Álvaro Ortiz

Cenizas

8 September 2012

One of this autumns’ magnificent surprises in the Spanish comic market comes from the hands of young promise Álvaro Ortiz, who’s been increasingly gaining the attention of national and international readers with his previous  Julia titles and his self-edited and gorgeous Fjorden (which you can download for free here).

Cenizas Cover
Cenizas Cover

Cenizas, just released on Astiberri, is his most ambitious and also his most mature work up to now, bringing us a road comic from 3 friends, Polly, Moho & Piter, who haven’t seen in each other in many years… the perfect situation to discuss about the past and about an uncertain future which it looks like will firstly bring them to an mysterious location in a map.

Cenizas extract
Cenizas extract

This story of encounters, pursuits and misunderstandings has to have that eclectic cast of characters only a road comic and Mr. Ortiz could imagine, an explosive yet sometimes naive thriller that should be published here in France next year by Rackham edtions (take note)… god knows if this will ever arrive to the UK market.

Cenizas extract 2
Cenizas extract 2

Next week starts Álvaro’s own road trip to promote his new work, taking him the 14th to Zaragoza, then the 20th in Madrid, and finally the 26th in Barcelona, see him if you can!

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