Mexican Pulp Art
Mexican Pulp Art by Maria Cristina Tavera, published by Feral House in 2007, offers a unique exploration of the vibrant cover art from Mexican pulp novels. This edition, comprising 141 pages, showcases a collection of surreal and psychedelic images that feature a variety of iconic figures such as extraterrestrials, robots, and legendary characters like Zorro and Santo. The book highlights the often-overlooked visual culture of the 1960s and 1970s, providing insights into the stories of suspense, mystery, romance, and the supernatural that these covers represent.
Readers will find a detailed introduction by researcher Maria Cristina Tavera, which delves into the original publishing companies, artists, and comic storylines associated with titles like Micro Legends and Micro Mystery. This collection not only serves as a visual feast but also as an educational resource, reflecting on the techniques and history of cartooning within the context of contemporary popular culture in Latin America. Mexican Pulp Art stands as a significant contribution to the understanding of this distinctive art form and its place in the broader landscape of visual storytelling.
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The lurid cover art of Mexican pulp novels are a pop culture revelation. Never before seen in an English- or even Spanish-language collection are the often surreal and psychedelic images of extraterrestrials, robots, dinosaurs, dastardly killers, Zorro, Santo, and many other icons from stories involving suspense, mystery, romance, and the supernatural.
Collected by Minneapolis’ Bobbette Axelrod (owner of the Sister Fun toy shop) and Baltimore’s Ted Frankel (proprietor of the American Visionary Art Museum’s store, Sideshow), Mexican Pulp Art presents the most striking examples of this sensational art form of the 1960s and 1970s.
Researcher Maria Cristina Tavera’s introduction tells us about the original publishing companies, artists, and comic story lines of Micro Legends, Micro Suspense, Micro Mystery, and The Unexpected.
Mexican Pulp Art joins Feral House’s award-winning collections of pop culture history —Sin-A-Rama: Sleaze Sex Paperbacks of the Sixties, It’s A Man’s World: Men’s Adventure Magazines, The Postwar Pulps, and Voluptuous Panic: The Erotic World of Weimar Berlin–in rediscovering extraordinary forgotten worlds of visual splendor.
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