Jesús Blasco Monterde (Barcelona 1919 - 1995) 

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He was one of Spain’s most internationally renowned classical artists. With outside influences and enormous creativity, he began his career at the age of 16, publishing children’s and humorous stories with a clear Walt Disney influence. His career came to a halt when he was called up during the Civil War. After experiencing traumatic and unforgettable events, he returned to work producing comic strips in the 1940s.

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Later, he managed to break into the British market, publishing content with a markedly adult tone; from biographies to westerns and even romantic stories. Outside Spain, the author gave free rein to his influences from the adventures of Milton Caniff and Alex Raymond. He was afforded greater creative freedom and blended in perfectly, a highly unusual occurrence for a Spanish author in those years. He also achieved commercial success in the tough Franco-Belgian market.

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Later, when the dictatorship began the process of opening up, he returned to publishing in Spain with ground-breaking and very modernist pieces. His career as a whole has earned him world-wide recognition and the title of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in France.