"The Hand of God": from Oxy Comics Publications and Gazzeta.gr February 15, 2024 – Posted in: Books – Tags: book, Maradona, football
The life, legend and unique personality of Diego Maradona in an impressive graphic novel version
The Oxy Comics publications and top sports site gazzeta.gr, join forces and publish in Greece the only one graphic novel "The Hand of God". A stunning picture book about his life, legend and the many facets of his personality Diego Armando Maradona, translated by Thanos Sarris.
young Diego becomes the God of the field
The goal scored with the... hand
Born in a slum outside Buenos Aires, young Diego showed his unique talent for football at the age of nine. Starting from the streets of his neighborhood, pibe de oro, the "golden boy" of the fields, soon became involved in European football. However, Maradona became a legend as the captain of Argentina's national team at the 1986 World Cup, when in the quarter-final against England the "hand of God" came to the rescue to give his team the lead and the legend himself that followed him throughout his life.
The fate of an exceptional talent in the hands - or rather the feet - of a sensitive person. "The Hand of God" is the chronicle of the life of one of the greatest football players of all time, through the accounts of people who lived his story up close.
the unbeaten duo of Baron and Carbonetti
The creators
THE Paolo Baron is an Italian author who has distinguished himself in the category of graphic novels. His collaboration with the illustrator Ernesto Carbonetti has established them as an important artistic duo throughout Europe.
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