Francisco Ibáñez (1936-2023) It was one of the greatest talents of mythical Bruguer Editorial and Mortadelo and FilemonNo doubt they are his most famous characters. There are several generations of readers that we owe Ibáñez the unforgettable need for laughter at 70 and 80 ‘Percebe’, ‘Merluzo’ ‘Batcio’ or ‘Berzotas’. Especially cheerful (to continue using the beautiful vocabulary of these comics) was the fact that, in the meantime, Guantazo and persecution have always been Ibáñez’s characters about you and maintained a formal correction that made Rocambolesque stories playing two aunts in this famous scene.
He death From Ibáñez, in 2023, he ratified the affection of so many readers for his work, something that made it possible to publish “the first 200 cases Mortadelo and Filemon”, a beautiful volume edited Penguin Random House Under the seal Classic This gains the original adventure of these characters, Posted from 1958 to 1961 in the famous Pulgarci magazineWhen Ibáñez was just over the age of twenty -but with some experience as a cartoonist. They are very stories, the vast majority of one page and Mortadelo and Filemon look somewhat different from what we would see later, in their best known time.
The characterization of beginnings
Filemon, in what kind Sherlock Holmes Parodic Wink, smokes Great tubeStart an information agency and usually treat your employee Mortadelo that in these beginnings of the series uses The hat from which he pulls his costumes. Plots of this first era are very simple, and in most cases refer to the misunderstandings that end, of course, a catastrophic way (often detectives read messages, listen to something on the radio or achieve their ears random commentary on the street, from which wrong deductions are taken).
There are also kind blinks Ibáñez for cartoonists like Vasequez (a friend who also admired) with the appearance of one of the sisters of Gilda in the cartoon (he goes to Mortadelo and Filemon to help her look for her friend). Also the most veteran Escobar with references to always hungry carpant Oa la Petra Maid.
Two parts
The bundle is divided into two parts (First 123 stories and then another 77) A separate explanatory article, where the stylistic development of the characters and the conspiracy lines that reflect the different aspects of the society of that time are emphasized. It is true that the second dose of stories begins to include greater diversity of more recognizable approaches and gags for classic readers, because the characters settle their properties (Mortadelo leaves the hat and the clothing of the philation is simplified and accepts its iconic small bird).
Francisco Ibáñez, with your famous characters from you Mortadelo and Filemon. / Efe
The volume also includes biographical texts about the author and the genesis of these first stories, all written Antoni Guiral and Jordi CanyissàExperts in the world of comics. Documentation of work on this anthology was Impoba because both experts said they reviewed all the magazines of the Bruguer publishing house from 1957 to 1969 (Pulgarcito, Humor Humor from DDT, Uncle Alive). In short, impressive work that allows us to enjoy the first phase of the first phase Ibáñez for the first time.
The intention of the classic Bruguer is probably to continue to recover this early phase, but according to Giiral, the public reaction will depend: “If this book works well and likes, there will be a second volume with the following 200 cases,” he said. I hope it’s like this.
The first 200 cases Mortadelo and Filemon
Author: Francisco Ibáñez
Lyrics: by Antoni Guiral and Jordi Canyissà
Editorial: Classic Bruguer
Pages: 240
Price: 29.95 euros
