciller and inker, Breccia is one of the most celebrated and famous comics/historieta creators in the world, and specially prominent in Latin America and Europe. His son Enrique Breccia and daughter Patricia Breccia are also comic book artists.

Alberto Breccia
Alberto Breccia, right, pictured with a helper at his workshop (1953)
Born(1919-04-15)April 15, 1919
Montevideo, Uruguay
DiedNovember 10, 1993(1993-11-10) (aged 74)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
NationalityArgentine
Area(s)
  • Writer
  • Artist
  • Pseudonym(s)El Viejo (The Old Man)
    Notable works
    Mort Cinder
    Perramus
    The Eternaut (1969 edition)
    Adaptations of Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos
    ChildrenEnrique Breccia
                  Patricia Breccia
    Cristina Breccia
    Signature

    Renowned comic book author Frank Miller considers Breccia as one of his personal mentors, even declaring that (regarding modernity in comics): "it all started with Breccia".

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