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Where The Tides Rise And Fall

Before comic book story titled " Donde suben y bajan las mareas" (Where the tides rise and fall), which is an adaptation of a story by Lord Dunsany. The art is a distinctive, high-contrast silhouette style created by the acclaimed Argentine artist Alberto Breccia, with the script by Carlos Trillo. Comic Book Information Title: Donde suben y bajan las mareas Artist: Alberto Breccia Writer: Carlos Trillo (adaptation) and Lord Dunsany (original story, titled "The Hoard of the Gibbelins") Publication Year: 1978 Style: The art is characterized by its stark, black-and-white silhouettes and expressionistic use of shadows. Content: The story is a fantasy tale about a severe punishment, where a man's terrible affront denies his soul a resting place in either land or sea. The text in the panels is in Spanish, with phrases like "SI, HAS HECHO ALGO TAN HORRIBLE QUE AHORA MORIRAS PERO NO TEN-DRAS SEPULTURA NI EN TIERRA NI MAR" (Yes, you have done something so horrible that now you will die but will have no burial in land or sea) and "EL SILENCIO DE LA NOCHE" (The silence of the night).