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Published Oct 2011 by Bongo . (W/A) Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés, master cartoonist, tells the classic tale of the kindly old toymaker who wanted more than anything in the world a son - and a wife! Sergio will also delight you with the other love of his youth (besides cartooning) - marionette puppets.
Sergio has also “soloed” with two all-pantomime series, Actions Speak and Louder Than Words and on his new comic from Bongo, Sergio Aragonés Funnies. Sergio has appeared as an actor-performer on television (on, among others, Laugh-In and Speak Up, America) and motion pictures (in, among others, Norman, Is That You? and To Kill A Stranger).
- Sergio Aragonés
- Early Life and Artistic Passion
- Started Cartooning in Third Grade
- Art and Academia
- Best-Known Works
- Immigrated to The United States
- Renowned Work Ethic
- Mark Evanier, Aragonés’S Collaborator
- The Mad Magazine Odyssey
- The Marginals Maestro
Born: September 6, 1937Birthplace: Sant Mateu, SpainOccupation: Cartoonist, Writer, ArtistAragonés’s artistic journey began against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War. His family, seeking refuge, emigrated to France before settling in Mexico when Aragonés was just six. His early passionfor art was evident; a story recounts a young Aragonés alone in a room with a box of crayons, covering the walls with hundreds of drawings. Despite in...
Sergio Aragonés was born in Castellon, Spain, on September 6, 1937. A bloody civil war in Spain at the time prompted Pascual and Isabel Aragonés to move with their six-month-old son to a refugee camp in France. As World War II(1939–45; the war in which Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, the United States, and their allies defeated Germany, It...
Aragonés’ artistic journey continued as he sold his gag cartoons to magazines while studying architecture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). His unique approach to combining art and humor caught the attention of many. Notably, he delved into the pantomime world under Alejandro Jodorowsky’s guidance. This experience shaped Arago...
Graphic Novels
1. Groo the Wanderer(1982). 2. The Groo Adventurer(1990). 3. The Death of Groo(1991). 4. Groo the Wanderer(1991). 5. The Groo Dynasty(1992). 6. The Groo Exposé(1993). 7. The Groo Bazaar(1993). 8. The Life of Groo(1993). 9. The Groo Festival(1993). 10. Groo: The Most Intelligent Man in the World(1998). 11. The Groo Inferno(1999). 12. The Groo Handbook(1999). 13. The Groo Lunch Box(1999). 14. The Groo Jamboree(2000). 15. Groo and Rufferto(2000). 16. Groo: Mightier than the Sword(2001). 17. The...
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Boogeyman(1999). Fanboy(2001). As a child, drawing became one of Sergio Aragonés’s favorite pastimes. He found inspiration from Mexican comic magazines and U.S. comic strips. By the third grade, he entertained his classmates with his cartoons, which included funny doodles of his teachers. He drew wordless cartoons in which his characters’ actions told the story. Sergio Aragonés continued his cartooninginto high school and developed a fan base with his classmates, one of whom was convinced tha...
Aragonés moved to New York City to get himself started. As he shopped his cartoons around town, he made ends meet by playing the guitar for tips on the streets and at a Greenwich Village coffee-house. It wasn’t long until he found a buyer for his cartoon work, however. Mad magazine contributor Antonio Prohias (1921–1998), the creator of the wordles...
Aragonés developed a reputation for his near-constant—and very speedy—drawing. “The only time I don’t use my pen is when I’m sleeping,” Aragonés noted in Columbus Alive. Along with his furious output, Aragonés prides himself on constantly coming up with new ideas. He noted on the Sergio Aragonés Web site (which is maintained by Mark Evanier) that f...
Sergio Aragonés’s longtime friend, Mark Evanier (1952–), wrote the witty dialogue that complemented Aragonés’s illustrated stories of Groo, as well as several other comic books. Just as Aragonés knew from a young age that he would be a cartoonist, Evanier knew that he would be a writer. Less than a week after graduating from high school in 1969, Ev...
A language barrier marked Aragonés’s first encounter with Mad. However, his cartoons spoke a universal language of humor. Mad’s editor, Al Feldstein, was so impressed that Aragonés became a regular contributor in 1963. Facing financial challenges, Aragonés found a unique solution — he spent so much time at Mad’s office that publisher Bill Gaines al...
Aragonés’s creativity extended to the famous “marginals” in Mad magazine. These wordless, drawn-out dramas became his signature. He transformed the magazine’s margins, creating a steady stream of small cartoons that became a beloved feature. Al Jaffee once humorously remarked that Aragonés had drawn more cartoons on napkins than most cartoonists in...
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Sergio Aragonés Funnies (July 2011–February 2014, Bongo Comics), A twelve-issue anthology of fictional, non-fictional and autobiographical content in addition to puzzles and related materials under Aragonés's sole authorship. Filmography
Jun 13, 2013 · Funnies is an all-ages book featuring new material by an old master. Each issue contains at least one stand-alone humorous tale complete with dialogue. Also in each issue, Aragonés shares a story of his past, which turns out to have been quite colorful.
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Apr 18, 2011 · Shipping monthly starting in July, Sergio Aragones Funnies will be a sort of comic book piñata for Aragonés fans, featuring all-new work in a wild assortment of flavors. Each issue offers an assortment of autobiographical anecdotes, perplexing puzzles, slap-happy short stories, as well as Sergio's unique and hilarious pantomimes and gags.
Dec 18, 2013 · Comic Book Series. in: Humor. Sergio Aragonés Funnies. Cover to Sergio Aragonés Funnies #2. Sergio Aragonés Funnies is published by Bongo Comics. Price per issue is $3.50.
