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The satirical magazine Thursday He was born in May 1977, in the middle of the Spanish Transition. His pages have humorously portrayed the end of the Franco dictatorship, the first democratic elections, the approval of the divorce law, the suppression of military service or the celebrities in gossip magazines and on TV. Rereading his jokes is reliving the history of a country in a closer and undoubtedly funnier way than academic books do. That is why we must celebrate that Jose Luis Martin recall his editorial journey in this book titled, with the sarcasm typical of his profession, Recollections of a satirical magazine.
The interest of this work goes beyond the circle of specialists in comics or graphic humor – for them, reading is unavoidable – as it gives us a lucid portrait of censorship, the emergence of satirical magazines after the death of Franco or the evolution of humor and satire in our society. JL Martin –this is how he signs his cartoons, which this newspaper currently publishes– is one of the founders of Thursday and the creator of the strips Quico, the progress and the comics The God. At the moment, publishes his humorous strips in the Opinion section of The vanguard. His career makes him one of the most authoritative voices to speak about freedom of expression, censorship or the fashion of political correctness.
Covers of number 1 and 7 of the magazine ‘El Jueves’
Readers of El Jueves will also find juicy anecdotes from such outstanding collaborators as Ivá, Oscar, Perich, Kim and Gin, which will bring them closer to the most human side of these and other great names in the cartoons.
A book written with talent and that brings us an extraordinary publishing adventure
The book covers the history of Thursday and, along with it, it is also possible to understand how our society has changed in almost fifty years and how the publishing industry has transformed in this time. JL Martin explain what Thursday He sought from the beginning to combine recurring characters and current events, and maintains that the formula for success was “to do what no one dared to do… and surprise readers.”
The graphic evolution of the jester, symbol of the magazine ‘El Jueves’, over the years
He defends that irony goes further than outbursts and regrets the polarization of opinions and ideological trenches so common today. It deals with the difficult coexistence between comedians and politicians; and at that point he argues that the distance between Barcelona, headquarters of the magazine, and Madrid, seat of political power par excellence, allowed them to work with greater freedom.
The more than 500 pages are read in one sitting because they are written with the capacity for synthesis and communicative freshness that good comedians like him know how to use. In these memoirs you can perceive the humor and elegance that characterize the drawings of JL Martin and, as in his jokes, he sneaks in the occasional biting phrase when necessary.
A book written with talent and that brings us an extraordinary publishing adventure that is not yet sufficiently valued because, as the author laments, “in this country you can aspire to recognition from the intellectual caste or you can pretend to be popular, but both things at the same time.” time… never!” I hope this book helps change some prejudices.
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Cover of JL Martín’s book, ‘Desmemories of a satirical magazine’
‘Memoirs of a satirical magazine’
JL Martin
Dome Books. 551 pages. 24.95 euros
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