The exhibition, titled Escobar Animador, offers a journey through the life and artistic career of the creator of iconic characters such as Zipi Zape and Carpanta. This latter figure, in fact, managed to make his name synonymous with 'being hungry,' a metaphor that reflected the daily reality of many years in the country.
The exhibition has been curated by Joan Manuel Soldevilla, a renowned expert on the cartoonist's work, with the collaboration of Escobar's family and the support of the Museu del Joguet de Catalunya team.
Those comic strips were not just leisure, but the first contact with narrative and the refuge of an imagination that still defines us today.
The initiative invites reflection on the fundamental role that comics, such as those by Escobar and Ibáñez, played in the childhood of many people, combining with other more sophisticated works like those by Hergé (Tintin) or Uderzo (Asterix and Obelix). These readings, along with publications like Cavall Fort or the adventures of Lucky Luke and Corto Maltés, were the first contact with narrative and fueled imagination.
In the context of Sant Jordi Day, the vindication of the legacy of these cartoonists is presented as a way to honor childhood and remember that the passion for books often originates in those comic panels that taught us to dream.
