El Vibora (magazine)
Categories | Comics magazine |
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Frequency | Monthly |
Publisher | La Cúpula |
First issue | December 1979 |
Final issue | January 2005 |
Country | Spain |
Based in | Barcelona |
Language | Spanish |
El Víbora (meaning The Viper in English) was a Spanish language monthly alternative comics magazine published in Barcelona, Spain, between 1979 and 2005. The magazine was subtitled as "Comix for Survivors".[1]
History and profile
El Vibora was established in December 1979.[2][3] The founders were a group of Spanish cartoonists led by Josep Maria Berenguer.[1] Catalan comics publisher Josep Toutain financed and helped the establishment of the magazine[1] which was published by La Cúpula.[4]
Josep Maria Berenguer wanted to name the magazine as GOMA 3 which refers to the explosive used by the Basque terrorist/nationalist organization ETA during the 1970s.[1] However, it was rejected by the Spanish authorities.[1]
El Vibora was published monthly[5] and had its headquarters in Barcelona.[6] The contributors included not only Spanish authors but also French and American ones,[2] including Peter Bagge, Robert Crumb and Charles Burns.[3][7] Native contributors were Max who created the characters of Gustavo, Peter Pank, Gallardo and Mediavilla, Nazario, Mariscal and Pons.[1] Hernán Migoya served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine from 1992 to 1998.[1] The last editor was Sergi Puertas.[3]
The circulation of El Vibora was 45,000 copies in 1983.[3] It was 6,000 copies in 2004[3] just before its last issue in January 2005.[2] The magazine ran over 300 issues during its existence.[7]
See also
References
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