New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium - Coda #2

 

If I knew how, I would show this video at the end of my talk.

New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium - Coda

 

My participation in the New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium can be watched, here.

Two corrections: Martin Vaughn-James is not Canadian. The Cage was published in Canada, but he was from the UK; Charlotte Salomon's book is Life! Or Theater?.

New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium

 

I'm the next guest of the New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium.

The Usual Intellectual Dishonesty - Coda #2

 

Omaggio a.... Hector German Oesterheld [homage to Héctor Germán Oesterheld]

Luca mentioned the book Donde Esta Oesterheld? What you can see above is another homage to Oesterheld made in Italy. A portfolio which is, unfortunately, not dated. The subtitle says "the heart of Argentine comics" which is a poetical way of putting things, but is very true. Inside there's a good text by Giulio C. Cuccolini.

 

The Usual Intellectual Dishonesty - Coda

As I told Luca in comments I have never seen Sgt. Kirk magazine #31-60, but, looking on eBay I found the table of contents (see above) of #31 and lo and behold, it's precisely in #31 that things changed and, finally, Oesterheld got credited.

The Usual Intelectual Dishonesty

Sgt. Kirk #4, October 1967

What you are seeing above is the table of contents of Sgt. Kirk magazine #4. On it, "Sgt. Kirk" is by Hugo Pratt, "Randall" is by Arturo del Castillo and "Ernie Pike" is by Hugo Pratt also. Héctor Germán Oesterheld's name is nowhere to be seen as you can also confirm below.

Sgt. Kirk #4, October 1967

Hora Cero #3, July 1957

We all know this, there's no need to beat the dead horse. What is new to me is that almost sixty years later there are Italians like Claudio de Nisco here whitewashing the situation on behalf of the sacred cow. Here's what he wrote all over the Sgt. Kirk issues at the GCD: "Héctor Germán Oesterheld (credited as Hector. G. Oesterheld)." I corrected the situation until issue #30, but, since that's as far as I can go and not wanting to be like him, consider yourselves warned, dear readers!

PS A last comment: in this very issue Carlo della Corte "presents" Ernie Pike. Not once is Héctor Germán Oesterheld mentioned, obviously. With infinite cynicism he even says that the face of Ernie Pike is the face of a friend of Hugo Pratt. A friend, who, according to him, got involuntarily involved in Pratt's saga!

Forgotten Again, In The USA, This Time

Answering to this blog post I wrote the following: "When you laud Hugo Pratt’s characterization you are really lauding his master, Héctor Germán Oesterheld." My comment is awaiting moderation, or so it seems... My guess is that I can wait ad Calendas Grecas.