Such character appeared in Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas (The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas), by Brazilian author Machado de Assis. This name can also be perceived as a reference to one of the most famous characters in Brazilian literature, Brás Cubas. The name 'Bras' can be seen as a reference to the country Brazil, where Daytripper 's creators were born, since this name is composed of the first four letters of the country written in Portuguese, 'Brasil'. The most predominant influence in the book is the main character's first name. Brazilian influences ĭaytripper presents many Brazilian influences regarding language, literature and culture. Prominent reviewer GoodOKBad gave it a perfect 3-star rating and praised the art and emotion that is brought along with the characters. It is often named among the best graphic novels of the modern era. Daytripper is the first graphic novel and the first Brazilian work to be selected for the program. The Life of the Mind program at UT is a common reading program for all incoming first-year students. ĭaytripper was selected as the 2014 Life of the Mind book at the University of Tennessee (UT) in Knoxville. The trade paperback went into The New York Times Paperback Graphic Books chart at #1 in February 2011, and returned to the chart at the same position in mid-March, where it stayed for a week, before dropping to #2 the following week. The series has been collected into a trade paperback: Each episode ends in a different version of him dying, all addressing the big questions of 'what is the meaning of life?' and 'what do you want to do with your life?' Collected editions During the course of the ten episodes, however, the reader witnesses important days in Brás' life, including the challenges he is facing: travel, family, relationship, childhood, fatherhood. Only in his free time does he pursue his dream of being a novelist, which finally leads to the release of his first book. He dreams to become one himself, but spends a good part of his early career writing the obituaries for a local newspaper. Resume īrás de Oliva Domingos, the protagonist of the story, is the son of Benedito, an internationally renowned writer.

( February 2023)ĭaytripper is a ten-issue American comic book limited series by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá, published by the DC Comics imprint Vertigo. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points.

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