Albert Monteys
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Occupation(s) | Comic writer and illustrator |
Albert Monteys i Homar (Barcelona, 15 September 1971)[1] is a Spanish comic writer and illustrator, mostly known for his work in the satirical weekly magazine El Jueves of which he was the director from 2006 until January 2011.
Early life
Albert Monteys started reading comics in
For two or three years he read many
He studied one year at the comics specialized school Escola Joso, joining a fanzine in Mataró titled Què trames?[2]
Career
Early work (1990–1995)
While he was studying the first year of
Monteys befriended faculty fellows José Miguel Alvarez, Ismael Ferrer and Alex Fito, constituting with them the collective La Penya Productions, whose comic Mondo Lirondo (Camaleón, 1993–1997) won the prize for best fanzine in Comic Fair Barcelona 1994.
Monteys graduated in 1994 and went on to illustrate RPGs as well as publishing in the Catalan children's magazine Tretzevents.[5]
1996–2014
In 1996 Monteys published for the magazine Puta mili of Ediciones El Jueves. For the
In 1997 his work rate became even more strenuous when he became director of the journals Puta Mili and Penthouse Comix, and coordinator of Zona X.[5]
In 1998, he joined the editorial board of El Jueves, alongside
From 2004 to 2006 he published the strip Carlitos Fax for the children's magazine
In January 2006, he was appointed director of El Jueves, facing from this position the following year the conviction of its magazine for the crime of insulting the Crown due to a cartoon in the front page of Manel Fontdevila and Guillermo Torres which included an explicit scene of
Abandonment of El Jueves
In June 2014, Monteys announced his departure from the magazine El Jueves after the editorial RBA not allowed to publish a cover with a joke which referenced the abdication of the king of Spain,
Universe!
In November 2014,
Bibliography
Years | Title | Format | Publisher |
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1992 | Gorka | Series with Sergi San Julián | Patxarán/Camaleón |
1993–1997 | Mondo Lirondo | Comic with José Miguel Álvarez, Ismael Ferrer y Álex Fito. | Cameleón |
1995–1996 | Paco's Bar | Series | El Jueves |
1995 | Historias de Ciudad Manga | Series | Ryu[5] |
1995 | La Bruixa Matilde | Series | L'Infantil-Tretzevents[5] |
1996-2014 | Tato, con moto y sin contrato | Series | El Jueves |
1996 | Calavera Lunar | Monography | Camaleón |
1997-2014 | Para ti que eres joven | Strip with Manel Fontdevila | El Jueves |
1998 | Cien cómics con aspirina | Collective monography | Bayer[5] |
2000 | Almanaque extraordinario Bardín baila con la más fea | Collective monography | Mediomuerto núm. 5 |
2000 | Humor a todo tren | Collective monography | Renfe/El Jueves[5] |
2004-2006 | Carlitos Fax | Series | Mister K |
2012 | ¡Evasión o victoria! ¡Tarjeta roja a los traidores! |
Serial strip Hernán Migoya | Nuevas Hazañas Bélicas ( Glénat España )
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2014-ongoing | Universe!
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Comic book | Panel Syndicate |
2017 | Solid State | Image Comics | |
2018 | El show de Albert Monteys | Compilation of Orgullo y Satisfacción strips | Astiberri |
2020 | Slaughterhouse-Five | Archaia Entertainment | |
2020 | Leyendas del recreo | 3 albums with El Hematocrítico[13] | Anaya |
2022 | RESIST! | Solo card game | Salt & Pepper Games |
References
- ISBN 8480680547
- ^ a b c d e f Monteys, Albert in an interview with Pedro Toro (07/2006). Entrevista a Albert Monteys Archived 2010-10-13 at the Wayback Machine, Un día de texas/Guía del Cómic.
- ^ a b c d Monteys, Albert in an interview with Santiago García (07/1997). «Interview with Albert Monteys Archived 2010-10-13 at the Wayback Machine», U, el hijo de Urich #5 (Camaleón Ediciones).
- ^ Magazine Líder, third age, Joc Internacional, number 17, June–July, 1990, p. 11
- ^ a b c d e f Cuadrado (2000), pp. 867-868.
- ^ Alcázar, F. J. (2005). «Caso clínico: Revista Mister K», Tebeosfera.
- ^ El juez impone una multa de 3000 euros a cada uno de los dos autores de la caricatura de los Príncipes, El País, 13 November 2007.
- ^ "Dos dibujantes históricos de 'El Jueves' dejan la revista por supuestas presiones de Zarzuela". Vozpopuli.com. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Los humoristas que dejaron 'El Jueves' lanzan el cómic 'Orgullo y satisfacción'". rtve.es. June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ "Mongolia tiene cuatro nuevos habitantes: Alcázar, Fontdevila, Monteys y Vergara". revistamongolia.com. June 25, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Van As, Trevor (November 23, 2014). "REVIEW: Universe! #1 by Albert Monteys and Panel Syndicate". How to Love Comics. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ Hennon, Blake (July 22, 2017). "Eisner Awards showcase comics' diversity with Wonder Woman, Wayne Brady, Sonny Liew and 'Saga". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Leyendas del recreo in Anaya