Guide to the Latino illustrated humor and satire collection CEMA 179
Latino illustrated humor and satire collection
Mari Khasmanyan, 2018.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
special@library.ucsb.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Title: Latino illustrated humor and satire collection
Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 179
Physical Description:
.834 Linear Feet
(2 full-size document boxes)
Date: 1965-2015
Abstract: This small collection consists of zines, graphic novels, serials, and other publications that reflect on Latino culture, humor,
art, and society from 1965-2015. A majority of the materials in this collection are satirical in nature and contain a wide
variety of illustrative styles. This collection is organized in order of receipt of purchase. The contents are written in
both Spanish and English. This collection is an amalgamation of a series of purchases and is expected to grow in the future.
Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Language of Material: The collection is in both English and Spanish.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Latino illustrated humor and satire collection, CEMA 179. Department of Special Research Collections,
UC Santa Barbara Library
Acquisition Information
Library purchase, 2015 - present.
Processing Information
Processed by Mari Khasmanyan and Leonardo Vargas on June 1, 2016. Supplemental materials processed by Mari Khasmanyan and
Chelsea Lumidao, 2018.
Scope and Content
This small collection consists of zines, graphic novels, serials, and other publications that reflect on Latino culture, humor,
art, and society from 1965-2015. A majority of the materials in this collection are satirical in nature and contain a wide
variety of illustrative styles. This collection is organized in order of receipt of purchase. The contents are written in
both Spanish and English. This collection is an amalgamation of a series of purchases and is expected to grow in the future.
Related Materials
Researchers may also wish to consult:
-Chicano graphic novels collection, CEMA 164. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
box 1, folder 1
¡Así Soy...! ¿Y Que?
1990
Physical Description: This small graphic novella is slightly used.
Other Descriptive Information
As described by Libros Latinos:
"A graphic novella about a young homosexual businessman who begins an affair with a woman to hide his
homosexuality."
Text is by Plinio L. Front cover illustrated by Humberto Angeles. Graphics by Carmelo Rivera.
box 1, folder 2
Gomez-Pena, Guillermo, Enrique Chagoya, and Felicia Rice.
Codex Espanglienses: from Columbus to the border patrol. San Francisco: City Lights Books.
2000
Other Descriptive Information
As described by Libros Latinos:
"Inspired by the pre-Hispanic codices that escaped immolation during colonial invasions, this artists' book opens out in accordion
folds expanding to a length of over 21 feet. Rice has created a series of beautiful and jarring montages in which the mixture
of languages, slang, poetry, and prose of Gomez-Pena's performance texts are woven through and around Chagoya's collages filled
with pre-Hispanic drawings, colonial-era representations of New World natives, and comic book superheroes. Irreverent to the
last, Gomez-Pena and Chagoya employ iconic figures and persistent stereotypes to overturn the fantasies of nationalism, ethnocentrism,
and historical amnesia that cloud international relations. Rice's masterful typographic compositions orchestrate the text's
many voices and views, offering a history of the Americas which must be read forward and backward, in fragments and in recurring
episodes- in short, as history itself tends to unfold."
Text by Guillermo Gómez-Peña. Imagery by Enrique Chagoya. Bookwork by Felicia Rice.
box 1, folder 3
Mora, Augusto.
Grito de victoria.
2013
Other Descriptive Information
As described by Libros Latinos:
"Graphic novelization of the events of popular protest in Mexico that decried electoral fraud in 2012."
Created by Augusto Mora.
box 1, folder 4
Pérez del Solar, Pedro.
Imágenes del desencanto: nueva historieta española 1980-1986. Madrid: Iberoamericana.
2013
Other Descriptive Information
As described by Libros Latinos:
"A history of popular comics in Spanish popular culture during the first part of the 1980s. In particular, this book
examines how comics of the period were a path to historical and political subversion of dominant national narratives and social
paradigms."
Written by Pedro Pérez del Solar. 2013.
box 1, folder 5
Padrón, Armando Gámez.
Lejos de la Linea:
caricatura política e ilustración.
2013
Other Descriptive Information
As described by Libros Latinos:
"Aphorisms with accompanying grotesque or exaggerated illustrations of political, religious and social icons in Latin American
and world arenas."
Created by Armando Gámez Padrón.
box 1, folder 6
Los Libros de Mafalda: Llega el hermanito. México: Editorial Nueva Imagen.
1978
Physical Description: This comic is in a slightly used condition.
Other Descriptive Information
A comic book by graphic humorist Quino. Mafalda is the name of the female protagonist in this comic series. A central theme
throughout the series is that she is a child who is concerned for humanity and world peace. In this book, viewers read about
the arrival of her newborn brother.
box 1, folder 7
Rius.
Machismo, feminismo y homosexualismo. México: Debolsillo.
2010
Other Descriptive Information
As translated from Libros Latinos:
"A classic over gender equality. This book analyzes the sexual preferences and struggles of women fighting all forms of oppression."
Created by Eduardo del Rio (Rius).
box 1, folder 8
Kemchs, Arturo.
El machismo de la mujeres: lecturas para misoginos de amplie criterio.
2012
Other Descriptive Information
As described by Libros Latinos:
"Collects various illustrations and pithy sayings on women and sex from the career of cartoonist Arturo Kemchs.
Intended as a satire of both anti-feminist men and women; the stated purpose is to 'guide women away from the
errors and misjudgments of men.' "
Written by Arturo Kemchs.
box 1, folder 9
Tavera, Maria Cristina, Bobbette Axelrod, and Ted Frankel.
Mexican pulp art. Los Angeles: Feral House.
2007
Other Descriptive Information
As described by Libros Latinos:
"The lurid cover art of Mexican pulp novels are a pop culture revelation. Never before seen in an English- or even
Spanish-language collection are the often surreal and psychedelic images of extraterrestrials, robots, dinosaurs,
dastardly killers, Zorro, Santo, and many other icons from stories involving suspense, mystery, romance, and the
supernatural. Collected by Minneapolis' Bobbette Axelrod (owner of the Sister Fun toy shop) and Baltimore's Ted
Frankel (proprietor of the American Visionary Art Museum's store, Sideshow), Mexican Pulp Art presents the most
striking examples of this sensational art form of the 1960s and 1970s. Researcher Maria Cristina Tavera's
introduction tells us about the original publishing companies, artists, and comic story lines of Micro Legends, Micro
Suspense, Micro Mystery, and The Unexpected."
box 1, folder 10
Notitas al pastor: política, reportajes, farandula, deportes y mas política Número 690. México, D.F.: Publicaciones Delfín, S.A. de C.V.
15 June 2008
Physical Description: This publication is in a slightly used condition.
Other Descriptive Information
This is a Mexican publication that criticizes mainstream Mexican and global politics. The book features numerous satirical
caricatures and cartoons. Created by Erasmo Fernandez de Mendoza, Jr.
box 1, folder 11
Notitas al pastor: política, reportajes, farandula, deportes y mas política Número 711. México, D.F.: Publicaciones Delfín, S.A. de C.V.
15 May 2010
Other Descriptive Information
This is a Mexican publication that criticizes mainstream Mexican and global politics. Features numerous satirical
caricatures and cartoons. Includes articles on AIDS, freedom of the press, sports, arts and more. Created by Erasmo Fernandez
de Mendoza, Jr.
box 1, folder 12
Notitas al pastor: política, reportajes, farandula, deportes y mas política Número 714. México, D.F.: Publicaciones Delfín, S.A. de C.V.
15 February 2011
Other Descriptive Information
This is a Mexican publication that criticizes mainstream Mexican and global politics. Features numerous satirical
caricatures and cartoons. Includes articles on the Catholic church and condoms as well as a number of other global
events. Created by Erasmo Fernandez de Mendoza, Jr.
box 2, folder 1
Jis, and Abraham Cruzvillegas.
Sexo a eso sabe la reina. México, D.F.: Sexto Piso.
2014
Other Descriptive Information
As described by Libros Latinos:
Erotic, grotesque, and sexually explicit illustrations by Mexican satirist and cartoonist Jis (pseudonym of Jose Ignacio Solarzano).
box 2, folder 2
Estrada, Inés.
Traducciones.
2014
box 2, folder 3
Gutiérrez, Antonio.
¡¡Viva México!! Edición Especial de Septiembre Completo
1982
Physical Description: The cover of this zine is slightly worn.
Other Descriptive Information
Graphic novelization of the struggle for Mexican Independence. Begins with Miguel Hidalgo's call for an
independent nation and his use of the image of the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe to rally the masses. Created by Antonio Gutierrez.
Adaption by Alejandra Maza. Cover artwork by Guillermo Peimbert.
box 2, folder 4
Y así Murieron episodios reales de la revolucion la huelga de cananea EP. No. 1
1965
Physical Description: Both graphic novels are in slightly damaged condition. The two novels contain wears across the edges of their covers. The
pages within are on fragile sheets of paper.
Other Descriptive Information
As described by Libros Latinos:
"Two issues of a comic that recreates scenarios from the era of the Mexican Revolution as they may have been
experienced by the masses of unnamed individuals who did not make it into the history books but lived through the
tumultuous events. Both issues deal with strikes and the efforts of disenfranchised masses to revolt. Volume two
prominently displays a mob of armed and disgruntled workers beneath a red and black banner. Perhaps to enhance
the reality, the illustration has been completed in a phot-realistic style which is atypical of this period."
Created by Gonzalez Pages, A.
box 2, folder 5
Y así Murieron episodios reales de la revolucion la huelga de rio blanco EP. No. 2
1965
box 2, folder 6
El Angel.
Escape
2015
Physical Description: Black and white zine by El Angel. All images were created by El Angel.
box 2, folder 7
Aztlángst: a fotonovela flyer
2011
box 2, folder 8
Gamboa, Harry.
Aztlángst: a fotonovela. Los Angeles
2011
box 2, folder 9
Gamboa, Harry.
Aztlángst 2: a fotonovela. Los Angeles
2011
