Mafalda Vol. 1
Cartoonist: Quino
Translator: Frank Wynne
Publisher: Elsewhere Editions
June 2025
With apologies to: Quino, Roy Crane, Hergé, Carl Barks, Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez, Adam de Souza, Charles Schultz, Greg Fiering, Julie Doucet, Wallace Wood, Ted Shearer, Barbara Brandon-Croft, Marjorie Henderson Buell, Vic Herman, Dawson Farber, Torrieri-Myers, Emory Douglas, Naji al-Ali, Tove Jansson, Bill Watterson, Ken Koyama, and Elem Klimov.
It was long enough ago I can’t remember if the remark was earnest or snide (let alone who made it), but someone on the internet said comic reviews are never comics. Whoever you are, whatever your intent, thanks for throwing down the gauntlet. This was written, penciled, inked, and lettered by hand, with a Tombow (Fudenosuke) brush pen. Formatt shading medium applied digitally. Summer 2026.
Thank you Quino. Thanks, you, for reading.
Mafalda Vol. 1 is available from Elsewhere Editions or wherever fine comics and books are sold.
