''Astronauta – Magnetar'' (''Astronaut - Magnetar'') is a 2012 Brazilian

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written and illustrated by Danilo Beyruth based on the character Astronauta created by Maurício de Sousa. It is the first installment in the Graphic MSP series of graphic novels based on Maurício de Sousa characters. The graphic novel had a continuation in '' Astronauta - Singularidade'' (2014), '' Astronauta - Assimetria'' (2016), '' Astronauta - Entropia'' (2018), '' Astronauta - Parallax'' (2020) and ''Astronauta: Convergência'' (2022).

Synopsis

The Astronaut visits a distant galaxy to study a

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, a

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that has a

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estimated at one billion teslas. But he makes a mistake that can cost his life. Now, with the damaged spaceship and without communication, he is "shipwrecked in space" and needs to find a way to escape before being defeated by the insanity that insists on taking his mind. The output can be in combining the technology to the teachings of his long deceased grandfather.

Other languages

In addition to Portuguese, ''Astronauta - Magnetar'' has been translated into these languages.

Other medias

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2017, it was released a teaser of animated television miniseries based on the graphic novels produced by Danilo Beyruth and Cris Peter. At Comic Con Experience 2018, Mauricio de Sousa Produções revealed that the miniseries will be coproduced and exhibited by

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. The series premiered on October 18, 2024 on HBO and

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References

2012 graphic novels Monica and Friends Brazilian graphic novels Science fiction graphic novels Works about astronauts Comics set in outer space Prêmio Angelo Agostini winners {{2010s-graphic-novel-stub