23-04-2025
The Eternaut: 10 things you need to know before the Netflix premiere
The universe of El Eternauta is populated by enemies that not only generate terror but also represent forms of control, subjugation, and destruction. The cascarudos, giant beasts with thick shells, advance with unstoppable strength, difficult to destroy. The robot-men are humans mentally enslaved, neighbors turned into automatons who obey without question. The gurbos, other blind beasts that act only by instinct, are living weapons without consciousness. And then there are Ellos, the invisible masters, who operate from the shadows. As Oesterheld made clear: "The real threat doesn't always have a face." "They were like zombies... like dolls without will."
Fact: The cascarudos, one of El Eternauta's most iconic enemies, were designed by Francisco Solano López with a clear reference to the horror movie monsters of the time.
