In comics and graphic humour, a cartoon, a word that comes from the French vignette, is a box delimited by lines (or scenes without a frame) that represents a moment in the story. It is considered to be the pictographic representation of the minimum significant space and/or time, and constitutes the minimum unit of a comic.
In graphic humour and comics, a succession of two or more vignettes arranged horizontally is called a “strip”, while single-frame jokes or illustrations are called a “vignette”.
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There have always been lawsuits, lawsuits and lawsuits over copyright issues, but this case is special because what is being defended now is an author’s wish for his character to die with him. André Franquinthe creator of Gaston Lagaffe (1924-1997) said at the time that … Read more
New bandits. Cartoon of 21/05/2022 in CTXT Needless to say, there isn’t a living thing that hasn’t heard about the subsidised five-day tour of Spain by this famous bandit. The former king, heir to the throne, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Slaughterer of various … Read more
As some of you already know, my “external” routine is two vignettes a week which are published on CTXT saturday and Sunday. During the week I write down the topics in bulk which I then order by supposed “importance” and do the occasional sketch. First … Read more
Changes in the CNI. Cartoon of 14/05/2022 in CTXT On Tuesday 10 May, the government dismissed Paz Esteban as director of the CNI in the wake of the move of the pegasus case She has been replaced by Esperanza Casteleiroshe was replaced by the Secretary … Read more
Killer state. Cartoon from 15/05/2022 in CTXT The murder of Shireen Abu Akleh, the Palestinian-American journalist for Al Jazeera is one more. Another execution that will end up diluted in the storm of disinformation and propaganda that the state of Israel is wont to deploy. … Read more
