“He Diary from Don Euripides“comes as a unique work that combines deep narratives, experimental art and a celebration of our cultural roots.
Released in Comic-Con RD and the Fair Book International, this comic by the writer and illustrator Jorge E. Pérez, in its more than 100 pages reinvents how you can see myths and Dominican traditions.
Available now in amazon KDPthis work had a great reception by the public attending the Comic Pavilion of the Fair Santo Domingo Book International 2024 where the stock of available copies was exhausted.
The story of Matias
Matias is a young Dominican who has grown up far from his roots and one day he finds a strange diary that talks about a grandfather about whom he had little or nothing. know.
From that point on he embarks on a journey of discovery with us (the reader) as his accomplice to the point of obsession, as we learn about Don’s life Euripides and his rise in the Dominican fields.
“This is a very personal work, it allowed me to experiment on a level narrative and visual. I mix watercolors, ink and paper cuts to give textures. On the cards you will see cursive, typewriter or other fonts depending on the place and the state of the characters, which helps with immersion. “It is the most artisanal comic that I have developed,” says its author Jorge E. Pérez, vice president of Moro Studio.
In its pages we will find comicsletters and a guide myths illustrated. Elements that on their own seem divorced but once seen in the work they embrace each other to create a beautiful coherence.
Each element is at the service of the work and the character of Euripides It is a very human one, very credible with all its lights and shadows. Creating that reflection of those great gentlemen of the countryside.
This is a work that exceeds the hundred pages, full color with manual techniques mixed with editorial design to give the sensation of old paper, enhancing the concept of an old newspaper.
Spaces to acquire the work
It is currently available in amazon KDP With shipments to all parts of the world, it will be present at local alternative culture events, art bazaars and will soon be advertising in local bookstores.
“I hope that this work can demonstrate the potential that our folklore to migrate to different media and create great stories. And it does motivate a grandson to ask his grandfather about our myths Well, my four years of work will have been worth it,” says Jorge E. Pérez, writer and illustrator.
