Dani Alegret recommends "one of the best comic book writers"

BarcelonaDani Alegret's recommendation involves "one of the best comic book writers" and two Catalan artists. The Barcelona musician, keyboardist forFriends of the Arts, he was quite clear about it when he was asked to recommend a read for this summer. "A comic called Friday, and that can also be read in Catalan," he said. It is a series by the American Ed Brubaker, comic book writer for Batman, Daredevil, Captain America and X-Men, among others, and winner of three Eisner awards. The drawings are by Barcelona-born Marcos Martín, an illustrious and illustrious Muntsa Vicente, who also has a solid career as an illustrator for Marvel and DC. I had read a lot, but you get older and you don't read as many anymore," Alegret admits. That said, in Friday, has been hooked. The Mai Més publishing house, with translation by Ernest Riera, has published three volumes: The first day of Christmas, On a cold winter night and It's Christmas againAs Alegret explains, it is a "mystery comic that mixes fantasy and thriller purest". The Friday The title character is about a young college student who, upon returning home for Christmas break, discovers something strange is happening in that New England town, a geographical setting connected to the history of literary mystery and horror.

"I think it's really cool. I really enjoyed it, and it's worth mentioning that two Catalans have teamed up with one of the best comic book writers," adds the musician, also aware of the difficulty of publishing Catalan translations of authors like Brubaker.