Marcelo D'Salete

Expressa is a collection of anthologies of Brazilian comics, cartoonists, and illustrators, winner of the important HQMix 2021 award in the Best Editorial Project category. Marcelo D'Salete is one of the most important names of the new generation of Brazilian comic strips, winner of the prestigious Will Eisner Prize. His work deals, in an original way, with Afro-Brazilian culture in two contexts: contemporary urban daily life, as in "Noite Luz" and "Encruzilhada", and its historical struggles, as in "Cumbe" and "Angola Janga".

An independent kingdom of runaway slaves founded in the late 16th century, Angola Janga was a beacon of freedom in a land plagued with oppression. In stark black ink and chiaroscuro panel compositions, D'Salete brings history to life; the painful stories of fugitive slaves on the run, the brutal raids by Portuguese colonists, and the tense power struggles within this precarious kingdom. At turns heartbreaking and empowering, Angola Janga sheds light on a long-overlooked moment of resistance against oppression.

Run For It -- a stunning graphic novel by internationally acclaimed illustrator Marcelo d'Salete -- is one of the first literary and artistic efforts to face up to Brazil's hidden history of slavery. Originally published in Brazil -- where it was nominated for three of the country's most prestigious comics awards -- Run For It has received rave reviews worldwide, including, in the U.S., The Huffington Post. These intense tales offer a tragic and gripping portrait of one of history's darkest corners. It's hard to look away.