The Latin comic thread

[Johnny P. Sartre]

EDIT 4/30/12:

I've talked to the mod to change this to the The Latin Comics thread in which, we'll talk about Latin comics, creators and artists (duh!).

What I hope to gain from a thread like is to share Latin comics to the America comic scene, show how rich/varied the Latin comic scene is, how influential it is (especially comics from Argentina) in the world and to learn new things myself.

I wish you all a great time and let's start the talk!

[berk]

There was an existing European comics thread that I couldn't find the other day, for some reason.

I was thinking the last few days of starting a European-specific counterpart to some of the "Let's name the top comics or top runs together" or the "Iconic comic of the decade" threads, but felt I didn't know enough about European comics myself to contribute as much as I'd have liked. I still think those would be good ideas, though, even if it's only Rorquefort Raider, Fesch, and a few others who'd be qualified to add suggestions.

The most recent BD I read was the 2nd Quai d'Orsay album, which I thought maintained the very high quality of the 1st one. I wonder if Blain and Lanzac are planning to carry on with it.

My next BD read will be the famous L'Incal, by Jodorowsky and the late Moebius. I read the first half a few months ago in a re-coloured version but decided to get an edition with the original colours before continuing, Just received it the other day, and I think I will start again from the beginning.

[Johnny P. Sartre]

I really dislike the re-coloring of the L'Incal, actually, I dislike most re-coloring of older comics. I feel that the re-coloring takes away and make the art more flat and the gradients they use just doesn't work. Now with the original color edition, they touched it up a bit but overall left it as it was and it's great!

Coloring aside, L'Incal is a masterpiece, it starts off a bit rough (dialogue wise, it's a nit clunky but then again it's probably because I've only read the English edition) but it slowly picks up and ends with just a bang. Also, be sure to check out the Metabarons (jodorowsky's masterpiece) after L'Incal, it adds a beautiful and epic background to the Metabaron from L'Incal.

[Fesch_]

I really dislike the re-coloring of the L'Incal, actually, I dislike most re-coloring of older comics. I feel that the re-coloring takes away and make the art more flat and the gradients they use just doesn't work. Now with the original color edition, they touched it up a bit but overall left it as it was and it's great!

Not to mention that the first two albums of L'Incal were colored by the aforementioned Yves Chaland. It's difficult to top that.

The most recent BD I read was the 2nd Quai d'Orsay album, which I thought maintained the very high quality of the 1st one. I wonder if Blain and Lanzac are planning to carry on with it.

I've only read the first one, and I'm looking forward to reading the second, because I absolutely loved this political satire. I'm glad to read that the second album lived up to your expectations!

[dupont2005]

So since we have a Euro thread already, and a ton of great contributors with a wealth of knowledge, I'll ask about something else here. How about Mexican/South American comics? Anything good?

[Francis Dawson]

So since we have a Euro thread already, and a ton of great contributors with a wealth of knowledge, I'll ask about something else here. How about Mexican/South American comics? Anything good?

Anything by Hugo Pratt, Alberto Breccia, Munoz & Sampayo.

I second the request to alter the title of the thread.

[Fesch_]

So since we have a Euro thread already, and a ton of great contributors with a wealth of knowledge, I'll ask about something else here. How about Mexican/South American comics? Anything good?

My knowledge of those comics is very limited, except for Argentina, which is the country with the most important comic book tradition in South America. I lived in Mexico for a couple of years, but I'm quite ignorant about its comics, except for Rius' satirical works. I know a bit about Chile, mainly Pepo Ríos' Condorito, but I'm not exactly a fan of the series. Perhaps because it is aimed at children, but honestly I didn't appreciate it much even when I was a kid. In Argentina you can find wonderful series for children, though, such as Dante Quinterno's Patoruzú or Isidoro, or Hijitus by García Ferré, as well as great stuff for teenagers and adults. A few essentials from Argentina, worth being in any list of international comics (and just the tip of the iceberg):

Mafalda, by Quino
El Eternauta, by Solano López and Oesterheld
Mort Cinder, by Alberto Breccia and Oesterheld
Alack Sinner, by Muñoz y Sampayo
Alvar Mayor, by Enrique Breccia and Trillo
Las puertitas del Señor López, Merdichesky and Charlie Moon by Trillo and Altuna
Los mitos de Cthulhu, by Alberto Breccia
Un tal Daneri, by Alberto Breccia and Trillo
Parque Chas, by Barreiro and Risso
Inodoro Pereyra and Boogie el Aceitoso, by Fontanarrosa

Well, and many, many others, but it's a start. The problem is, though, that practically none of those is available in English.

[benday-dot]

There was an existing European comics thread that I couldn't find the other day, for some reason.

Here its is, started and richly contributed to by the the above mentioned and highly esteemed Roquefort Raider.