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''Graphic MSP'' is a series of
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s published by
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based on the characters of
Monica and Friends ''Monica's Gang'' or ''Monica and Friends'' (Portuguese: ''Turma da Mônica''; British English: ''Monica & Friends'') is a Brazilian comic book series and media franchise created by Mauricio de Sousa. The series originated in a newspaper comic ...
.


Development

In November 2011, during the Festival Internacional de Quadrinhos held in
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, Sidney Gusman, editor of Mauricio de Sousa Produções (Monica and Friends studio) announced that in 2012, it would be released the ''Graphic MSP'', a series of graphic novels, that unlike the MSP 50 series, it would bring unique stories in about 72 pages each. The comic artist
Danilo Beyruth Danilo Beyruth (born 1973) is a Brazilian comics artist. Life and career Beyruth was born in São Paulo. He got a degree in industrial design, and started his career doing advertising illustrations. In 2006, he did classes on perspective and co ...
was chosen to create a story for the
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, in 2009, Beyruth had already written and drawn characters of
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: M ...
for the MSP+50 album and produced a story for
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. In October 2012, is released the first graphic novel of the series, entitled '' Astronauta - Magnetar'', with script and drawings by Beyruth and colors by Cris Peter.


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