Antonio Segura

Infobox Comics creator


name = Antonio Segura
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birthdate = birth date and age|1947|6|13
location = Valencia, Spain
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nationality = Spanish
area = writer
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notable works = "Hombre" "Bogey" "Sarvan" "Kraken" "Jack el Destripador" "Eva Medusa"
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Antonio Segura (born June 13, 1947 in Valencia) is a Spanish comics writer.

Biography

Antonio Segura's earliest work appeared in the early 80s after meeting the experienced artists José Ortiz, Luis Bermejo and Leopold Sanchez who were looking for an inexperienced scriptwriter, untainted by the industry.cite web | last =Fernandez | first =Norman| title = REPORTAJES: Antonio Segura | publisher =tebeosfera/Comiqueando Press | date =2001 | url =http://www.tebeosfera.com/Documento/Recorte/Comiqueando/Segura.htmes_icon] Taking this opportunity, he wrote a series for each of them "Hombre", "Orka" and "Bogey", respectively. With some effort, these became published, and joined in the wave of emerging Spanish adult comics that bloomed in the post-Franco era. "Hombre" began a successful run in the magazine "Cimoc", and Segura started collaborating with Jordi Bernet, creating the amazone fantasy series "Sarvan", also appearing in "Cimoc".

In 1983, Segura and a collective of artists including Bernet, Ortiz, Sánchez and Manfred Sommer, made an attempt to establish a monthly comics periodical, on the premise of artists' freedom. It was named "Metropol" and bore the tag "Papeles falaces urbanos y criminales" ("Deceptive, Urban and Criminal Characters/Pages"). Several of Segura's series were featured, among them "Morgan" with Ortiz, and "Kraken" with Bernet. The latter was staged in a dystopic city, also named "Metropol", above the sewers where the series' monster, the "Kraken", dwelled. Unfortunately, the magazine proved short-lived, publishing only 12 issues.

Later, Segura continued his prolific partnership with José Ortiz, resulting in a large body of work, including the acclaimed "Las Mil Caras de Jack el Destripador" ("The Thousand Faces of Jack the Ripper"), and the humorous sci-fi series "Burton & Cyb". In the early 90s, he started the series "Eva Medusa" with Ana Miralles, a work which won two Haxtur Awards. In the most recent years, Segura has worked for the Italian comics market, creating new stories for the character "Tex Willer".

Bibliography of French publications

* "Sarvane" ("Sarvan") with Jordi Bernet
**1. "Sarvane" (1985, Dargaud, ISBN 2205029584)
**2. "Le secret de Gor" (1986, Magic Strip, ISBN 2803514882)

* "Kraken", with Jordi Bernet
**1. "Le monstre sous la ville" (1986, Gilou, ISBN 2905146044)
**2. "Le meilleur flic de la ville" (1987, Les Humanoïdes Associés, ISBN 2731604840)
**3. "La patrouille de l'horreur" (1988, Les Humanoïdes Associés, ISBN 2731604832)
**4. "L'appel de l'enfer" (1988, Les Humanoïdes Associés, ISBN 2731604859)
**5. "Le roi des égouts" (1991, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2877640582)

* "Hombre", with José Ortiz
**HS1. "Une humanité errante" (1987, Kesselring, ISBN 2-88159-020-9)
**HS2. "L'héritage de l'humanité" (1988, Kesselring, ISBN 2-88159-030-6)
**T1. "L'ombre du désespoir" (1989, Magic strip, ISBN 2-8035-0190-2)
**T2. "L'ultime ennemi" (1989, Magic strip, ISBN 2-8035-0202-X)
**T3. "Attila" (1991, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-055-8)
**T4. "Attila et les sept nains" (1992, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-110-4)
**T5. "Les vautours" (1994, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-110-4)
**T1. "La Genèse - Une tombe en béton" (1993, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-134-1)
**T2. "La Genèse - La vallée de la vengeance" (1993, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-135-X)
**T3. "La Genèse - Le chasseur" (1993, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-149-X)

* "Burton & Cyb", with José Ortiz
**1. "Escrocs de l'espace" (1989, Comics USA, ISBN 2-87695-051-0)
**2. "Loubards des étoiles" (1989, Comics USA, ISBN 2-87695-101-0)
**3. "Gangsters galactiques" (1991, Comics USA, ISBN 2-87695-134-7)
**4. "Pourritures planétaires" (1992, Comics USA, ISBN 2-87695-176-2)

* "Morgan", with José Ortiz
** 1. "Repose en paix" (1989, Les Humanoïdes Associés, ISBN 2-7316-0600-2)
** 2. "Le Contrat" (1991, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-060-4)
** 3. "Le Zombie" (1991, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-069-8)
** 4. "Don Gaetano" (1992, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-099-X)
** 5. "Petits nègres et négriers" (1993, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-138-4)
** 6. "Les Vampires" (1993, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-142-2)

* "Jean le Long" ("Juan el Largo") with José Ortiz
**1. "Jean le Long" (1990, Vaisseau d'argent, ISBN 2-87757-027-4)
**2. "Le lac des emeraudes" (1991, Vaisseau d'argent, ISBN 2-87757-045-2)

* "Jack l'éventreur" ("Jack el Destripador") with José Ortiz (1992, Magic Strip, ISBN 2803502771)

* "Eva Medusa", with Ana Miralles
**1. "Toi, le venin" (1991, Glénat, ISBN 2-7234-2167-8)
**2. "Toi, le désir" (1993, Glénat, ISBN 2-7234-1455-8)
**3. "Toi, l'amour" (1994, Glénat, ISBN 2-7234-1745-X)

Awards

* 1993: Haxtur Award, Best Long Comic Strip, for "Eva Medusa" cite web | last =Comic Book Awards Almanac | title = 1993 Haxtur Awards | url =http://users.rcn.com/aardy/comics/awards/haxtur93.shtml]
* 1993: Haxtur Award, Best Script, for "Eva Medusa"

ources

* [http://www.bdoubliees.com/metalhurlant/auteurs5/segura.htm Segura publications in "Métal Hurlant"] BDoubliées fr_icon
* [http://www.bedetheque.com/auteur-1903-BD-Segura-Antonio.html Segura albums] Bedetheque fr_icon;Footnotes

External links

* [http://texbr.com/portrasdopano/roteiristas/antonio_segura.htm Antonio Segura biography] on TexBR pt_icon
* [http://dreamers.com/ddlv/firmas/segura_1.htm Contando Historias] (Telling Stories) article by Segura es_icon
* [http://www.uv.es/~ponsa/tebeos/asegura.htm Antonio Segura interview] es_icon