Almost every celebrated, pivotal piece of art and literature retains its uniqueness from its timeless quality and ability to use seemingly regular motifs, symbols, and references to discuss crucial themes and ideas that have universal appeal. Renowned Argentinian comic-book writer and journalist Hector German Oesterheld had set a great example of this through his pivotal work, the comic strip series El Eternauta, aka The Eternaut, beautifully illustrated by Francisco Solano Lopez, later collected as a graphic novel. On the surface, the graphic novel unfolds as an alien invasion story riding high in the 60s silver age sci-fi fandom and space race excitement, but in reality the narrative serves as a wake-up call against military dictatorship prevalent back then in Argentina, which robbed citizens of their autonomy, and also as a deeply personal account of the author’s connection with his family explored in troubling times. Netflix’s TV series adaptation...