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Gaturro | |
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Author(s) | Cristian Dzwonik |
Website | www |
Current status/schedule | Current daily & Sunday strip |
Launch date | 1993 |
Syndicate(s) | Andrews McMeel Syndication |
Genre(s) | Humor |
Gaturro is an Argentine comic strip created by cartoonist Cristian Dzwonik ("Nik"). The comic has been published in more than 50 books, magazines and comic volumes. An animated film of the same name was released theatrically in Argentina on September 9, 2010. [1]
Gaturro is a brown cat with yellow cheeks. The series is about the life of a cat, named like the strip, who is in love with another cat called Ágatha. However, she is not interested in him. [2] Gaturro does not speak; he just thinks. In some cases, he can communicate with humans like this. However, when he communicates with his animal friends, he does speak. Among his most frequent activities, he usually walks on the roofs and goes to school.
Principal characters
Adoptive family
Biological family:
Cat friends
Animal friends
For several years, there has been evidence of plagiarism in the strip, largely from Argentine artists. These cartoonists include Quino, Leo Arias, Paz y Rudy, Roberto Fontanarrosa, Caloi (Carlos Loiseau), Juan Carlos Argüelles, Lola, and in the international field, Bill Watterson and Jim Davis. [3] [4] Gaturro does share many similar features to Davis' Garfield, leading some to refer to the series as a bootleg.
A "black book" of NIK has been created which lists many examples of alleged plagiarism. The announcements have led the author's rejection from participating in some publications and shows. [5]
Between July and August 2022, a statue of the character located on the Paseo de la Historieta in Buenos Aires was vandalized and later retired. Some time later, Nik announced on his Twitter account that they were preparing a new statue with "anti-vandal technology". [6] On July 14, 2023, another statue was put in the Paseo de la Historieta; it only lasted for two days before being retired, again, due to vandalism. [7]
On July 20, 2023 in Córdoba, a statue of Gaturro located in the Plaza de la Intendencia was inaugurated, which in less than 24 hours was vandalized, was later removed and a statue of Sonic was put in its place. [8] [9]
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