Jesús Blasco (3 November 1919 – 21 October 1995) was a Spanish author and artist of comic books, whose career covered most of the conventional history of comic strips. He worked extensively in British comics in the 1960s and 1970s.
Jesús Blasco
Born
Jesús Monterde Blasco (1919-11-03)3 November 1919 Barcelona, Spain
Blasco debuted in 1935 in the Spanish magazine Mickey, at the age of fifteen.[1] For the magazine Boliche, however, he created the series and character named Cuto (translation: Cutter).[2][3] Originally a strip in the vein of Percy Crosby's Skippy, the character became a globe trotting and time-travelling boy adventurer, casually handling firearms and hot wiring sportscars, and romancing adult women.
Blasco's art veered from cute animal cartoons to the shadowplay realism of Milton Caniff and Noel Sickles. He created strips for various audiences, including Anita Diminuta, a girl strip.
In the 1960s, he landed a deal with Fleetway that brought him continental exposure.[1] In 1968, he co-created the cartoon Los Guerilleros for the Belgian publication Spirou,[4][5] With the strips Steel Claw[6][7] and Buffalo Bill, events lead to a collaboration with Pat Mills to create Invasion! in the first issue of 2000AD (1977). The 1970s saw more Alex Toth-esque Westerns such as Tex Willer. Blasco also co-created the strip Capitán Trueno, which has influenced the look of many other Japanese and Euro creations, such as The Mysterious Cities of Gold. Blasco also did fairy tale illustrations and tarrocci cards.
His work is relatively unknown in the United States, with his main exposure being three appearances in Warren Publishing's Creepy, which were all miscredited to other artists.
^Groensteen, Thierry; France, Bibliothèque nationale de (2000). Maîtres de la bande dessinée européenne (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. ISBN978-2-7177-2121-8.
^Casas, Narciso (22 January 2015). Historia y Análisis de los Personajes en el Cómic (in Spanish). Bubok. ISBN978-84-686-6156-8.
^Horn, Maurice (1977). Comics of the American West. Winchester Press. ISBN978-0-87691-190-7.
^Murray, Chris (15 March 2017). The British Superhero. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN978-1-4968-0738-0.
^Khoury, George (2004). True Brit: A Celebration of the Great Comic Book Artists of the UK. TwoMorrows Publishing. ISBN978-1-893905-33-7.
External linksedit
Jésus Blasco biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
Jésus Blasco biography on Dan Dare
April 11, 2024
jesús, blasco, november, 1919, october, 1995, spanish, author, artist, comic, books, whose, career, covered, most, conventional, history, comic, strips, worked, extensively, british, comics, 1960s, 1970s, bornjesús, monterde, blasco, 1919, november, 1919barcel. Jesus Blasco 3 November 1919 21 October 1995 was a Spanish author and artist of comic books whose career covered most of the conventional history of comic strips He worked extensively in British comics in the 1960s and 1970s Jesus BlascoBornJesus Monterde Blasco 1919 11 03 3 November 1919Barcelona SpainDied21 October 1995 1995 10 21 aged 75 NationalitySpanishArea s Writer ArtistNotable worksCutoCapitan TruenoAwards1982 Yellow Kid award de Career editBlasco debuted in 1935 in the Spanish magazine Mickey at the age of fifteen 1 For the magazine Boliche however he created the series and character named Cuto translation Cutter 2 3 Originally a strip in the vein of Percy Crosby s Skippy the character became a globe trotting and time travelling boy adventurer casually handling firearms and hot wiring sportscars and romancing adult women Blasco s art veered from cute animal cartoons to the shadowplay realism of Milton Caniff and Noel Sickles He created strips for various audiences including Anita Diminuta a girl strip In the 1960s he landed a deal with Fleetway that brought him continental exposure 1 In 1968 he co created the cartoon Los Guerilleros for the Belgian publication Spirou 4 5 With the strips Steel Claw 6 7 and Buffalo Bill events lead to a collaboration with Pat Mills to create Invasion in the first issue of 2000AD 1977 The 1970s saw more Alex Toth esque Westerns such as Tex Willer Blasco also co created the strip Capitan Trueno which has influenced the look of many other Japanese and Euro creations such as The Mysterious Cities of Gold Blasco also did fairy tale illustrations and tarrocci cards His work is relatively unknown in the United States with his main exposure being three appearances in Warren Publishing s Creepy which were all miscredited to other artists References edit a b Lambiek Comiclopedia Jesus Blasco Groensteen Thierry France Bibliotheque nationale de 2000 Maitres de la bande dessinee europeenne in French Bibliotheque nationale de France ISBN 978 2 7177 2121 8 Casas Narciso 22 January 2015 Historia y Analisis de los Personajes en el Comic in Spanish Bubok ISBN 978 84 686 6156 8 Horn Maurice 1977 Comics of the American West Winchester Press ISBN 978 0 87691 190 7 LOS GUERRILLEROS Les Guerilleros tebeosfera com Murray Chris 15 March 2017 The British Superhero Univ Press of Mississippi ISBN 978 1 4968 0738 0 Khoury George 2004 True Brit A Celebration of the Great Comic Book Artists of the UK TwoMorrows Publishing ISBN 978 1 893905 33 7 External links editJesus Blasco biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia Jesus Blasco biography on Dan Dare Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jesus Blasco amp oldid 1172474179, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
