A while back we began sharing pieces of modern comic art from Mexico and intended to make it a regular feature. In our heads we’re still featuring Mexican art regularly, but today we realized we haven’t posted a piece in two years. Which goes to show you how things work around here. So we’re back to Mexican ’80s comic art today, with all its crazy violence and wild stylings.
Above you see a painting entitled Enlatadas, which in Spanish means “canned.” We’re guessing that’s Mexican slang for getting your ass handed to you in the most brutal possible way. Below you see three more pieces. The first is for a comic series called Frank Kevin, and is the cover art used for #366 in the series. Second you see a piece for the series Sensacionál de Maestros, or “teacher’s sensation.” In this case, thief seems to be the answer. And third you see cover art for something called PosesioÌn DemoniÌaca, no translation needed.
The artists on Mexican comic illustrations are often forgotten, except for a select few. All today’s pieces are by the same person—Rafael Gallur—who has had a long and prolific career in newspapers and comics. You can see more from him here. We’ll try to pump new life into our Mexican art series going forward, which means you should see the next post in about a year. Just kidding. We’ll do better. In the meantime check out others in the category here, here, here, and here.
