In fact, waiting is what I had to do to shape this blog. Time, time is needed to remind some of the distinguished artists and writers of that legendary magazine, 1984.
recently little when compared with more than twenty years ago in which I move, I asked if he would succeed now relaunch magazine-style comic that appeared in Spain in the 80 (the last century!), said no. I thought, a boat soon, then and think now, more sedate, four months later. The explanation is that, although there is a tendency of recovery nostalgic elements of the past very strong, republished those magazines is likely to occur with reissues I'm seeing in the market, the lack of quality. That would be the first failure of magazines out now. To become a new publication, would not survive. Why?, Because it has lost some of the magic of time, learn to wait for a year or year and a half that a series is finished and satisfied with a ration of four or five pages per month.
& # 160;
Introduced and the subject, given even to watch that, what I'm going to go, to speak of the publication. 1984 was a comic magazine in the prevailing fantasy and science fiction. Edited by Toutain, like Creepy took its name from the eponymous magazine's U.S. Editorial Warren. This franchise system allowed him to play much of the material that was published in America, to which were added here in Spain, series produced by English authors, Portugal and Argentina. In addition to an introduction by way of editorial, reflections and the odd story or feature on the status of comics, an author or a critic. (So \u200b\u200bthis idea collate feedback and experience in between lectures on comics is not mine, nor new).
& # 160;
1984, the English, was born in 1978. The name referred to George Orwell's novel, and the initial setting, no doubt, was also. He soon abandoned this oppressive atmosphere, futuristic, to become a magazine that covered science fiction thank God not from the perspective simplistic Wars Galaxies, but reflections influenced by Orwell himself, Bradbury, Asimov, or the Silent Ships cinema, Tron, Blade Runner or The Black Hole. They may even Tarkovsky, the Russian filmmaker forgotten, or Godard's Alphaville, influenced the aesthetics of comics. Could not be otherwise, the amalgam of authors was great and notorious, both in origin, and quality, as even the subject. The artistic groups formed by Altuna and Trillo Trillo and Bernet himself, had here a place to give free rein to your imagination. But their actions were not always science fiction, at the end of the day golden magazine, the issue could not be more erotic, as the series that started here Trillo and Bernet, Light & Bold, was continued and re-edited by Penthouse Comic.
In 1984, after 64 numbers, many extras and almanacs began Area 84. In principle, the name change was done to avoid anachronisms in the following year. This vague claim hid two reasons not mentioned, first follow the trail begun by the American namesake while separated from her, and another one to open the issue of the journal to other topics and authors. It incorporates cutting social stories, erotic, fantastic, surreal and given the "opportunity" for new authors. The percentage of stories quality remained high, despite the disappearance of Berni Wrightson and Frank Thorne, their horror stories and sword and sorcery and something else (Ghita was an erotic myth, the antithesis of the Virgin Red Sonja), attracted much of the previous readers. Richard Corben, who in 1984 had published his version of the Tales from the Thousand and One Nights, became a kind of god for publishers, while its near-ubiquity boredom led us to some of us (only much later and after a very slow digestion of binge that I went back to value). So, and year after year, the overall quality was declining gradually. It was not an isolated incident, this type of publication was dying, but the various experiments that were done with the magazine, introducing authors with insufficient quality scripts flojísimos or copied in any fashion film at that time or the inclination to subject only erotic, killed Area 84, officially died at 92. For others had died much earlier, around 1989, after a long agony of waiting began in the summer of 1984.
seems incredible, because for a teenager at sixteen there are few issues more attractive that sex, and if more explicit. But the aforementioned Light & Bold and Druuna, Serpieri, caused a feeling of scam that made sexual adventures and prowess of its female protagonists hardly matters. Almost, you can not lie. The sequence of these stories, introduction, short-term sexual act, dialogue, long-lasting sexual act, dialogue, final sexual act tired. Despite the pleasure and ease of pneumatic players.
However, and despite the unwanted end, Josep Toutain role in the dissemination of adult comics (do not confuse this terminology with the adult film used as a euphemism for porn), was instrumental in English history. Since the mid-60's took care to give an intellectual dimension to the comic strip until his death remained in the dream of turning it into art. Thanks to him, we met with key authors, and our dream, not to mention film, were of paper, paper desinée.
To learn more, or as a gift, I present this testimony, that someone in a forum called Passage, translated. Material is NOT made by me, so I apologize if someone does not want to appear here and want it to be removed:
Apparently, everyone who met Toutain home to mixed feelings towards him ... It is said that he was a seducer, in the broadest sense of the term, with savoir faire and such absolute confidence in himself that he could transmit to those around him. I can not resist himself transcribing the words of James Warren, publisher of the famous line of magazines in b / n "Creepy", "Eerie," "Vampirella", etc. about his first encounter with the charismatic Toutain.
translate:
"It was four o'clock in the afternoon on a weekend in the New York office and my secretary, Liz Alomar, said:" A certain Mr. Toutain are here to see him. " I said, 'Liz, you have no appointment. You know I want to leave early today because I have an appointment at 4:30. " She said: 'Mr. Toutain want to show you some samples of artists. Represents an art studio. " In Warren Publishing, had five of those vendors to date, and said, 'Liz, really this is not the moment. " Josep Toutain was Barcelona, \u200b\u200ba English quite imposing with its 6'2 ", I talked like Ricardo Montalban, wearing a scarf around his neck. Could have been a Shakespearean actor. Liz was fairly caught and he fell in love on sight. She said, 'Mr. Warren, has come all this way from Spain, and fly back to Barcelona tomorrow morning. Please, can you show your portfolio? '. I said, 'Liz, do not do this. You know I'm about to leave. " But Liz insisted and said, 'OK, let her go, but only for twenty minutes! ". Josep Toutain enters carrying a portfolio (think John Carradine with a strong English accent, only better looking). Bows and says, 'Mr. Warren (pronounced "Wahr-den"), I'm Josep Toutain. I do not speak English very well but I represent a group of English artists from Catalonia, Spain. " Ask if I care to smoke, shake my head, and take his cigarette as Peter Lorre in "Casablanca" ... Joseph was a character, and I was delighted. And then I made my first mistake, and I bit my tongue right after committing the crime, but I said, 'Liz, perhaps Mr. Toutain would like coffee. " God, that after ten minutes! Do not offer coffee to anyone you plan to throw a kick five minutes! But I could not do anything, it was so lovely. She brought the coffee and I knew I was beaten. I could never be in that meeting at 4:30. He said, 'Does this sound familiar Catalonia? It is the birthplace of Picasso, Dali, and many other great artists. I have artists who admire your magazine for many, many years, and I just came to see Stan Lee and Carmine Infantino. Now I'd like to show some samples of art. " I said, 'Oh, have you gone to them first? All right. I understand. DC and Marvel are a little older than us, but before I show this work, tell me: Have you bought them anything? ". Looked at me knowingly and said, 'Not yet. He is thinking. " So I said, 'All right. Let's see what this is. " He puts his big leather briefcase on the table, opens it, and threw out two samples. The first page was an artist named José González. Drawings of women. The second page was a man named Esteban Maroto, and say nothing, do not show any expression, but when I was on the third Page could not help. I said 'It's working exceptionally well. Who are these people? ". He said 'These are the artists that I represent. I myself am an artist. Do you know Will Eisner?. We letters. " This told me that he knew of comics. So I look at page after page of this amazing art in a style that was well described as "European." It was a different sensibility, a different art style. Toutain also showed me he was selling paintings as covers for Dell and other publishers. I started asking questions about art and English artists. By this time was 6 PM. He had completely forgotten my early 4:30 am appointment. I did not to worry about any appointments. Was staring at the art until I lost my senses. Vampirella looked at the artist was looking for two years. The appointment was canceled, and she does not speak of this again. Josep Toutain and I went to dinner after 8 pm. Negotiate prices, delivery dates, agreements with banks, all before the waiter served the first course. "
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