THE WINTER OF THE CARTOONIST
Εκδότης Fantagraphics , ISBN 9781683963240
In the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and WWII, five
extraordinary cartoonists decide to rebel.
In 1957, Editorial Bruguera was one of Spain’s largest publishing houses,
putting out hugely popular weekly magazines and comics for young and
old. They also domineeringly retained all rights and creative control of their
artists’ work. Thoroughly researched by the 2017 Eisner Award nominee and
Spanish comics superstar Paco Roca, The Winter of the Cartoonist investigates
the true story of five cartoonists who, spurred by poor working conditions,
arbitrary editorial edicts, and nationwide dictatorial rule, went searching
for a life-affirming creative freedom. These cartoonists had all just suffered
under the Civil War (some even fighting on the losing side) and responding
to the dark times caused by the Franco regime, left their stable positions at
Bruguera as a group to start their own magazine, Tio Vivo, and achieve greater
freedom. Little did they know that the corporation had heard about their
plans and began actively trying to thwart their distribution and publishing
efforts, turning their battle into a real-life David and Goliath tale. Critics
will no doubt draw parallels between Roca’s story and events in the history of
American comics publishing.
Περίληψη
In the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and WWII, five
extraordinary cartoonists decide to rebel.
In 1957, Editorial Bruguera was one of Spain’s largest publishing houses,
putting out hugely popular weekly magazines and comics for young and
old. They also domineeringly retained all rights and creative control of their
artists’ work. Thoroughly researched by the 2017 Eisner Award nominee and
Spanish comics superstar Paco Roca, The Winter of the Cartoonist investigates
the true story of five cartoonists who, spurred by poor working conditions,
arbitrary editorial edicts, and nationwide dictatorial rule, went searching
for a life-affirming creative freedom. These cartoonists had all just suffered
under the Civil War (some even fighting on the losing side) and responding
to the dark times caused by the Franco regime, left their stable positions at
Bruguera as a group to start their own magazine, Tio Vivo, and achieve greater
freedom. Little did they know that the corporation had heard about their
plans and began actively trying to thwart their distribution and publishing
efforts, turning their battle into a real-life David and Goliath tale. Critics
will no doubt draw parallels between Roca’s story and events in the history of
American comics publishing.
Πληροφορίες προϊόντος
- Συγγραφέας Roca, Paco
- Eκδότης Fantagraphics
- ISBN 9781683963240
- Κωδικός Ευριπίδη 040100072732
- Έτος κυκλοφορίας 2020
- Σελίδες 136
- Διαστάσεις
- Βάρος 350 gr
