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Fierro, originally Fierro a Fierro, was an Argentinian comics magazine, with two very different runs.
The first incarnation of Fierro was edited by Ediciones de la Urraca between September 1984 and December 1992, which ran for 100 issues, two anthology books and special editions on Argentine comics authors, as well as supplements in some numbers.
The title Fierro comes from a series of connotations that remit to the Argentinian ideal of prowess and adventure. The complete name of the magazine, Fierro a fierro was taken from an old gaucho cartoon by Raúl Roux published in the magazine Patoruzito. The word remits equally to several things: it is the old Spanish "form" of hierro (iron), and therefore it does reference to the metal like the leading magazines in the genre in that period, Métal Hurlant and Heavy Metal . It also evokes the poem Martín Fierro by José Hernández. [1]
It carried the subtitle Historietas para sobrevivientes (Comics for survivors).
The aim of the magazine was to gather the best of the Argentine and international production, in addition to giving space to new authors.
The cover of the first number was drawn by Oscar Chichoni, who made covers of the magazine in numerous opportunities. [1] It covers it is presented a conjunction of eroticism and technology, body and machine. In the inner pages were publishes the following stories:
| Years | Issues | Title | Writer | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1-2 | The Long Tomorrow | Dan O'Bannon | Moebius |
| 1984 | 1 | Cuatro hombres en la cabaña | Fontanarrosa | Fontanarrosa |
| 1984 | 1- | Ficcionario | Horacio Altuna | Horacio Altuna |
| 1984 | 1, | Un hombre, en algún lado | Dalmiro Saenz | Carlos Nine |
| 1984 | 1, | La Batalla de las Malvinas | Ricardo Barreiro | Alberto Macagno, Marcelo Pérez |
| 1984 | Sperman | Fontanarrosa | Fontanarrosa |
In 1984 the magazine carried out a contest designated Fierro busca a dos manos. The winner in the category of drawing was a 15-year-old artist from Rosario that signed as Max Cachimba, and Pablo DeSantis won in the writing category. Both continued publishing in the magazine, first in group, with drawings of Cachimba done De Santis scripts, and afterwards Max Cachimba began to do his own scripts, whereas Pablo DeSantis worked with other cartoonists.
In 1985 Fierro began to include the supplement Óxido. [1] This same year it won the prize to the best comic magazine in the 5th Barcelona International Comics Convention.
| Years | Issues | Title | Writer | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perramus | Juan Sasturáin | Alberto Breccia | ||
| El Sueñero | Enrique Breccia | Enrique Breccia | ||
| War III | Ricardo Barreiro | Juan Giménez | ||
| El cazador del tiempo | Enrique Breccia | Enrique Breccia | ||
| Polenta con pajaritos | El Tomi | El Tomi | ||
| 1986–1987 | Parque Chas | Ricardo Barreiro | Eduardo Risso | |
| Ministerio | Ricardo Barreiro | Francisco Solano López | ||
| Keko, el mago | Carlos Nine | Carlos Nine | ||
| Evaristo | Carlos Sampayo | Francisco Solano López | ||
| 1989 | Semblanzas Deportivas | Roberto Fontanarrosa | Roberto Fontanarrosa | |
| Metrocarguero | Enrique Breccia | Domingo Mandrafina |
In July 1988, after publishing issue 47, Juan Sasturain left the job of publisher by internal reasons. He was replaced by the screenwriter and writer Pablo de Santis and Juan Manuel Lima as art director. [2]
Fierro was cancelled in the 100th issue, in December 1992. [1] After the cancellation two books with new material and complete cartoons were published, in August and December 1993.
In the words of Andrés Ferreiro and Hernán Ostuni, Fierro, in its first period, constituted "a true cultural Molotov cocktail". [1]
An important quantity of originals of this first stage were exhibited, between January and August 2008, paying homage to the Argentinian cartoon, made in the National Centre of the Image, Angoulême, France, by initiative of José Muñoz.
After almost fifteen years of absence, Fierro was relaunched in October 2006 as an optional supplement of the newspaper Pagina/12 . [1] Directed by Juan Sasturain, who was director of the magazine in its first period until the number 47, and by Lautaro Ortiz as publisher, its comeback was preceded by the promotion of the magazine to charge of Sasturain and some of his collaborators in the Argentinian television and of adverts in Pagina/12.
The first number, with cover by José Muñoz, sold out in less than five days, being necessary a second printing. [3] The new subhead of the series reaffirms said feeling of identity: "The Argentinian comic". The inclusion of foreign material is infrequent, unlike his first version.
In his first number the team of artists was composed in his majority by part of the team who worked in Fierro's first run. The following issues incorporated new artists, such as Juan Sáenz Valiente, Pablo Tunic, Lucas Varela, Ignacio Minaverry, Lucas Nine, Gustavo Sala, Diego Agrimbau, Salvador Sanz, Alejandra Lunik, Ariel López V., Polaco Scalerandi, and Semola Souto.
In 2007 it incorporated the supplement Picado fino, that looks for to give space to unpublished artists and a greater experimentation, emulating in some form the Subtemento Oxido of the first Fierro. [1] Also it publishes periodically the supplement Picado grueso, that presents works of artists already consecrated, as Enrique Breccia or El Marino Turco.
In 2012, Fierro was also published in Brazil by Zarabatana Books. It is a compilation of stories published in Argentina, beside comics by Brazilian cartoonists.
The last issue of Fierro was published in March 2017. [4]
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