Antonio Segura
Encyclopedia
Antonio Segura is a Spanish
comics
writer
.
, Luis Bermejo
and Leopold Sanchez
who were looking for an inexperienced scriptwriter, untainted by the industry. Taking this opportunity, he wrote a series for each of them Hombre
, Orka and Bogey
, respectively. With some effort, these became published, and joined in the wave of emerging Spanish adult comics that bloomed in the post-Franco
era. Hombre began a successful run in the magazine Cimoc, and Segura started collaborating with Jordi Bernet
, creating the amazone fantasy series Sarvan
, also appearing in Cimoc.
In 1983, Segura and a collective of artists including Bernet, Ortiz, Sánchez and Manfred Sommer
, made an attempt to establish a monthly comics periodical, on the premise of artists' freedom. It was named Metropol and bore the tag "Papeles falaces urbanos y criminales" (Deceptive, Urban and Criminal Characters/Pages). Several of Segura's series were featured, among them Morgan with Ortiz, and Kraken
with Bernet. The latter was staged in a dystopic
city, also named Metropol, above the sewers where the series' monster, the Kraken, dwelled. Unfortunately, the magazine proved short-lived, publishing only 12 issues.
Later, Segura continued his prolific partnership with José Ortiz, resulting in a large body of work, including the acclaimed Las Mil Caras de Jack el Destripador (The Thousand Faces of Jack the Ripper), and the humorous sci-fi series Burton & Cyb. In the early 90s, he started the series Eva Medusa with Ana Miralles
, a work which won two Haxtur Awards. In the most recent years, Segura has worked for the Italian comics
market, creating new stories for the character Tex Willer
.
Spain
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comics
Comics
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writer
Comic book creator
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Biography
Antonio Segura's earliest work appeared in the early 80s after meeting the experienced artists José OrtizJosé Ortiz (comics)
José Ortiz Moya is a Spanish comics artist, best known for several collaborations with Antonio Segura, such as the series Hombre.-Biography:...
, Luis Bermejo
Luis Bermejo
Luis Bermejo , is a Spanish illustrator and comics artist known for his work published in Spain, Italy, Great Britain, and the United States...
and Leopold Sanchez
Leopold Sánchez
-Career:Sánchez was born in 1948 in Spain. Sánchez started his career in the comic book industry at the age of 14, as an assistant for the artist Gines Garcia. Throughout the 1960s he assisted the artists José Ortiz and Leopold Ortiz. He eventually started working on his own in Britain and France...
who were looking for an inexperienced scriptwriter, untainted by the industry. Taking this opportunity, he wrote a series for each of them Hombre
Hombre (comics)
Hombre is a Spanish comics series written by Antonio Segura and drawn by José Ortiz, first published in 1981 in the magazine Cimoc.-Publication history:...
, Orka and Bogey
Bogey (comics)
Bogey is a Spanish crime comics and science fiction series set in a futuristic world, written by Antonio Segura and drawn by Leopoldo Sánchez, featuring the central character Bogey Nicolson, a private detective. It was first self-published by the artist Sánchez in 1981 and later in the Spanish...
, respectively. With some effort, these became published, and joined in the wave of emerging Spanish adult comics that bloomed in the post-Franco
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era. Hombre began a successful run in the magazine Cimoc, and Segura started collaborating with Jordi Bernet
Jordi Bernet
Jordi Bernet Cussó is a Spanish comics artist, best known for the gangster comics series Torpedo and Jonah Hex.-Career:He was born in Barcelona, the son of a Spanish comic book artist, Miguel Bernet....
, creating the amazone fantasy series Sarvan
Sarvan
Sarvan is a Spanish comics series featuring an eponymous character, written by Antonio Segura and drawn by Jordi Bernet. The series was launched in the comics magazine Cimoc in 1983, had a relatively short serial run before the artist and writer moved on to their next collaboration,...
, also appearing in Cimoc.
In 1983, Segura and a collective of artists including Bernet, Ortiz, Sánchez and Manfred Sommer
Manfred Sommer
Manfred Sommer was a Spanish comics artist, best known for the reporter comics series Frank Cappa.-Career:Sommer was born at San Sebastián....
, made an attempt to establish a monthly comics periodical, on the premise of artists' freedom. It was named Metropol and bore the tag "Papeles falaces urbanos y criminales" (Deceptive, Urban and Criminal Characters/Pages). Several of Segura's series were featured, among them Morgan with Ortiz, and Kraken
Kraken (comics)
Kraken is a Spanish comics series, written by Antonio Segura and drawn by Jordi Bernet, first published in the magazine Metropol in 1983...
with Bernet. The latter was staged in a dystopic
Dystopia
A dystopia is the idea of a society in a repressive and controlled state, often under the guise of being utopian, as characterized in books like Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four...
city, also named Metropol, above the sewers where the series' monster, the Kraken, dwelled. Unfortunately, the magazine proved short-lived, publishing only 12 issues.
Later, Segura continued his prolific partnership with José Ortiz, resulting in a large body of work, including the acclaimed Las Mil Caras de Jack el Destripador (The Thousand Faces of Jack the Ripper), and the humorous sci-fi series Burton & Cyb. In the early 90s, he started the series Eva Medusa with Ana Miralles
Ana Miralles
Ana Miralles is a Spanish comic books artist, known particularly for her treatment of erotic subjects....
, a work which won two Haxtur Awards. In the most recent years, Segura has worked for the Italian comics
Italian comics
Italian comics are comics made in Italy. They are locally known as fumetto – plural form fumetti – although this latter term is often used in English to describe a specific comic genre . The most popular Italian comics have been translated into many languages...
market, creating new stories for the character Tex Willer
Tex Willer
Tex Willer is the main fictional character of the Italian comics series Tex, created by writer Gian Luigi Bonelli and illustrator Aurelio Galleppini, and first published in Italy on 30 September 1948. It is among the most popular characters of Italian comics, with translations to numerous ...
.
Awards
- 1993: Haxtur Award, Best Long Comic Strip, for Eva Medusa
- 1993: Haxtur Award, Best Script, for Eva Medusa
External links
- Antonio Segura biography on TexBR
- Contando Historias (Telling Stories) article by Segura
- Antonio Segura interview