Kim (comics artist)

Kim
Born
Joaquim Aubert Puigarnau

(1947-11-10) November 10, 1947
Barcelona
OccupationComics artist
Notable workMartinez el Facha, The Art of Flying

Joaquim Aubert Puigarnau, known by his pen name Kim (born 10 November 1947) is a Spanish comics artist.

Life and career

Born in Barcelona, Aubert's father was an opponent to Francoism.[1]He studied Fine Arts and was at first interested in painting. He published his first comics in the music magazine Vibraciones, influenced by American underground comix. He also collaborated in the magazines Por Favor, Mata Ratos, Rambla, El Víbora and Makoki.[2]

In 1977 he helped founding and began collaborating to the monthly humor magazine El Jueves, with the series Martinez el Facha, a satire of the Spanish far-right during the transition years. [3] That series was collected in more than twenty albums and was published until 2015.[4]

In 1995 he was awarded the grand prize of Barcelona Comic Salon,[5] in 2007 the Gat Perich Award[6] and in 2010 the Notario del Humor Prize.[7]

In 2009 he drew his first graphic novel, written by Antonio Altarriba: El arte de volar (The Art of Flying).[8] For that work he was honored several prizes, including the Prémio Nacional del Cómic in 2010.[1]

Works

Date Title Writer Type Publisher
1977-2015 Martínez el Facha Kim Series El Jueves
2009 El arte de volar Antonio Altarriba Graphic novel Edicions de Ponent
2011 Las pelis de tu vida Kim Compilation of comic stories originally published in El Jueves Diábolo Ediciones
2012 Con el moscardo tras la oreja.
¡La trágica verdad sobre el asedio al Alcázar de Toledo!		 Hernán Migoya Installment of the series "Nuevas Hazañas Bélicas" Glénat España
2013 La casa del sol naciente Antonio Altarriba 14-page story Panorama (Astiberri)
2016 El ala rota Antonio Altarriba Graphic novel Norma
2018 Nieve en los bolsillos Kim Graphic novel Norma
2023 Fouché, el genio tenebroso Stefan Zweig Graphic novel Norma
2025 El diario de la señorita Litgi Kim Graphic novel Norma

References

  1. 1 2 "'El arte de volar', crónica del choque de utopía y realidad en la España del siglo XX". El País (in Spanish). 2010-11-16. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
  2. ↑ "KIM recibirá el VI Premio ManchaCómic 'Una historia de cómic'". www.lanzadigital.com (in Spanish). 2024-09-26. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
  3. ↑ Lancho, Lourdes (2023-05-28). "Kim, el padre del único facha que cae bien a todo el mundo". Cadena SER (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2026-05-20.
  4. ↑ Constenla, Tereixa (2015-04-10). "Martínez El Facha se despide". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
  5. ↑ País, El (1995-05-06). "La historieta de humor acapara los premios del Salón del Cómic de Barcelona". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
  6. ↑ "Els dibuixants Joaquim Aubert 'Kim' i Joaquim Muntañola són ... - Any 2007 - Notícies". www.anuaris.cat. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
  7. ↑ País, El (1995-05-06). "La historieta de humor acapara los premios del Salón del Cómic de Barcelona". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
  8. ↑ Magnussen, Anne (2020-11-01). Spanish Comics: Historical and Cultural Perspectives. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-80758-380-4.
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