CHRISTMAS PRESENTS UNDER THE TREE?

 

Winter is here!

 

MY ELF ON THE SHELF!

 

My Waze

I've traveled each and every highway, but more, much more than this, I did it with my Waze!

 

A MOBSTER NICK HALLOWEEN TALE!

 

ROD SERLING, THE MASTER OF TV SUSPENSE AND FANTASY

This is the cover of the first TWILIGHT ZONE comic I ever bought. It was back in 1962 and I had been a fan of the TV show from its premiere in 1959 until it was canceled in 1964. The issue in question was the first published under the Gold Key label after Dell Publishing Co. ended its partnership with Western Publishing.

I bought almost every issue of TZ up until the early 70s and I still keep most of them in my collection. The quality of the stories and artwork varied, with the earlier ones being the best all around. 

These are some of my favorite issues:

There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension

as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between

light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit

of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of

imagination. It is an area which we call "The Twilight Zone".-Rod Serling

ROD SERLING

(1924-1975)

On WIKIPEDIA:

Rod Serling

THE MONSTER MONTH OF HALLOWEEN!

            October is one week old already and the Halloween Season is officially full speed ahead. 

                                                 Also, today is my son Ricardo's Birthday!

                                  So, as we greet October, I salute my offspring and wish him all the 

                                                         health, happiness and joy he deserves!

IMMORTALITY ANYONE?

 

PERSONAL GROWTH DURING COVID PANDEMIC

 

   I have taken advantage of the coronavirus lockdown to improve my cultural, intellectual and professional knowledge by perusing large amounts of high level and stimulating literary works. No sense in wasting valuable time just hanging around with nothing to do!

BEEP BEEP THE ROAD RUNNER

Beep Beep the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote made their debut on September 17, 1949 in "Fast and Furry-ous", a Warner Brothers Looney Tunes cartoon.

In 1973, I was commissioned by Novaro Publishing Co., to write and draw The Road Runner comics for the Spanish language market. The first few years I had to submit my story ideas and pencil sketches to Zetta DeVoe, Del Connell and Chase Craig at Western Publishing Company and upon their approval, I could proceed with the inking and coloring for publication. Later on, as they gained confidence in my work, I was only required to submit the finished artwork for their approval, which, of course, saved me a lot of time.

Those were great days in my cartooning career.  I split my time between The Road Runner and The Pink Panther comics until 1986, when NOVARO closed and I was forced to look for a job somewhere else.

In all, I did 156 issues of Beep Beep The Road Runner.

Remembering those bygone days, here is my last unpublished cover for THE ROAD RUNNER.

Observing Labor Day

 

                                          Take a deep breath and just relax!

LAST DAY OF AUGUST

 

                                  A small tribute to CASABLANCA, one of my favorite films!

BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE DRAWING BOARD.

 

                                                                          August 15, 2020

DEATH OF A HOUSEFLY

                                           Soon to become a major Broadway stage play!

MY 50th ANNIVERSARY!

It was 50 years ago, on April, 1970, that I began my career as a professional cartoonist. My first printed comic strips appeared on the April issue of  LA GARRAPATA, a well-known political satire magazine at that time and thus began my meteoric rise from absolute obscurity to complete mediocrity!

Okay, so those first strips were not very good, but I didn't give up in spite of popular demand to the contrary and here I am, fifty years later, still trying to do as best as I can.
In those early days, I was lucky enough to find some charitable editors who saw some possibilities in my work and hired me to continue my journey as a cartoonist.

These are some samples of those first years when I tackled whatever came my way: