Exclusive Preview: The Abyss of Oblivion – Paco Roca and Rodrigo Terrasa Explore the Legacy of the Spanish Civil War

FANTAGRAPHICS AT 50! Spanish cartoonist Paco Roca (The House, The Lighthouse) is a true master of the form, and a Broken Frontier Award-winning creator back in 2019. Coming later this year The Abyss of Oblivion is Roca’s collaboration with journalist Rodrigo Terrasa, a powerful exploration of the Spanish Civil War. Today at BF we have an exclusive look at pages from the book as part of our ‘Fantagraphics at 50’ celebrations. You can pre-order it from the Fanta site here ahead of its publication in November. Paco Roca, Rodrigo Terrasa, Translator: Andrea Rosenberg The Abyss of Oblivion This powerful historic graphic novel highlights Spain’s haunted past, small acts of resistance against fascism, and the dignity of the departed. In the years following the Spanish Civil War, tens of thousands of Spanish civilians were unjustly executed by the brutal Franco regime. One of these poor men was José Celda, who faced the firing squad in 1940 and was buried in a mass grave in Valencia. Over seven decades later, his daughter Pepica, through years of persistence, convinces the government to exhume his grave and restore his dignity. Amidst Pepica Celda’s personal battle against oblivion, she di...