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The Funnies (Monica's Gang)
''The Funnies'' ("O Astronauta"), also known as ''Bubbly the Astronaut'', is a Brazilian comic strip series, created in 1963 and part of the Monica's Gang comic strips. It centers around Bubbly, an astronaut, whose parents and ex-girlfriend Rita appear very rarely, making him the only recurring character. The comic strip can be defined as a science fiction adventure strip. In order to draw the outer space scenarios that normally serve as background for the strips, inkers for ''The Funnies'' normally use fountain and dip pens, with white, gray and black as colors. Sérgio Graciano (1936-2019), one of the inkers, says he reads scientific publications so his work is as loyal to real space as possible. Characters * ''Bubbly'' ''(Astronauta)'' – Bubbly is the main and virtually only character of The Funnies. He is an astronaut and works for the fictional BRASA (Brasileiros Astronautas – ''Brazilian Astronauts'', a pun on the acronym of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauricio De Sousa
Mauricio Araújo de Sousa (; born October 27, 1935) is a Brazilian cartoonist and businessman who has created over 200 characters for his popular series of children's comic books named "Turma da Mônica" or "Monica's Gang (Currently known as: Monica and friends)". At 17 years of age, he worked for a daily newspaper called ''Folha de S. Paulo, Folha da Manhã'' as a crime reporter. In 1959, Sousa quit that job and began his comic book career, and created ''Monica's Gang''. Sousa's characters were inspired by children he knew from his childhood and by his own children. His later style is slightly reminiscent of that of Osamu Tezuka, a famous Japanese Mangaka, manga artist and personal friend. Nowadays, he considered by many to be the greatest cartoonist in Brazilian history. Biography Mauricio Araújo de Sousa was born in Santa Isabel on October 27, 1935. His father, Antonio Mauricio de Sousa, was a poet and his mother, Petronilha Araújo de Sousa, also delved into poetry. Mauri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |