finally all Cinchonaclassic argentine comics mafalda An English version will be available worldwide. Published by other editions and by Frank Waynethe first of five planned 120-page hardcover volumes, will hit shelves on April 8, 2025.
Created by Quino (real name: Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón), mafalda is a comic strip published in Argentinian magazines and newspapers from September 1964 to June 1973. Charles Schulzof peanut and chic youngof blondeFeaturing precocious six-year-old Mafalda, her family and friends, this hilarious film satirizes the world and Argentina at the time, which was undergoing rapid economic and social change, political instability and hiatus. sexual military coup. With themes including progressivism, feminism, humanism, democracy, and world peace, the comics offer an intoxicating mix of healthy laughs, biting satire, and social commentary. Although the comic ended in 1973, mafaldaAlthough the creator of the comic passed away in 2020, the comic remains an important milestone in the world of comics, and its influence continues to this day.
The comic strip has been translated and popular abroad, finding success and attracting eager audiences in Latin America, Asia and Europe. In August, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the character, French publisher Glenat released a tribute book featuring the work of many female cartoonists, including the likes of Penelope Baggio, Florence Sestakand Listen to Pico. Some of the languages in which the comics are already available include French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Armenian, and Hebrew. Although the English translation was produced domestically in Argentina, it has not yet been released globally.
The manga has also been adapted into animation and movies. In the 1970s, a series of 260 cartoon shorts featuring the character were produced, which were later combined into films. In August 2024, Netflix announced the launch of new series mafalda Animated series will be produced, directed and executive produced by award-winning Argentinian director Juan Jose Campanella.
2020, The Economist After the author’s death, wrote about the comic and its influence in Latin America:
“mafalda more political than political peanut and more modern than Asterixbut she enjoys similar popularity… Mafalda has sold more than 20 million books as well as T-shirts, mugs and other memorabilia. The original comics reflected a specific environment and time: the Argentine middle class in the turbulent 1960s and 1970s. But much of Mafalda’s wisdom is universal and feels fresh even today. She plays an important role in Latin America’s long and continuing tradition of political satire.
English version by award-winning Irish writer and translator Frank Wayne. Most of his career to date has been in literary translation, but in the 1980s and 1990s he was a comics editor at London-based British publisher Fleetway and worked for the influential comics magazine deadline (best known for introducing Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett tank girl to the world).
Elsewhere Editions, a subsidiary of Archipelago Books, is a children’s book publisher specializing in translations. Founded in 2017, it has built a strong catalog of visually eclectic children’s illustrated books from around the world. Ambitious five books mafalda The series will be its first foray into comic book publishing.
Summary of the first book to be translated:
“Six-year-old Mafalda loves democracy and hates soup. Which branch of democracy does the cat belong to?” she asked, before rolling out a red carpet of toilet paper and delivering her own presidential speech. Mafalda’s precocity and enthusiasm make all around her All adults are confused. She is dissident and rebellious, refusing to hand over the world to her parents’ generation who seem to have lost it.
“In addition to the cantankerous Mafalda, readers will meet her eclectic entourage: the dreamy Felipe and the gossipy Susanita, the young capitalist Manolito and the rebellious Miguelito. You Mafalda can clearly be seen tiny, as she dreams in bed or soars on the swing – “As usual, the fun is over as soon as you put your feet on the ground,” Mafalda complains — but her hope for the world and how big her heart was. Generations of readers have found themselves in Mafalda’s boundless spirit of adventure and learned to question, resist, and hope.
