Wonderful profession, shitty job

Wonderful profession, shitty job

The closure of La Opinión de Granada in print, which has left its staff in the street, is not, as many might think, just another casualty of a new crisis in the press. The press has always had a crisis, but only for those who

Francisco Darnís, Jabato generation

Francisco Darnís, Jabato generation

Darnís drawing. Photo: Silvia Darnís Francisco Darnís, Jabato generation I think that the most interesting chapters in the biographies of the authors are those that come directly from the memories and voices of the people who lived with them. I met Silvia Darnís a few

The limits of humour

The limits of humour

The limits of humour Download ebook Manuel Romero, a student at the Escuela Superior de la Comunicación in Granada, has finished his final degree project, with good marks, under the title"Deontology and Law of Graphic Humour in the Contemporary Spanish Press" Today I have been

When advertising was drawn

When advertising was drawn

1950 Clarion radio advertisement When advertising was drawn I remember seeing in Barcelona, and other cities, those huge canvases with incredible paintings hanging from the doors of cinemas announcing the latest premiere. Those were times when cartoonists were not yet afraid of photography or any

8 million dollars drawing cartoons, in 1933

8 million dollars drawing cartoons, in 1933

  A lucky group of some 200 press cartoonists earned between 200 and 1000 dollars a day, these artists moved in an industry that generated 8 million dollars... from 1933. Some of them could earn up to 7000 dollars a week, these numbers are even