EXTRACTS: Warren magazines - The Spanish Artists (Illustrators Special Edition) © 2016 The Book Palace (144 PAGES in Full edition)

1 Spanish Special Issue: The SI Agency artists who revolutionised the Warren horror magazines by Diego Cordoba CONTENTS 2 The legendary editor, writer and artist who founded a European comics revolution. 88 18 His paintings of Vampirella burned their way into the brains of a generation of comic fans. Enric Josep Toutain EDITORIAL 74 Pepe Gonzalez Seductive yet powerful—a painter whose dark fantasies have created an international fan base. 48 Sanjulian The contents of this first special issue of illustrators speaks for itself. Despite the interest and enthusiasm for the work of the many European artists who helped power Warren's horror magazines into pole position throughout the 1970s, there has been a paucity of information about these creatives and the man who engineered what was a truly remarkable export drive of talent fromhis studio in Barcelona—Josep Toutain. It was reading reviews of Dynamite Publishing' s line of Vampirella Archives that first alerted us to the existence of that rare combination of commentator on such undertakings—a writer with talent, in-depth knowledge and first-hand acquaintance of the artists whose work he was reviewing. That man was Diego Cordoba and his passion, as well as his knowledge and involvement with Josep Toutain's legendary studio and the artists whomade it pulsate with life, are what makes this such a vital and compelling read. In addition to thankingDiego for his unstinting input on this project, wemust also say a big thank you to David Roach, Joe Jusko, Tom Stimpson, Gene Park, Jesus Duce, Rick Loshiavo, Enric Torres Prat, Sanjulian, Luis Garcia Mozos, EstebanMaroto, Jordi Bernet, Heritage Auctions and the good folks at Dynamite Publishing —without your combined efforts on our behalf, none of this would have been acheivable! The opinions expressed in illustrators are those of the writers and are not necessarily those of the editor and publishers. The accuracy of the authentication of all images is the responsibility of the contributors. Cover Image: Enric Diego Cordoba & David Roach A brief biography of our two key contributors. 144 Luis García Mozos Illustrators The Book Palace Jubilee House Bedwardine Road Crystal Palace London SE19 3AP Email: IQ@bookpalace.com Web: www.bookpalace.com Contact GW: gw@bookpalace.com Tel: 020 8768 0022 (From overseas +44 20 8768 0022) Publisher: Geoff West Editor & Art Director: Peter Richardson Deputy Editor & Designer: Diego Cordoba Consultant Editor: David Ashford Featured Writers: Diego Cordoba, David Roach Subscriptions & Distribution: David Howarth Advertising: ads@bookpalace.com An artist whose talent for drawing beautiful women was second to none. illustrators ISBN 978-1-907081-37-8 ISSN 2052-6520 Special Issue Number 1 Published Winter 2016 Copyright © 2016 by The Book Palace Ltd. All text and artwork copyright is vested with the respective creators and publishers. None of the material within these pages may be reproduced without the written consent of illustrators or the aforementioned copyright holders. The images reproduced within these pages are for research purposes and all efforts have been made to ensure their historical accuracy. illustrators is published quarterly. Each issue £18 POST FREE worldwide. 4 issue subscription UK £59 4 issue subscription EU/USA £72 Available in the USA from budplant.com Trade Orders : IQ@bookpalace.com or gazellebookservices.co.uk Printed in China by Prolong Press Ltd A photo-realist whose life experiences have always informed his art. 136 Jordi Bernet 120 Sexy, stylish and sublime—the man who injected psychedelia into horror comics. 104 Esteban Maroto In Search of Pepe Master of gritty black comedic picture strips and a truly great draughtsman. David Roach on his search for the story behind the subject of his recent biography of Pepe Gonzalez.