Cuba: My Revolution is a semiautobiographical graphic novel written by Inverna Lockpez with art by Dean Haspiel and colours by Jose Villarubia. It was published by DC Comics imprint Vertigo.
Plot The story is set in Cuba in 1959, when 17-year old medical student Sonya dreams of becoming a painter. Encouraged by the ideals of the Cuban Revolution she joins the militia and is sent to the Bay of Pigs, where she's imprisoned and tortured by her own comrades. She returns home, but discovers her opinions are not in line with Fidel Castro's regime.
Reception Cuba: My Revolution was covered by, among others, NPR's Tell Me More,Keyes, Alison. "Graphic Novel Tells Grim Story Of Cuban Revolution", NPR website (Nov. 24, 2010). the New York Post,Deliso, Meredith. "Haspiel takes on Castro in Lockpez's bittersweet revolution memoir", New York Post (Sept. 29, 2010). and Graphic Novel Reporter.Hogan, John. "Inverna Lockpez's Cuba: Remembering a Revolution", Graphic Novel Reporter. Accessed June 13, 2013.
References
External links Graphic, Novel: Cuba: My Revolution Brings the Harsh Reality of Castro's Revolution to Comics. Interview with Dean Haspiel on Publishing Perspectives. Inverna Lockpez's Cuba: Remembering a Revolution. Interview with Inverna Lockpez from Graphic Novel Reporter.