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Voila, the cover to the Honduran Coup comic, destined for the printers later this month. News, non-lethal weapons and Hillary Clinton in Honduras below.
See below for the full story about the Chagos islands and the installation of a massive US/UK military base, the creation of which required the illegal, forced eviction of the native islanders in the 1960s.
As mentioned yesterday, I’m looking for bilingual spanish/english readers to spot any translation problems in the page above. Leave a comment with your constructive criticisms, gente. Gracias! More news below, plus a poll for you to vote on.
All of part two of the Honduran coup is now freshly translated into spanish, but before it goes off to the printers, I’d appreciate it if any hispanophiles out there want to echar un ojazo at the following and let me know if there are any glaring grammatical/translation mistakes. Gracias!
…from my first graphic novel and current long-term project. More about this next week. In the meantime, scroll down for news.
Panel 10: The yellow quotes here are taken from the Washington Post and Fox News coverage. The 15 countries claim is from the Morning Star.
Panel 11: More on this corrosive decision for democracy here.
This concludes the graphic history of the Honduran Coup. For more comix, check out the comix archive for all my comics journalism.
Remember to scroll down to read my latest comments on news stories and visual journalism from around the world. Or you could just click here.
Panel 7: For a graphic history of the School of the Americas, and the link between its graduates and human rights violations, click here.
Panel 8: For more info on the Honduran Military’s presence at PANAMAX, go here.
Panel 9: Direct quote from President Obama on June 29th, the day after the coup that ousted Zelaya.
Panel 1: Seen here with the report is IACHR President, Luz Patricia Mejia Guerrero. Here’s the full report.
Panel 5: News of this predictable yet disturbing development here.
Panel 6: Depicted here is Jorge Rivera Aviles, Chief Justice of the Honduran Supreme Court. For more on his decision, click here.
Panel 1:Click here for a follow-up article on the kidnapping.
Panel 2: For a full account of Silva’s ordeal, click here.
Panel 3: For more details of the attack – one of many involving the Libertador staff – click here
Panels 1-3: Despite a media blackout on these raids and an official denial by an army spokesman, several accounts corroborate the violent evictions: click here, here or here for spanish coverage.
