The Winter of the Cartoonist

In 1957 Franco-era Spain, five of the country's most popular cartoonists made a bold decision: walk away from Bruguera, the publishing giant that controlled the Spanish comics industry, to start their own rival magazine. The Winter of the Cartoonist follows the true story of these creators as they risk everything for creative independence, facing censorship, economic pressure, and the crushing weight of a dictatorship. Paco Roca's meticulously researched historical graphic novel won the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material.