Kim

Joaquim Aubert Puigarnau, known by his pen name Kim (born 10 November 1947) is a Spanish comics artist.

Life and career Born in Barcelona, Aubert's father was an opponent to Francoism. He studied Fine Arts and was at first interested in painting. He published his first comics in the music magazine Vibraciones, influenced by American underground comix. He also collaborated in the magazines Por Favor, Mata Ratos, Rambla, El Víbora and Makoki.

In 1977 he helped founding and began collaborating to the monthly humor magazine El Jueves, with the series Martinez el Facha, a satire of the Spanish far-right during the transition years. That series was collected in more than twenty albums and was published until 2015.

In 1995 he was awarded the grand prize of Barcelona Comic Salon, in 2007 the Gat Perich Award and in 2010 the Notario del Humor Prize.

In 2009 he drew his first graphic novel, written by Antonio Altarriba: El arte de volar (The Art of Flying). For that work he was honored several prizes, including the Prémio Nacional del Cómic in 2010.

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