in an abandoned couch with tony sandoval
How was the idea of making a comic like the Cadáver y sofa (corpse and couch) created?
Like a way of experiencing and telling a more intimate story by reading things not directly related to comic and suggestive images.
There is a mixture of drawing, coloring styles that complement each other perfectly and give the story a touch and some richness, apart from an original framing... Is there a search of your own style or did you think that the work needed these variations?
No, not at all. There was a natural flowing of things. I simply drew as I felt at that moment and that is why I sometimes use a fountain pen and a pencil other times, depending on my mood.
Talking about comic, about drawing, about narrative. Do flaws make things more interesting?
Well, I think it is true and it is something that I have been observing from some time ago. And this time, I had the chance to use it due to the nature of the story. Flaws make alternative and unexpected ways possible and change a different appearance into a kind of weird beauty.
The corpse and the sofa is a story of children, of werewolves and the discovery of love...but it is a story for adults more than for children, right?
Yes, that's it. It is a story with a children format for adults. I think it is a very strong format. However, the last thing you expect is precisely it being strong.
Which projects do you have right now?
I just finished Nocturno; my longer and oldest story. I have adapted it: more than 200 pages of an obscure and romantic tale. Besides, I always have more ideas for a possible book and I might work with other writers in something different.
Apart from Mexico, your work has been published in other places like USA, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain... it is easier to be published abroad?
Well, it has to do with economy. However, it was a preference thing for me. I like the European style better and yes, it is easier to be published out of Mexico.
Nowadays manga is done all around the world, French style comic, superheroes or South American expressionism too... Does this mean that we are moving from a self stylistic identity to a more global one where any type of story can be done anywhere?
Sure this can happen. Information is now more accessible than before. I think things will keep being the same. They are simply more exposed and some will stand out depending on the moment.
Like a way of experiencing and telling a more intimate story by reading things not directly related to comic and suggestive images.
There is a mixture of drawing, coloring styles that complement each other perfectly and give the story a touch and some richness, apart from an original framing... Is there a search of your own style or did you think that the work needed these variations?
No, not at all. There was a natural flowing of things. I simply drew as I felt at that moment and that is why I sometimes use a fountain pen and a pencil other times, depending on my mood.
Talking about comic, about drawing, about narrative. Do flaws make things more interesting?
Well, I think it is true and it is something that I have been observing from some time ago. And this time, I had the chance to use it due to the nature of the story. Flaws make alternative and unexpected ways possible and change a different appearance into a kind of weird beauty.
The corpse and the sofa is a story of children, of werewolves and the discovery of love...but it is a story for adults more than for children, right?
Yes, that's it. It is a story with a children format for adults. I think it is a very strong format. However, the last thing you expect is precisely it being strong.
Which projects do you have right now?
I just finished Nocturno; my longer and oldest story. I have adapted it: more than 200 pages of an obscure and romantic tale. Besides, I always have more ideas for a possible book and I might work with other writers in something different.
Apart from Mexico, your work has been published in other places like USA, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain... it is easier to be published abroad?
Well, it has to do with economy. However, it was a preference thing for me. I like the European style better and yes, it is easier to be published out of Mexico.
Nowadays manga is done all around the world, French style comic, superheroes or South American expressionism too... Does this mean that we are moving from a self stylistic identity to a more global one where any type of story can be done anywhere?
Sure this can happen. Information is now more accessible than before. I think things will keep being the same. They are simply more exposed and some will stand out depending on the moment.
