Name: Kraken
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Author: Jordi Bernet
ISBN: 9786071681034

Type

Physical Book

Author

Antoni Segura

Illustrated by

Jordi Bernet

Publisher

Fondo de Cultura Económica

Pages

174

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9786071681034

Edited in

México

Edition No.

2023

Synopsis "Kraken"

Colección de 18 historias independientes que narra las aventuras del patrullero Dante y su Grupo de Acción Subterráneo, que tienen la encomienda de eliminar al monstruo llamado kraken, que lleva tiempo asolando las cloacas de la ciudad, así como mantener a raya a los vagabundos, criminales y rebeldes que han hecho del subterráneo su hogar y centro de sus operaciones clandestinas.

Antoni Segura

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Antoni Segura i Mas (Barcelona, 1952) is a distinguished historian and emeritus professor of Contemporary History at the University of Barcelona. Specialized in geopolitics, international conflicts, and the Arab-Islamic world, he has been the president of the CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs) from 2017 to 2024. His most recent work, El món d’avui. De la guerra freda als reptes de la interdependència global (2023), is an extensive synthesis of over 1,200 pages on the evolution of the world order since 1945

Among his most notable publications are Más allá del islam (2001), Irak en la encrucijada (2003), Senyors i vassalls del segle XXI (2004), Euskadi: crònica d’una desesperança (2009), and Estados Unidos, el islam y el nuevo orden mundial (2013). He has also co-edited works such as The Fall of the USSR and its Aftermath (2018) and El interminable conflicto en Israel y Palestina (2018). His output falls within the genre of historical and political essay, with an analytical focus on contemporary global transformations.

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Jordi Bernet

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Jordi Bernet Cussó (Barcelona, June 14, 1944) is a renowned Spanish comic book artist, famous for his expressionist and realistic graphic style. Son of the cartoonist Miguel Bernet ("Jorge"), he began his professional career at fifteen, continuing the humorous series Doña Urraca. Throughout his career, he has worked in various genres, excelling in noir and erotic comics.

Among his most notable works are Torpedo 1936 (1982), with Enrique Sánchez Abulí; Kraken (1983) and Sarvan (1982), both scripted by Antonio Segura; and Clara de noche (1992), in collaboration with Carlos Trillo and Eduardo Maicas. He has also worked on titles such as Tex: The Man from Atlanta (1996) and Cicca Dum-Dum (1997). His work has been recognized with awards such as the Grand Prize of the Barcelona Comic Fair (1991), the Yellow Kid Award (1995), and the Inkpot Award (2011).

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