Horacio Altuna
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| Horacio Altuna | |
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| Born | November 24, 1941 Córdoba, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Area(s) | artist |
| Awards | full list |
Horacio Altuna (born November 24, 1941) is an Argentine comics artist.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Córdoba, Altuna made his debut in the comics world in 1965 for publisher Editorial Columbia. His first characters were Titan, a Superman-like superhero, Kabul de Bengala (1971, written by Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Armando Fernández among others), Big Norman, Hilario Corvalán and others.
From 1973 to 1976 Altuna collaborated with Fleetway, Ediciones Record, Charlton Comics, Playboy and the French Les Humanoïdes Associés.
In July 1975, in the daily newspaper El Clarín, Altuna with writer Carlos Trillo created the journalist character Hugo Chávez, best known as El loco Chavez, one of the Argentine most popular comics strips. Also with Trillo Altuna has drawn the series Charlie Moon and Las puertitas del señor López.
In 1982 Altuna moved to Sitges, Spain, drawing stories for the Editorial Toutain and short erotic stories for Playboy. As of February 2005, he has published the comic strip Familia Tipo in the newspaper El Periódico.
[edit] Bibliography
Altuna's work as a complete author (writer/artist, except where noted) includes:
- Daily strips published on Argentine newspaper Clarín:
- El Loco Chávez (with writer Carlos Trillo, 1975–87)
- El Nene Montanaro (1994–2002)
- Es lo que Hay (Reality) (2010–present)
- Las puertitas del Sr. López, with Carlos Trillo.
- Merdichesky, with Trillo
- El último recreo, with Trillo.
- Tragaperras, with Trillo.
- Ficcionario (1983)
- Chances (1985)
- Imaginario (1987–88)
- Time/Out (1986).
- Various cartoons for Playboy (since 1988)
- Hot L.A. (1992, 2000)
[edit] Awards
- 1986: Yellow Kid and Gran Guinigi prize for Best Foreign Author [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Immagine-Centro Studi Iconografici. "17° SALONE INTERNAZIONALE DEI COMICS, LUCCA 20, 1986" (in Italian). http://www.immaginecentrostudi.org/saloni/salone17.asp.
[edit] External links
- Horacio Altuna biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
- Gallery of Altuna's Erotic Comic Strips
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