Asisko Urmeneta Otsoa Irati, (born 1965), is a Navarrese comic strip writer, graffiti artist.[1] He usually works in the Basque language.
Asisko Urmeneta | |
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| Born | 1965 Pamplona |
| Occupation | Comic artist |
| Language | Basque |
| Nationality | Spanish |
In the blog "Kebawe", they present "Kleptomaniac, Passive Smoker, Microcephalic, fan of Sours Aire, bi-sexual and controversial Protestant.
Career
editHis first steps as a comic book author came in Napartheid.[1] Afterwards, he made several press collaborations (mainly in Argia). He is a member of the Zazpiak Batman collective. He participates in the satirical magazine H28, and also draws for the magazine Xabiroi Ikastolen Elkartea.
He was doing caricatures for the ETB1 television channel. Together with Juanjo Elordi he directed the film Gartxot, konkista aitzineko konkista (2011).[1]
In 2017 and 2018 Asisko Urmeneta created two comics: Eusklabo Alaiak (Gure Berriak, 2017) and AztiHitza: Xahoren Biografikoa (Erroa argitaletxea, 2018).[3][4] Thanks to this latest work, Urmeneta won the Euskadi Prize for Literature in 2019 in the category of Illustration of Literary Work.[5]
Selected bibliography
edit- Hegoekialde Urruneko Legenda (Napartheid, 1988)
- Erraondo (TT komikiak, 1991).
- I'm Pellot, Biba festa! (Argia, 1996).
- Sugea lilipean (Desclée de Brouwer, 2003).
- Gartxot (Argia, 2003). In collaboration with Jokin and Marc Armspach (Marko).
- Okatxu hegal egiten (Argia, 2010). In collaboration with Mattin Irigoien and Adur Larrea.
- He has participated in the book Altza porru by Jakoba Errekondo (Argia, 2016) along with other cartoonists: Ainara Azpiazu, Antton Olariaga, Mattin Martiarena, Unai Gaztelumendi, Unai Iturriaga, Joseba Larratxe and Zaldieroa.
- Eusklabo Alaiak (Gureberriak, 2017).
- AztiHitza: Xahoren Biografikoa (Erroa argitaletxea. 2018).
- 1620, Nafarroa Beheregaina (Nabarralde Fundazioa, 2019).
References
edit- ^ a b c "Asisko Urmenea". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Urmeneta Otsoa, Asisko - Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia". aunamendi.eusko-ikaskuntza.eus (in Basque). Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ^ "Illustrator Asisko Urmeneta to represent Basque comics in Brussels". Etxepare Euskal Institutua. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Asisko Urmeneta Premio Euskadi Ilustración 2019". Euskal irudigileak. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Irati Elorrieta, Patxi Zubizarreta y Asisko Urmeneta son los tres primeros Premios Euskadi Literatura de este año". Euskadi.eus. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
External links
edit- "Kebawe - Graphics - Asisko". kebawe.com. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
- "Gure bizitzan guk izan behar dugu protagonista". Argia (in Basque). Retrieved 2017-11-06.