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5A Temporada 6.- Asterios Polyp / David Mazzucchelli Abril 2012 5a Temporada 6.- Asterios Polyp / David Mazzucchelli Abril 2012 Índex: Club de Lectura: Asterios Polyp / David Mazzucchelli Sins Entido, 2010 L’autor i la seva obra. David Mazzucchelli: el naturalismo expresionista / L. M. Lus Arana ........1 Asterios Polyp / Ressenya / Álvaro Pons ................................................................................................................6 Asterios Polyp / Ressenya / Vicente Funes.............................................................................................................7 La tinta, el espacio, la solidez. La “caligrafía” / Article / Pepo Pérez .......................................................9 Altres Selecció de novetats de gener i febrer / Secció Còmics d’Adults / Bib. Tecla Sala .....................................10 Recomanacions.......................................................................................................................................................11 Notícies V Japan Weekend Barcelona a La Farga de L’Hospitalet ...................................................................11 Exposició dedicada a Batllori a Vilanova.....................................................................................................11 César per a Sfar per Le chat du rabbin .........................................................................................................12 Sur la piste du Marsupilami s’estrena a França a l’abril .......................................................................12 El dibujante español Ken Niimura, Premio Internacional de Manga de Japón ...........................12 Arrugas hace historia para la animación en los Goya ...........................................................................12 Més autors convidats al Saló del Còmic de Barcelona..........................................................................13 La Cárcel de Papel s’acomiada.........................................................................................................................13 Adéu a Tretzevents.................................................................................................................................................13 Projecció de Las aventuras de Tintín: el secreto del unicornio a les Fnac de Barcelona .....13 Exposició Fanzines: Art fotocopiat. Des dels anys 80 fins ara, a La Tecla ..................................13 L’autor i la seva obra. David Mazzucchelli: el naturalismo expresionista Luís Miguel Lus Arana Començarem a apropar-nos al David Mazzucchelli, mitjançant un magnífic i exhaustiu article del Luís Miguel Lus Arana, titulat David Mazzucchelli: el naturalismo expresionista. Aquest article arriba al moment immediatament anterior a la publicació d’Asterios Polyp. Us proposem la lectura d’un extens fragment, però trobareu l’article sencer a: http://www.homines.com/comic/david_mazzucchelli/index.htm. A lo largo de este ensayo, realizaremos un recorrido por la trayectoria vital y profesional de un atípico autor que, tras llegar al estrellato dentro del cómic de género con apenas unos pocos cientos de páginas publicadas, decidiría refugiarse en una cierta clandestinidad underground que le permitiría la ansiada libertad creativa. A través de su reducida obra, David Mazzucchelli ha desplegado una inusual sensibilidad, que le ha llevado desde la serie negra, tanto dibujada como cinematográfica, hasta la más descarnada expresión del grabado alemán de Kirchner o Nolde, pasando por la tosquedad de RAW. I Los comienzos: el Mazzucchelli más clásico David John Mazzucchelli nace el 21 de Septiembre de 1960 en Providence (EEUU). Criado en una familia de origen italiano, crecería fascinado por la muy camp serie de televisión de Batman, y sería lector de cómics Marvel de niño. ('Crecí leyendo Fantastic Four, Spider-man, Avengers, y muchos de los trabajos de Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Gene Colan, John Romita Sr. y Jim Steranko. Los primeros personajes que recuerdo que me gustaran fueron Batman y Capitán América; aún conservo algunos de los dibujos que hice de ellos, así como una historia de Batman que hice con ceras cuando tenia seis años. Pero con el tiempo los cómics dejaron de interesarme y deje de leerlos alrededor de 1971 ó 72.') Estas lecturas despertarían una temprana inquietud por trabajar en el medio, que desaparecería a los once años, en que perdería el interés en los cómics para centrarse en la pintura y la ilustración, disciplinas a las que se había dedicado desde niño. Con 18 años ingresaría para estudiar pintura en la Rhode Island School of Design, donde se graduaría con un Bachelor in Fine Arts. Sería precisamente en la universidad donde redescubriría el cómic superheróico a través de su compañero de habitación. El cambio de década había llegado, y un joven llamado Frank Miller comenzaba a concitar la atención de público y crítica con su trabajo en Daredevil. (Mazzucchelli, acerca de los números de Miller en DD: 'Me gustaron mucho. Era la primera vez que alguien cogía a un superhéroe y volvía a contar historias in- teresantes, como las que yo leía de pequeño').También en la universidad conocerá a la pintora Richmond Lewis, que de compañera sentimental pasará a convertirse en inseparable partenaire en sus evoluciones gráficas. A principios de los años 80, David Mazzucchelli, como tantos otros, comenzaría su trabajo en el mundo del cómic dentro del estrecho corsé del género superheróico. Desde un primer momento, David mostraría su inclinación hacia el realismo clásico que, dentro de las convenciones de esta particular parcela, representaría como nadie Neal Adams, pero sobre todo hacia tenebristas como Gene Colan, cuyo estilo imitará con un éxito relativo en sus primeros trabajos. Aún como estudiante, David envía un portafolio amateur a Marvel, pero habría de esperar hasta acabar los estudios de arte para entrar a trabajar en la editorial, realizando el número 121 de Master Of Kung-Fu (febrero de 1983), que sería entintado por Vince Colletta (“Era malo, lo supe cuando lo acabé y también sabía que Vince Colletta, el entintador, no podía haberlo empeorado”). Ni autor ni editorial quedaron satisfechos con el resultado y habría de pasar un año más hasta que dibujante y entintador volvieran a coincidir en The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones nº14. Esta vez la experiencia resultaría más positiva, y Marvel le encargaría ese mismo año un número de Star Wars, esta vez bajo las más adecuadas tintas del veterano Tom Palmer. En él, un primerizo David, aún rendido admirador de Colan, despliega su mejor dibujo clásico, muy en la línea editorial de la colección, deudora de la estética fijada por Al Williamson en su adaptación de The Empire Strikes Back. La semejanza con Colan es más que casual, brindada también en gran medida por el trazo de pincel clásico de Tom Palmer, que entinta con su habitual energía a un Mazzucchelli aún lejos de las cotas de dramatismo y plasticidad logradas por aquél. El tradicional balance de negros es efectivo, pero todavía dista mucho del extraordinario manejo de las sombras que mostrará apenas dos años después. II Daredevil: la búsqueda del estilo También habría de realizar el Marvel Team Up Annual nº7 antes de ser aceptado como dibujante regular de Daredevil. El editor Bob Budiansky decidió incorporarlo a la serie a partir del nº206, en la que permanecería durante tres años y en los que realizaría un total de 25 números. En su llegada a Daredevil, en mayo de 1984, nos encontramos con un dibujante culto, ambicioso y trabajador pero lamentablemente inexperto. David produce páginas correctamente dibujadas, desde un punto de vista académico, pero carentes de expresividad, por no decir de un estilo propio, un estilo lastrado por figuras estáticas y narrativa pesada, carente de cualquier emoción plástica. A esto contribuiría sobremanera el inadecuado acabado de entintadores dedicados pero poco compatibles con su estilo (Danny Bullanadi, por ejemplo, era un entintador detallista y barroco, más apropiado para definir los nudosos músculos y sucios paisajes de Conan que los urbanos ambientes nocturnos de la Cocina del Infierno. Bulanadi añade innecesarias texturas a los collages de luz y sombra del Mazzucchelli heredero del cine negro al que podemos admirar en algunas portadas, realizadas en solitario). 1 Durante este tiempo el dibujo de Mazzucchelli sufriría una constante evolución, que se aceleraría en el momento en que comenzara a entintarse él mismo, en el número 214, (mostrando un trazo heredero del cómic clásico de serie negra de Alex Toth o Chester Gould) y eclosionaría definitivamente con el regreso de Miller a los guiones, sustituyendo al correcto pero poco emocionante Denny O’Neill. III Born again: la pasión según Miller “Creo que hay en él material muy bueno, en algunos aspectos. Y creo que también hay aspectos en que es muy débil, en términos de dibujo e historia, y del trabajo en general. Pero los puntos positivos, las partes buenas, creo que sobresalen. Y en lo referente a la historia, una de las cosas más importantes para mí -recuerdo las conversaciones con Frank- era cómo terminarla. Estaba claro que lo que tratábamos de comunicar es que teníamos un personaje con grandes problemas, así que básicamente pretendíamos matarlo y devolverlo a una vida mejor. Y esta era la cuestión: ¿qué es ‘mejor’?” (David Mazzucchelli hablando en una entrevista sobre ‘Born Again’. The Comics Journal nº194). Abril de 1986 supone la vuelta de Frank Miller al cómic que lo llevó a la fama. A estas alturas, Miller ya ha tratado de revolucionar el medio dos veces: una
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