Meik: “If you said you loved comics in Fine Arts and wanted to devote yourself to it, you would stink a little.” – Danger room –

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We interviewed Nördumani’s artists María Pita and Clara Campoamor at the European Comics Festival in Úbeda.

born as Mary Dolores Reyesmeiko An artist from Badolatosa, Seville. With a style heavily influenced by animation, his professional career in the comics world (publishing since 2016) has focused heavily on the historical genre, a feature of his publishing house. Cascaborrainitiated two studies based on Mary Pita Yes Clara Campoamor† But he also took the lead role with the screenwriter in 2020. Rafael Jimenez (as well as a member of the association Carmona in Kogels) a patronage to see its light nordicA story about the Viking attack on Seville in the 9th century.

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Meik was present in the tenth edition of the magazine. Úfree European Comics FestivalHeld from 13 to 15 May 2022, in addition to holding autograph sessions and participating in various conversations there (eg. feminine accent comics bay historical comics) was kind enough to let us have an interview that started with problems arising from technical reasons, but soon after it was resolved he turned his answers into a very interesting conversation about the steps of his career.

Danger Room: Let’s start with a classic question: When did you start reading comics, and which authors and works have influenced you?

Meik: I found his comics when I was very young in my city’s library. asterix† There wasn’t much variety because I said it was a small town but hey, I loved these and read them all. But let’s say it’s been a long time since I stopped reading comics… maybe one of them Batmanloose… Already eighteen nineteen years old, When I entered the faculty, I saw that we had a comic book workshop that I attended, and there were a lot of people who read comics or were comic book enthusiasts. And they began to lend me a lot, and then I began to read passionately and often. I read everything, manga, European, American… but already there I decided that my favorite was European.

And the writers who flagged me… man, I Garrison “Oysters, how good!” It was one of the first things I said. I’ve always loved Disney and he had a very similar style. I think he would have worked at Disney too. When I saw it, I said, “Oysters look a lot like them,” and then, well, writers I love so much Theresa ValeroMontse MartinAna Miralles

Danger Room: The faculty you went to for that workshop was Fine Arts. Well, did you get a college education about comics there?

Meik: Well, actually the training was given to each other. We did not have a comic book class because the students were conducting the workshop. In the visual arts, at least in my time, I don’t know how things go now, but if you say, “I love comics and want to devote myself to it,” you’re a bit soaked. There were a lot of things that were thrown in favor of contemporary art, and when you started to draw models, to draw your own style… for example, what I drew… they cut me off, they tried to fix it. “But no, you made your eyes look too big!” “No, that’s just the part I have.”

So the comic book workshop is not given by people from the faculty; It was us, a group of people who loved comics, and we exchanged writers and stuff. We do little exercises ourselves, like reading a text and turning it into a comic. Or make it x characters. Let’s say gradually that we have created such a common formation among what we all know.

Meik (left) talking to cartoonist Aneke (right) on “Female-accented comics”

Danger Room: You mentioned your passion for Disney. If I’m not mistaken, your stage name is from your movie. HerculesAre you professionally interested in the animation world of Megara’s character?

Meik: Man, I wish I could, but I don’t remember. I was doing a baccalaureate in arts and when I was done with some gentlemen ESDIP with brochures telling us about that school in Madrid and I saw that they had an animation course. And “I want to do this!” it was like. I’ve always loved cartoons, I still love cartoons… but I didn’t see it when I was seventeen and eighteen traveling alone and penniless to Madrid. In the end my option was to study Fine Arts in Seville, something I wanted to do too and was near me on scholarship. “I will at least study Fine Arts so they can educate me and at least learn the basics of drawing” Either color theory, shadows, anatomy… whatever. In fact, the subjects I studied at the university were repeated in the ESDIP program I looked at. “Well, I’m not going to learn animation there, but at least I’ll do what they do”

Danger Room: Now we’re going to ask you about the Carmona and Viñetas association, what impact has this had on the development of your comics career?

meiko: Well, very, very true (laughs) I always say. Let’s see, now I’m committed to this because Rafael Jimenezlet’s say soul Carmona in KogelsHe always threw me a cable. My first paid job was because he recommended me. If anyone needed a cartoonist, they would say, “Hey, this girl draws here,” and so, from job to job, I’ve been stupidly living with that. Also one of the writers’ meetings we have there every year, because I’ve met a lot of people too, and it’s been helpful to connect with.

Danger Room: Is most of the work you publish on a subject that interests you in particular, and have you actively researched such projects or was it just a coincidence? Would you like to work on other subjects?

Meik: Man, honestly? I didn’t expect to make historical comics. It was mostly because these projects came to my mind. I like the theme because I like it, I like historical comics. It’s not just something I want to dedicate myself to, I think I’d like to do other little things too, more of a fanciful type. Let’s see, yes, “it wasn’t like that!” I’m comfortable with history, except for its criticism. (Laughter), it doesn’t always happen. But it would be nice to see other alternatives. I really like the heroic fantasy.

Danger Room: Not exactly a heroic fantasy, because nordic It’s about a historical episode but it has a Viking theme and have you ever declared this piece to be your beautiful son? How was the process of getting him off the ground?

meiko: love you so much nordic because I didn’t like my first professional job, working as a cartoonist. I was so eager to dedicate myself to it and publish it that I took the first thing they offered me. He had a client who loved him very much. I tried to direct him and said “No, no, I want it like this”. And I wasn’t happy “It’s not the comics I want to do, they don’t let me do it the way I want…” Between the project and the project they offered me, well, I got it. nordic gradually. That’s why it took me so long to get it out. I changed and tried to make up for myself when I landed on those pages: “I can do better and I know how to use different shots and action poses…”. It was a comic that was supposed to come out with financial aid, but it never happened. I started in 2016, finished in 2018 and waited until 2020 to see what would happen. And I already told Rafa, who is the screenwriter, “Hey, we need to get this out. Because it can’t be that long ago, that much love has been given to it, and it’s left in a drawer. finally took it out for crowdfunding and it turned out really well. I was surprised, there were so many customers, so much support and I was so happy.

Danger Room: How did you come to work in Cascaborra?

Meik: Thanks again to Rafa (Laughter). I’m telling you, he’s my godfather. Worked there before or did it then in Pavia, I guess José Antonio Solleroand I told him… I don’t know if it was JulianIf it was Cascaborra’s publisher, or Rafael, I don’t know who came up with the idea to make a comic. Clara Campoamor† And then Rafa immediately said, “This is for Meik.” He told me about it and I said, “Dude, sure, yes, I would.” We went to the Barcelona Show in 2019 and I met Julian there and he said to me: “Yes, I saw something from you, do you want to do that? Mary Pita Sure, I say “Man, come on, yeah” Mary Pita I loved her, the historical figure, the lady of power. So (with me Caesar Herce) we have done before Mary PitaThen Campoamor came out.

Danger Room: Tell me, what projects do you have right now, what are you involved in?

Meik: Well now with this order of the axalso with César Herce, another historical comic about Cascaborra Tortosa region, a city at the time of reconquest It’s a controversial issue between Christians and Muslims. The premise here is that at that time Christians were besieged by Muslims and women who thought they were lost said, “Why don’t we take up arms ourselves and fight on your side, instead of crossing our arms here and waiting for your decision.” side?

Danger Room: We’ll end by asking if there’s a comic book that has fascinated you lately.

Meik: I’m trying to keep up with what’s published, but you can’t devote yourself to making comics and buy all the comics that come out, which is kind of impossible (laughs). Look, I’m rereading myself now because we have a book club and we chose to read it this month, white card from Jordi Lafebre† I bought it when it came out, read it… and read it over and over because the comic was read back and forth. A story that begins in the twentieth chapter and goes back. And when you’re done reading, read it backwards. I really liked it: expressions, faces, how he tells it, everything fits… everything, everything. Great, highly recommend.

Danger Room: Hey, well, thank you very much; We won’t waste your time anymore, we’ve entertained you enough and we know the autographs are in front of you.

Meik: For you, I’m usually pretty nervous in interviews and it wasn’t today, I felt very comfortable.

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