We spoke over e-mail with the help of a translator. As he makes clear, he thinks about art and the world in political and philosophical terms, and that perspective can be found in many of his stories. Muñoz’s work is heavily stylized and yet it takes place in a realistic setting, not a fantasy world as so many of those who were influenced by his style have done. Reading his pages, it’s possible to see how he’s influenced so many creators from the generations that followed. Munoz is from Argentina where he studied under Alberto Breccia, worked with Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López, and is part of a generation of creators, who, like Oscar Zàrate, fled for Europe. Looking at Muñoz’s life and artwork it’s possible to see some the global conversation around art and comics and literature of recent decades. NBM is publishing another collaboration by the two, Billie Holliday, which is less a straight forward biography of the legendary singer as it is a meditation on her work, her life and her influence. IDW’s EuroComics imprint is releasing the first of two volumes collecting all of the Alack Sinner stories that Munoz made his longtime collaborator Carlos Sampayo. Sadly too little of his work has been available in the United States, but this year two books have co1me out from two different publishers.
The Argentinian-born artist has received awards and accolades from around the globe including the Grand Prix de la ville d’Angouleme in 2007. It is not hyperbole to say that José Antonio Muñoz is one of the most important and most talented cartoonists alive today.
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