Interesting Facts About Comics #1

① One of the most known brazilian cartoonist is also a veterinary, his name is Fernando Gonzales and his most famous character was Niquel Náusea.

Comics in Brazil

In Brazil, the first comic books were released in the 19th century (the same as in UK) and they adopted the "charge", "cartons" or "caricaturas" style. Brazil had a lot of different cartoonists, but american, british and japanese influence were very strong. Nowadays, there is a very known comic: "Turma da Mônica" by Maurício de Souza.
There is a very popular comics festival in Piracicaba, Brazil, but there are also a lot of different places where you can buy, read or even know more about it!

Comics in United Kingdom

Do you now something about comics? What about the comics in United Kingdom?


The earliest publications known in UK are from the 19th century. Comics were usually directed to children. But over the years, adults started reading the comics. In the beginning all the titles presented only humorous content. Nowadays there are two different types of comics books: humorous comics and Japanese Manga and they both are very famous!