Synopsis: Forged in the fire of evil, a cursed woman pursues her tormentors in search of revenge in the hinterlands of the 1930s. An enemy that the cangaceiros could not even imagine in their worst nightmares. A work that mixes terror and adventure, fiction and non-fiction, signed by two masters of Brazilian comics.
Winner of the Angelo Agostini and HQMix Awards (Best Comic Book). Flavio Colin, HQMix Award Winner for Best Illustrator.
About cangaço
Cangaço was a movement of social banditry that plagued the northeastern region of Brazil from the late 19th century to the early decades of the 20th century. The region, at that time, was ravaged by a historic drought and harbored a population suffering from poverty. The cangaceiros saw banditry as a way to escape poverty and the tyranny of the “coronéis”, powerful landowners who imposed their law across the sertão. The violence, aesthetics, and thorny vegetation of the caatinga – a biome unique to the planet –, complete the exotic scenario that has been fascinating authors in literature, cinema, and comics for decades.
About Flavio Colin
Flavio Colin is one of the most important Brazilian comic book artists of all time. As a member of an essentially subversive avant-garde in terms of aesthetics or narrative, Colin was subversive in both aspects, creating a minimalist representation that masks meticulous and detailed work, with an absolutely unique artistic personality.
Synopsis: In the late 1960s, two inseparable friends, Quintanilha and Gonçalves, plan and execute what they consider to be the heist of the century. Their secret weapon is a girl named Cidinha Lopes. The three develop an unusual love triangle in this heist, which quickly turns into a big mess as they attempt to cross the border.
Synopsis: Gonçalo Bonbon, a fisherman down on his luck, drinks a lot. Very much indeed! Oh, and he never remembers what he does when he’s drunk – which is almost always. That’s why he says yes when two strangers ask for his help in finding a valuable fighting cock that was stolen just when, what bad luck!, it was in their custody. The animal’s owner, a man famous for his cruelty, gave them a week to get the rooster back. If they did’t find him they would disappear too, forever. And how will Gonçalo Bonbon help find this animal? So wasn’t him who stole, killed and ate that rooster?
About Wander Antunes
Wander Antunes is a Brazilian comic book writer and illustrator who has gained international recognition with his publications in Europe and the United States. He has worked with renowned publishers such as Paquet, in Suisse, Dupuis, in France, Editoriale Aurea, in Italy and Scout Comics, in United States. His stories of the character Zózimo Barbosa were adapted into the TV series “Cidade Proibida,” which aired on Rede Globo (Brazil).
