The new issue of the magazine comics Krónikas will be dedicated monographically to the historic center of La Laguna, declared a World Heritage Site, through 19 stories of authors, from the Canary Islands, Europeans and Cubans, some of whom are professionals and for others it is their first foray into this world.
The publication has already been presented in the Brussels Comic Fair and you can see an exhibition made up of fifty panels with images taken from the volume in the House of Captains from La Laguna.
The edition in physical format will be released on October 19 when the Tenerife Comic Fair is held and before that it will be presented in Cuba coinciding with Hispanic Heritage Day along with another exhibition on the comic made from the literary work Mararía by Rafael Arozarena.
Krónicas magazine has published nine issues in seven years, focusing on enclaves declared world heritage sites such as Brussels, Moscow, Havana and Algiers.
The comics specialists and directors of Krónikas, the Cuban Lysbeth Daumont and the Belgian Ètienne Schréder, believe that the objective has been met and that by bringing together almost twenty creators the content has turned out to be “very varied so that there are humorous comics, historical, science fiction and the same thing happens with the styles, which range from black and white, to color, manga or Belgian franc.”
The theme focuses on aspects such as the verodes, the figure of the incorrupt nun, witchcraft, the pirate Amaro Pargo, the ghost of the Lercaro House, so sometimes the stories coincide “but the way of approaching it makes them not repetitive.” but rather complementary,” says Daumont.
One of the authors, Jen del Pozo, has described the experience as “very enriching” in that she comes from the world of illustration and had barely “fooled around” with comics and therefore the advice she has been given during this creative process “meets me.” “They have completely changed the chip when it comes to knowing how to tell stories.”
In his case it is a futuristic Lagoon where humans have ended up succumbing and becoming heritage in the presence of bioartificial anthropoids, a mixture of machines and animal and plant biology that develop senses such as touch.
In his story, Aguere remains flooded so that there are buildings above the water level, such as the Cathedral, and others that are sunken, such as La Recova.
Among the veterans is Eduardo González, who has pointed out that the final result of the album implies “an incredible variety of styles and impressive stories, and the same with colors, the use of black and white and all kinds of themes for which it has “It was very complete, a reflection of the very different people who met.”
Another author, the Frenchwoman Cloé Beny, created a comic about the Cathedral’s duck pond, removed due to vandalism, and which helped her to present her own version of this decision and the opposition raised at the time by certain neighbors who considered it heritage. emotional of the city.
Juana Armas, for her part, talks about a plague of verodes that a multidisciplinary army must confront and raises a reflection on these plants closely linked to La Laguna, where they grow freely on the roofs.
