Sergio Aragonés

Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( born September 6, 1937 in Sant Mateu, Castellón de la Plana, Spain ) is a cartoonist, who was primarily known for his cartoons in MAD magazine.

After his family emigrated from Spain to Mexico, Aragonés studied at the University of Mexico architecture. But even during this time, he always drew cartoons and published inter alia in the school newspaper.

In 1962, he then went to the USA, where, after a short time a full-time employee of MAD magazine was in New York.

The cartoons of Sergio Aragonés known that they say a lot without text and explanations. They usually provide slapstick dar. addition Aragonés has a great talent to be able to represent celebrities such as movie stars visible with a few lines, such as the Star Trek parodies.

He also produced a number of " edge - drawings "; little cartoons which are printed in MAD magazine each horizontally or vertically on the edge of the sides in addition to contributions.

To Aragones ' best known works off of MAD include the comic book Groo the Wanderer series, which is at times also appeared in the German speaking countries. Aragonés developed in 1980 the figure of the simple-minded barbarian Groo. In 1982 the first issue at Pacific Comics, after several publisher changes, the series is currently published by Dark Horse Comics.

Currently Aragones has been at Bongo Comics. There the Sergion Aragones Funnies appear and is responsible for heading " Maggie's World " in Bart Simpson Comics.