Monday, October 7, 2013

Esteban Maroto - Wolff (Dracula 1971-72)

Esteban Maroto (Spain 1942 -   ) was one of the leading Spanish comic artists who flourished in the  1970's when Warren Publishing began to lean heavily on the Spanish art agency Selleciones Illustrada to illustrate Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella.  "Wolff" was a serialized story that originally appeared in England in "Dracula," published by New English Library, and was later collected in Warren's Dracula Book One.  Maroto's inkwork is impeccable, and although his work was most often published in black and white, here his colors are vibrant with a truly unique palette.  






































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  1. crabulaSeptember 21, 2014 at 6:49 PM

    Beautiful ! Thanks!

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  2. Britt ReidMarch 1, 2017 at 9:42 AM

    Though Warren didn't publish them, there were another six Wolff strips which appeared in England and Spain.
    You can see them, beginning here... http://heroheroinehistory.blogspot.com/2017/03/reading-room-wolff-mother-of-waters.html

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    1. kojakMarch 1, 2017 at 11:30 AM

      thank you so much for sharing that! much appreciated

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  3. Sebastien MillonAugust 21, 2020 at 4:34 PM

    Thanks for sharing, huge Maroto fan. Love his quality of line and compositions. And the coloring in this is just sublime. His covers for the Buru Lan Spanish edition volumes are also magnificent. I also love his Amethyst work, similar psychedelic vibe with the coloring.

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  4. FirebrandxJanuary 23, 2021 at 8:00 AM

    I was born in 1974 and named after this character. I didn't know this until recently when I asked my mother how I ended up with such a rare name with a unique spelling. I got teased a LOT in grade school over it, but by the time I got to college and moved away from California, people thought it was really cool.

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