Spanish Fever by Santiago Garcia
This is an anthology of short comics stories by up-and-coming Spanish cartoonists.Fantagraphics Books is proud to introduce American readers to more than 30 artists working on the cutting edge of the form. Spanish Fever is an anthology showcasing the best of the new wave of art comics from a country with one of the strongest cartoon traditions in Europe. It includes the work of masters of the form such as Paco Roca, Miguel Gallardo, David Rubín and Miguel Ángel Martín as well as newcomers like José Domingo, Anna Galvañ, Álvaro Ortiz and Sergi Puyol.
Paco Roca, a Spanish author born in 1969, is part of a group of writers whose work was initially published in the groundbreaking journal El Vibora. Since then, he's published a number of graphic novels, including GOG (2000), The Lighthouse (2004), a narrative about an escaped soldier set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War, which won best script by the journal Notices of Tenerife, Spain's premier comic prize; Children of the Alhambra (2007), an adventure story about a painter of French nineteenth-century romanticism; and Wrinkles (2007), among others. He also worked as a writer and character designer on Wrinkles (La Tete en l'Air), an animated film adaption that won the Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781606999448 |
| ISBN 10 | 1606999443 |
| Title | Spanish Fever |
| Author | Santiago Garcia |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Fantagraphics |
| Year published | 2016-07-28 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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