Art by: Fernando de Felipe

Written by: Fernando de Felipe after Victor Hugo

Originally published in 1992, with Fernando De Felipe as the sole author, El hombre que ríe adapts the Victor Hugo novel of the same name, presenting the reader with the story of Gwynplane: a boy with a mutilated face who one stormy night comes across Dea, a new-born baby girl lying in her dead mother’s arms.

  Both are adopted by the solitary Ursus, with whom they perform in a travelling show. But Gwyn soon discovers his true origin, and nothing will ever be the same again.

ELIGIBLE FOR INSTITUT RAMON LLULL ILLUSTRATION GRANT

Key points:

• One of the most outstanding Spanish comic works of the 1990s, with international reach. It was published in France, Germany, Greece and the United States.

• Contains a final section with additional material: comments on other versions of Victor Hugo’s work, full reproduction of the sketchbook in which Fernando de Felipe developed the work, extensive interview about the project and the author’s career, sketches, illustrations and playlist of songs listened to by the author while creating the work

• Original a/w preserved by Fernando De Felipe

Technical info:

• Original title: El hombre que ríe

• Last published in Spain by ECC Ediciones (2022)

• Content: 6 stories of 8 full colour pages each (48 pages)

Available worldwide