José Antonio Muñoz
José Antonio Muñoz José Muñoz or short Muñoz ( born October 7, 1942 in Buenos Aires ) is an Argentine cartoonist. He was known for his black -and-white drawings, which he uses primarily in hard -boiled stories.
Career
Muñoz studied at the Escuela Panamericana de Arte at Hugo Pratt and Alberto Breccia.
The political and economic situation in Argentina exaggerated José Muñoz to Europe. In Italy he published in 1973 56th District. In Spain he learned in 1974 the Argentine author Carlos Sampayo know. The successful cooperation between the two Argentines began with the publication of the first episode of Alack Sinner in the Italian magazine Linus old. It was followed by the spin-offs Sophie ( 1977) and Joe 's Bar, which was created in 1981 for the French comic magazine A SUIVRE. Some of his works were published at the suggestion of Hugo Pratt in the Italian comic magazine Sgt Kirk. Among other works, a comic book biography of Billie Holiday was born.
Style
His black -and-white drawings are clear and unfussy, the absence of gray tones leads to sharp contrasts, the facial expressions and gestures of the figures is often exaggerated and distorted.