This 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the career of artist Rafael Gallur (Puebla, Mexico, 1948), considered by many great Mexican comic artists as the best cover artist in the industry. Master of color, composition, anatomy, and narrative. Lucha libre lovers will remember his work through memorable covers for comics such as Sensacional de Luchas, Sensacional de Barrios or La leyenda de Blue Demon, and great back covers for the magazine Guerreros del Ring, for which the independent Mexican publisher Comikaze Books is preparing an art book that will review the most outstanding stages of his work, including lucha libre.
PHOTO: Comikaze / Rafael Gallur
This is a project by fans for fans in which Comikaze seeks to rescue more than a hundred paintings from different stages of Gallur‘s career, scanned in high resolution to offer the best quality to the reader, it will be aimed at an international audience and will take name Sensational Master: The Art of Rafael Gallur. The project is currently in a funding campaign through the Kickstarter online platform, where interested parties can choose between different packages that will include everything from an autographed copy to an original sketch by the artist.
PHOTO: Comikaze
All those fans from anywhere in the world who want to be part of and sponsor this project can visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jorgetovalin/sensational-master-the-art-of-rafael-gallur, this funding campaign will conclude next Tuesday 16th January, and if successful, the book is planned to make its debut in mid-March, as part of the activities of La Mole Convention, the largest comics and pop culture meeting in Mexico.
PHOTO: Comikaze / Rafael Gallur
More information at enviocomikaze@gmail.com and at www.comikaze.net.
PHOTO: Comikaze / Rafael Gallur
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