MEXICAN PULP ART

[TrashPopCulture] Vidéo du livre de Ted Frankel (Feral House 2007)

MEXICAN PULP ART

mexiacn_pulp_artExtrait (introduction): « Mexican pulp fiction dating from the 1960s to 1970s. Pulp fiction emerged in the late 19th century almost simultaneously on five different continents as comics broke the confines of the newspaper to become their own entity. In the United States, the pulp is synonymous whith a short fictional story told exclusively through text and a dramatic cover. In Mexico, the small pulp paperbacks are much more graphic and have become notorious for their miniature size, gaudy covers, and blantantly sexual and violent storylines. Pulps produced in Mexico during the ’60s and ’70s used lurid covers to surpass the extensive competition at the newsstands, but they hadn’t yet devolved into the softcore and megaviolent porn that started to emerge in the late ’80s. »

Extrait (introduction): « The pulp covers featured in this book are from a defunct publishing company, Editorial Continental. The founder, Enrique Cuadro, began as an illustrator of comics for his hometown newspaper in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He is recognized for creating La Arana Verde in 1953, a possible precursor to Spider-Man. In 1954, Cuadro ventured to Mexico City to establish his publishing company, using his knowledge in the field of illustration and connections to other artists as an advantage in the printing industry. »

Extrait (introduction): « The language of the pulps is intentionaly simple and communicated through colloquial Spanish and slang. A naïve voice expressing the hardships suffered is similar to the Mexican musical lyrics telling of adversity and tragedy. (…) Another special attribute of Mexico’s pulp publications is the blur between the mundane and the fantastic. Realism blended with myths is ingrained in Mexico’s folklore and likely inspired the authors. Many of their storylines portray tumultuous interactions with the paranormal including evil ghouls, zombies, aliens and phantoms. »