History Spanish comics

1 history

1.1 origins
1.2 franco , censorship
1.3 post-franco era
1.4 hard times

history
origins

first issue of dominguín (1915)

tbo influential in popularizing medium. 1 of magazine s recurring features los grandes inventos del tbo ( great inventions of tbo ) depicted humorous rube goldberg-like machines.

other important humorous comic magazines pulgarcito (1921–1986) , lily (the latter girls).

franco , censorship

after spanish civil war franco regime imposed strict censorship in media, , comics no exception. part of ban, superhero comics forbidden francoist regime; result, comic heroes based on historical fiction. in 1944 medieval hero el guerrero del antifaz ( masked warrior ) created manuel gago , published editorial valenciana. popular medieval hero, capitán trueno, created in 1956.

despite franco s controls, 1940s , 1950s considered golden age of spanish comics, , many titles @ height of popularity. during period, editorial bruguera created recognizable style of humor comics mixture of comedy of manners , slapstick starring chronic losers. among popular characters of era cifré s el repórter tribulete, escobar s carpanta , zipi y zape, , vázquez s las hermanas gilda. editorial bruguera published adventure comics such capitán trueno , silver roy. in 1958 ibáñez s mortadelo y filemón first published, series become popular comic media in spain.

editorial valenciana published adventures comics such roberto alcázar y pedrín (debuting in 1940) , el guerrero del antifaz. editorial valenciana s humor series not slapstick, more absurd , harmless comedy; featured synthetic drawing and, in academic terms, more finished, abundance of backgrounds, change of perspective, depth of field , statism.

in 1960s spanish comics had adapt changing times , more restrictive censorship. editorial bruguera leader of juvenile comics during years, authors such fresnos, jan, joan march, nicolás, jaume ribera, , jaume rovira. in 1969 magazine gran pulgarcito serialized first long strip (44 pages) of mortadelo y filemón. 1 of authors adapted more surreal style vázquez strip anacleto, agente secreto.

adults read horror comics such dossier negro (1968), vampus (1971) or rufus (1973), or satirical comics such el papus (1973). humor comics of 1970s became more absurdist, characters such sir tim o theo (1970) or superlópez (1975).

post-franco era

after death of franco in 1975, there increased interest in adult comics, magazines such totem, el jueves, 1984, , el víbora. in 1989 annual comic book convention of barcelona inaugurated.

hard times

market saturation became evident in 1983 closure of magazines of ediciones metropol. things during era complicated crisis increased price of paper, rise of video games.

editorial bruguera filed bankruptcy on 7 june 1982. in 1986 acquired grupo z , transformed ediciones b. in 1990s adult comic magazines (cairo, zona 84, cimoc) ceased publishing. el víbora closed in 2005. notable survivor of era el jueves.

mortadelo , ediciones b comic magazines disappeared in 1996. mortadelo y filemón , superlópez still published directly in album format.

among notable spanish webcomics ¡eh, tío!, el joven lovecraft , el listo.