Clara de noche | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher |
El Jueves (Spain) Página/12 (Argentina) |
Schedule | Weekly |
Format | Ongoing series |
Genre | |
Publication date | 1992 – 2015 |
No. of issues | 1243 |
Creative team | |
Written by |
Carlos Trillo Eduardo Maicas |
Artist(s) | Jordi Bernet |
Collected editions | |
Haciendo la calle (2000) | ISBN 84-88403-81-X |
Todo por la pasta (2005) | ISBN 84-9741569--8 |
Puta pero honrada (2009) | ISBN 978-84-9741578--1 |
La historieta de la puta madre (2010) | ISBN 978-84-9741608--5 |
Clara de noche ("Clara at night") is a series of comic strips created in 1992 by comic book writers Carlos Trillo, Eduardo Maicas, and the cartoonist Jordi Bernet. [1] It was published weekly in the Spanish magazine El Jueves, starting from number 772. After 1243 consecutive weeks of circulation, the series ended in 2015 in Spain. [2] It had stopped the year before in Argentina (September 2014), where it was simultaneously published in a young persons supplement called No in the newspaper Página/12. [3] [4] Over 1,000 episodes of the comic strip [5] were also published in the Italian magazine Skorpio. [6] French, German, Greek [6] and Croatian translations were also made. [7] The series has been compiled periodically into albums, [8] and is considered one of the most important works of the three creators. [9]
The central character is the prostitute Clara, and the cartoon reflects her amusing adventures and misadventures as a sex worker, along with the peculiar characters that get involved with her and her son Pablito. [10]
Clara de noche was a humorous series of erotic cartoons. Initially it was produced in black and white but later in colour, and covered two pages. [1] It recounts the adventures of an innocent prostitute, called Clara Fernandez, and her relationship with clients. [11] Other characters include her very clever son Pablito and her friend Virtudes. [10]
Clara's physical appearance is clearly inspired by the famous American bondage model and pin-up, Bettie Page. [12]
Clara became one of the most popular characters of El Jueves, with a large following of fans who saw in her the idealisation of a woman; a libertine, independent and attractive.Despite this success in both in the Spanish and Argentine press, the comic had been the target of strong criticism and denunciations for alleged sexist and degrading content. [13]
However, in recent years, the comic's has been republished in new editions, maintining the character alive within both the Spanish and Argentinian pop culture.
Clara de noche | |
---|---|
Publication information | |
Publisher |
El Jueves (Spain) Página/12 (Argentina) |
Schedule | Weekly |
Format | Ongoing series |
Genre | |
Publication date | 1992 – 2015 |
No. of issues | 1243 |
Creative team | |
Written by |
Carlos Trillo Eduardo Maicas |
Artist(s) | Jordi Bernet |
Collected editions | |
Haciendo la calle (2000) | ISBN 84-88403-81-X |
Todo por la pasta (2005) | ISBN 84-9741569--8 |
Puta pero honrada (2009) | ISBN 978-84-9741578--1 |
La historieta de la puta madre (2010) | ISBN 978-84-9741608--5 |
Clara de noche ("Clara at night") is a series of comic strips created in 1992 by comic book writers Carlos Trillo, Eduardo Maicas, and the cartoonist Jordi Bernet. [1] It was published weekly in the Spanish magazine El Jueves, starting from number 772. After 1243 consecutive weeks of circulation, the series ended in 2015 in Spain. [2] It had stopped the year before in Argentina (September 2014), where it was simultaneously published in a young persons supplement called No in the newspaper Página/12. [3] [4] Over 1,000 episodes of the comic strip [5] were also published in the Italian magazine Skorpio. [6] French, German, Greek [6] and Croatian translations were also made. [7] The series has been compiled periodically into albums, [8] and is considered one of the most important works of the three creators. [9]
The central character is the prostitute Clara, and the cartoon reflects her amusing adventures and misadventures as a sex worker, along with the peculiar characters that get involved with her and her son Pablito. [10]
Clara de noche was a humorous series of erotic cartoons. Initially it was produced in black and white but later in colour, and covered two pages. [1] It recounts the adventures of an innocent prostitute, called Clara Fernandez, and her relationship with clients. [11] Other characters include her very clever son Pablito and her friend Virtudes. [10]
Clara's physical appearance is clearly inspired by the famous American bondage model and pin-up, Bettie Page. [12]
Clara became one of the most popular characters of El Jueves, with a large following of fans who saw in her the idealisation of a woman; a libertine, independent and attractive.Despite this success in both in the Spanish and Argentine press, the comic had been the target of strong criticism and denunciations for alleged sexist and degrading content. [13]
However, in recent years, the comic's has been republished in new editions, maintining the character alive within both the Spanish and Argentinian pop culture.