In 2020, an as yet unknown Berta Cusó (Barcelona, 1989) was a finalist for the Premi ARA de Còmic. She felt no sadness for not having won, but rather excitement for a career that was just beginning with that short comic strip (Paral·lel) and which has already added two magnificent full-length comics: La conca dels àngels (Pagès, 2025), which has just won the first edition of the Vinyeta Ficomic prize, and the recent L’extraordinària història del Circ Cric (Andana, 2026), the València graphic novel prize.