History Creator / FranciscoIbanez

'''Francisco Ibáñez Talavera''' (March 15, 1936 – July 15, 2023) was a Spanish cartoonist and comic book author. Easily the most well-known and influential comic artist of his country, his work was part of the childhood of many, ''many'' Spaniards. ''ComicBook/MortadeloYFilemon'' is his most well-known and successful creation, but far from the only one. Think of him as a Spanish, slapstick humor-focused version of ''Creator/StanLee''.

'''Francisco Ibáñez Talavera''' (March 15, 1936 – July 15, 2023) was a Spanish cartoonist and comic book author. Easily the most well-known and influential comic artist of his country, his work was part of the childhood of many, ''many'' Spaniards. ''ComicBook/MortadeloYFilemon'' is his most well-known and successful creation, but far from the only one. Think of him as the spanish version of ''Creator/StanLee''.

Active [[LongRunners since 1952]], Ibáñez is also one of the last remnants of what is known as the "Escuela Bruguera" (Bruguera School), a group of cartoonists that defined the then-blooming Spanish comic book industry during [[UsefulNotes/TheFrancoRegime Francoism]]. So-called due to working together under the prolific Bruguera publishing house, other members were ''ComicBook/ZipiYZape''[='=]s Escobar and, later on, ''ComicBook/{{Superlopez}}'''s Jan. The group's comics were characterized by madcap cartoonish {{Slapstick}}, [[InherentlyFunnyWords flowery language]], a healthy dose of {{Schadenfreude}}, and pokes at Spanish society of the time. Many of these aspects define Ibáñez's output to this day.

Now free from the shackles of Franco's stringent censorship, Ibáñez's work has gained elements of ToiletHumor and political {{Satire}} (in which [[EqualOpportunityOffender no side is left unscathed]]), in ways that [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids probably wouldn't fly in any other country]].

'''Francisco Ibáñez Talavera''' (born March 15, 1936 – July 15, 2023) was a Spanish cartoonist and comic book author. Easily the most well-known and influential comic artist of his country, his work was part of the childhood of many, ''many'' Spaniards. ''ComicBook/MortadeloYFilemon'' is his most well-known and successful creation, but far from the only one. Think of him as the spanish version of ''Creator/StanLee''.

'''Francisco Ibáñez Talavera''' (born March 15, 1936 – July 15, 2023) was a Spanish cartoonist and comic book author. Easily the most well-known and influential comic artist of his country, his work was part of the childhood of many, ''many'' Spaniards. ''ComicBook/MortadeloYFilemon'' is his most well-known and successful creation, but far from the only one.

'''Francisco Ibáñez Talavera''' (born March 15, 1936) is a Spanish cartoonist and comic book author. Easily the most well-known and influential comic artist of his country, his work was part of the childhood of many, ''many'' Spaniards. ''ComicBook/MortadeloYFilemon'' is his most well-known and successful creation, but far from the only one.

'''Francisco Ibáñez Talavera''' (born March 15, 1936) is a Spanish cartoonist and comic book author. Easily the most well-known and influential comic artist of his country, his work was part of the childhood of many, ''many'' Spaniards. ''ComicBook/MortadeloYFilemon'' is his most well-known and successful creation, but [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters far from the only one]].

His output has been exported to a number of countries, though it has never really caught on among English speakers. Notably, he's quite popular in [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Germany]].

Active [[LongRunners since 1952]], Ibáñez is also one of the last remnants of what is known as the "Escuela Bruguera" (Bruguera School), a group of cartoonists that defined the then-blooming Spanish comic book industry during [[UsefulNotes/TheFrancoRegime Francoism]]. So-called due to working together under the prolific Bruguera publishing house, other members were ''ComicBook/ZipiYZape''[='=]s Escobar and, later on, ''ComicBook/{{Superlopez}}'''s Jan. The group's comics were characterized by madcap cartoonish {{Slapstick}}, [[InherentlyFunnyWords flowery language]], a healthy dose of {{Schadenfreude}}, and [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar occasionally radar-dodging]] pokes at Spanish society of the time. Many of these aspects define Ibáñez's output to this day.

His output has been exported to a number of countries, though it has never really caught among English speakers. Notably, he's quite popular in [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Germany]].

'''Francisco Ibánez Talavera''' (born March 15, 1936) is a Spanish cartoonist and comic book author. Easily the most well-known and influential comic artist of his country, his work was part of the childhood of many, ''many'' Spaniards. ''ComicBook/MortadeloYFilemon'' is his most well-known and successful creation, but [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters far from the only one]].