![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Barreiro's characters are visually captivating, thanks to Alcatena's deft hand, and their motivations are convincing. This is the kind of comic work that helps define the medium as an art form. Proving himself as an accomplished cannoneer in battle, however, Bask earns the respect, and even admiration of the Emir and his crew. Waging a war against a rival lord in an attempt to rescue his abducted bride, the Emir has Bask tossed into the belly of his great fortress, to stoke the fires in its boiler room. It was later translated and collected in graphic novel form for American readers.īask De Avregaut is making his way across a lonely desert wilderness in his aerostat (a hot air balloon with sails), when his craft is shot out of the sky and he is taken prisoner by warlord Emir Basileo, the ruler of an incredible, city-sized mobile fortress. Moving Fortress first appeared in an anthology magazine called Skorpio, published in South America and Europe. Heck, I've been indulging in the medium for over 25 years, and I just discovered it. What's sad about this is that your average comic reader has probably never even heard of the work. Back in 1988, writer Ricardo Barreiro and artist Enrique Alcatena worked together to produce one of the most incredible comic book stories in the history of the medium. ![]()
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