After the end of art: Copi

Abstract

The central importance of the comic work of Raúl Damonde Taborda (Copi) resides in the special condition of his production in the comics field. Obviously, this work cannot replace a proper study that would require a deep and systematic investigation; nevertheless, I understand that it can establish some productive axes for future analyses. This paper tries, on one hand, to analyze the comic production of an author which was published in different graphical media, taking a broad view over a period that starts in his political exile and ends in a breakthrough in his artistic trajectory. Finally, it is possible to stand out that the graphical work of the author is fundamental not only to deepen the studies about comics and strips but also to think ampler subjects. In other words: his production is peculiar not only because it allows the analysis of a type of particular allegory, but because in that same gesture, it transcends itself.