José Massaroli
Encyclopedia
José María Massaroli is an Argentine
comic artist, born in the Ramallo Partido
, Buenos Aires Province
.
He studied arts at the Instituto Ida with Angel Borisoff, Narciso Bayón, and Pablo Pereyra. In 1973, he published his first comic book stories in the Manuel García Ferré
's magazines: Hijitus
and Larguirucho. He learned the finer points of the profession from Lito Fernández. In 1975, he commenced drawing realistic stories for the Columba Publishing house: Haakon and Tres X La Ley (by H. G. Oesterheld), and Dennis Martin (by Robin Wood
). Then he worked for others publishing houses such as: Record Publishing, Universo Publishing (Italy) and D.C. Thomson (UK).
He switched to humour in 1981 and cooperated with Operación Ja Ja and Rico Tipo
. In 1982, He created Orquídeo Maidana for the Caras y Caretas magazine. In 1983, he created a series of biographies for the daily newspaper La Voz
(adapted for the comics medium) of Juan Moreira
, Manuel Dorrego
, Facundo Quiroga and Chacho Peñaloza
.
In 1985, he joined the Jaime Díaz Studios as a layout
man and participated in several TV series such as Aladdin
, Timon and Pumbaa
, Wildfire
, Scooby Doo, The Smurfs
, The Jetsons
, and The Pink Panther
, while continuing to create terror stories for the German comic book series Gespenster Geschichten (Bastei-Verlag editions). He also published in magazines like Sex Humor, Fierro, Satiricón and Zona 84. Since 2006, he has been writing the scripts for the Los Grutynos
comic strip, published in Argentine Patagonia.
In the early 1990s, Massaroli began drawing stories for Disney television and for the American Disney Adventures
periodical publication
. He has additionally created stories with The Flintstones
and illustrations for the Look and Find books. Under the guidance of Daniel Branca
, he was introduced to the Danish publisher of Disney comics
, Egmont
. Massaroli has been drawing Duck stories for Anders And & Co. magazine since 1997.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
comic artist, born in the Ramallo Partido
Ramallo Partido
Ramallo is a partido located in the far north of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 29,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,040km², and its capital city is Ramallo, which is located around 250 km from Buenos Aires.-Ramallo massacre:On September...
, Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
.
He studied arts at the Instituto Ida with Angel Borisoff, Narciso Bayón, and Pablo Pereyra. In 1973, he published his first comic book stories in the Manuel García Ferré
Manuel García Ferré
Manuel García Ferré is a Spanish Argentine animation director and cartoonist.-Biography :García Ferré was born in Almería, Spain, in 1929. He arrived in Argentina in 1947, and worked for advertising agencies while studying Architecture. In 1952 his character Pi Pío was accepted and published by...
's magazines: Hijitus
Hijitus
Hijitus is an Argentine comic strip character created by Spanish animator Manuel García Ferré. Garcia Ferré adapted the character for a TV series that originally ran from 1967 to 1974. Then it ran again in the 1990s, and it is currently running in channel 13 at 12:00 with good rating audience...
and Larguirucho. He learned the finer points of the profession from Lito Fernández. In 1975, he commenced drawing realistic stories for the Columba Publishing house: Haakon and Tres X La Ley (by H. G. Oesterheld), and Dennis Martin (by Robin Wood
Robin Wood (comics)
-Biography:Of Paraguayan-Australian origins, Wood spent his childhood between Paraguay and Argentina with his mother, before leaving to do various jobs, such as dishwasher, truck driver, salesman, wood chopper, journalist and factory worker in those two countries as well as in Brazil...
). Then he worked for others publishing houses such as: Record Publishing, Universo Publishing (Italy) and D.C. Thomson (UK).
He switched to humour in 1981 and cooperated with Operación Ja Ja and Rico Tipo
Rico Tipo
Rico Tipo was a weekly Argentine comic magazine that appeared from late 1944 until 1972, founded and directed by Guillermo Divito. It was among the main comic magazines in Argentina, others being Patoruzú and Satiricón...
. In 1982, He created Orquídeo Maidana for the Caras y Caretas magazine. In 1983, he created a series of biographies for the daily newspaper La Voz
La Voz del Interior
La Voz del Interior is a daily Spanish language newspaper edited and published in Córdoba, capital of the province of Córdoba, Argentina and the second-largest city in the country...
(adapted for the comics medium) of Juan Moreira
Juan Moreira
Juan Moreira is a well-known figure in the history of Argentina, an outlaw, gaucho and folk-hero, was indeed one of the more renowned Argentinian rural bandits.-Early life:...
, Manuel Dorrego
Manuel Dorrego
Manuel Dorrego was an Argentine statesman and soldier. He was governor of Buenos Aires in 1820, and then again from 1827 to 1828....
, Facundo Quiroga and Chacho Peñaloza
Chacho Peñaloza
Peñaloza won victories in La Rioja and entered the city of Córdoba on June 14, 1863. His refusal to fight within city limits led to his defeat on June 28, however, and he was later routed in Los Gigantes, San Juan Province, by Colonel Pablo Irrazábal....
.
In 1985, he joined the Jaime Díaz Studios as a layout
Layout
Layout may refer to:* Page layout** Comprehensive layout** In computer graphics, another name for a scene used to render 2D/3D graphics or animation* Layout , software that automatically calculates the positions of objects...
man and participated in several TV series such as Aladdin
Aladdin
Aladdin is a Middle Eastern folk tale. It is one of the tales in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights , and one of the most famous, although it was actually added to the collection by Antoine Galland ....
, Timon and Pumbaa
Timon and Pumbaa
Timon and Pumbaa are an animated meerkat and warthog duo introduced in Disney's popular 1994 animated film The Lion King. Timon was portrayed through his many appearances by Nathan Lane , Max Casella , Kevin Schon , Quinton Flynn Timon and Pumbaa are an animated meerkat and warthog duo introduced...
, Wildfire
Wildfire
A wildfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area. Other names such as brush fire, bushfire, forest fire, desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, squirrel fire, vegetation fire, veldfire, and wilkjjofire may be used to describe the same...
, Scooby Doo, The Smurfs
The Smurfs
The Smurfs is a comic and television franchise centred on a group of small blue fictional creatures called Smurfs, created and first introduced as a series of comic strips by the Belgian cartoonist Peyo on October 23, 1958...
, The Jetsons
The Jetsons
The Jetsons is a animated American sitcom that was produced by Hanna-Barbera, originally airing in prime-time from 1962–1963 and again from 1985–1987...
, and The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther is a series of comedy films featuring the bungling French police detective Jacques Clouseau that began in 1963 with the release of the film of the same name. The role was originated by, and is most closely associated with, Peter Sellers...
, while continuing to create terror stories for the German comic book series Gespenster Geschichten (Bastei-Verlag editions). He also published in magazines like Sex Humor, Fierro, Satiricón and Zona 84. Since 2006, he has been writing the scripts for the Los Grutynos
Los Grutynos
Los Grutynos is an Argentine comic strip about a fictional family who comes from the bottom of the sea, of the City of Grutópolys, located in the Bahía sin Fondo , San Matías Gulf, in Patagonia Argentina, created by Beto Noy, a business man born in the Río Negro province.They are creatures with...
comic strip, published in Argentine Patagonia.
In the early 1990s, Massaroli began drawing stories for Disney television and for the American Disney Adventures
Disney Adventures
Disney Adventures was a children's entertainment and educational magazine published ten times per year by The Walt Disney Company. It should not be confused with the Disney Magazine...
periodical publication
Periodical publication
Periodical literature is a published work that appears in a new edition on a regular schedule. The most familiar examples are the newspaper, often published daily, or weekly; or the magazine, typically published weekly, monthly or as a quarterly...
. He has additionally created stories with The Flintstones
The Flintstones
The Flintstones is an animated, prime-time American television sitcom that screened from September 30, 1960 to April 1, 1966, on ABC. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Flintstones was about a working class Stone Age man's life with his family and his next-door neighbor and best friend. It...
and illustrations for the Look and Find books. Under the guidance of Daniel Branca
Daniel Branca
Daniel Branca was an Argentine comic artist.Born in Buenos Aires, Branca got interested in comics and arts at an early age, and started his career working for a children's magazine at 14. At 16, Branca found employment as assistant animator for an advertising company...
, he was introduced to the Danish publisher of Disney comics
Disney comics
Disney comics are comic books and comic strips featuring Walt Disney characters.The first Disney comics were newspaper strips appearing from 1930 on . In 1940, Western Publishing began producing Disney comic books in the United States...
, Egmont
Egmont Publishing
The Egmont Group is a media corporation founded and rooted in Copenhagen, Denmark. The business area of Egmont has traditionally been magazine publishing but has over the years evolved to comprise media generally....
. Massaroli has been drawing Duck stories for Anders And & Co. magazine since 1997.
External links
- http://jose-massaroli.blogspot.com José Massaroli, Historietista (Blog in Spanish)]
- Biography (on Lambiek Comiclopedia)
- Orquídeo Maidana