José Luis Munuera (born 21 April 1972, in Lorca in the

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) is a Spanish

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. Along with

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Jean-David Morvan image:J D Morvan 29431b Bédérama.jpg , Morvan in 2017. Jean-David Morvan (born 28 November 1969) is a French comics author. Morvan studied arts at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels. Morvan started out as a comics artist, but soon realised that ...

, he was in charge of the classic

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series from 2004 to 2008. Munuera kept close to the spirit of classic Spirou author Franquin's graphical style, while bringing a touch of

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-inspired modernism. Morvan and Munuera have however used background elements and secondary characters from the whole history of the title, and not just from Franquin's period. Munuera is also the artist on the children's comic series Nävis, a spin-off of

Philippe Buchet Philippe Buchet (born 7 May 1962 in Juniville, Ardennes) is a French comic book artist. First working as a freelance illustrator in Paris and Reims, he finally entered comic book terrain with ''Nomad'', on which he worked with Jean-David Morvan ...

's science fiction series Wake.

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Casa Munuera (personal blog)
1972 births Living people Spirou et Fantasio Spanish graphic novelists Spanish comics artists Spanish humorists Spanish science fiction artists Comics inkers People from Lorca, Spain {{Spain-artist-stub