Hispanic Studies

A seminal publication from the Movida period with contributions from the most important countercultural Spanish artists, musicians, writers and filmmakers from the period. Published in Madrid from 1983 to 1988.

A monthly magazine created, designed and directed by Oscar Mariné. It had a zine and photojournalistic approach. Often consulted for its graphic design. A total of sixteen issues were published between 1984 and 1985.

A magazine dedicated to adult comics and associated with postmodernism, published in Madrid from January 1984 to February 1987. The Madrid Council for Youth, run by the city government, financed its production.

A countercultural monthly magazine that was published in Barcelona between 1974 and 1980 in its first series and between 1987 and 1999 in its second.

A monthly countercultural magazine dedicated to adult comics but also containing interviews and articles on art, film and music. It was published in Barcelona in 1974-1980.

A monthly countercultural magazine dedicated to adult comics published in Barcelona in 1979-1982.

A postmodernist monthly magazine dedicated to adult comics published in Barcelona in 1981-1991.

A quarterly magazine published in Madrid by Siruela Ediciones from 1985 to 1998. Its content is interdisciplinary and its graphics experimental, offering a sample of aesthetic ideas from the 80s through art and literature. It promotes the philosophy of urban voyeur.

A publication where a group of artists and photographers congregated under the gaze of Alberto García-Alix in a sort of laboratory of ideas and visual poetry emulating the style of the Andy Warhol's Factory. It consists of 10 issues published in Madrid in 1987-1997.

A satirical magazine published in Madrid in 1972-1976 and considered a precursor to other publications during the Movida period. This publication was very critical of the Franco regime and emulated the style of the French weekly Charlie Hebdo.

A satirical weekly magazine published in Barcelona in 1973-1987. Each issue focused on a topic including women's rights, pollution, cars, immigration, film censorship and advertising. Its flagship section was the Papunovela, a photographic comic strip (fotonovela) illustrating its weekly theme. Its newsroom suffered a terrorist attack on September 20, 1977. One staff member was killed and seventeen others wounded.

A weekly cultural and political magazine published from 1946 to 1982 in Madrid. It focused on general politics, social studies and economics from 1945 to about 1967. In the mid-1960s, however, it shifted to a more literary content. Its deputy editor, Eduardo Haro Tecglen, published lead editorials and transformed the magazine into an intellectual reference against the Francoist State. Its articles on controversial subjects such as capital punishment or marriage led to various bans and suspensions. In April 1975, Triunfo was suspended for four months by the Spanish Council of Ministers for its "attacks against national security" after an article entiled "Estamos preparados para el cambio?" ("Are we ready for change?") was published. The Library holds issues from 1965 through 1976.

A cultural and political magazine published in Barcelona. Brown owns issues from 1976-2011.

A monthly magazine specializing in fantasy and science fiction comics for adults. Published in Barcelona in 1978-1982 as a Spanish version of the original 1984 magazine published in the United States in 1978-1983. The Barcelona edition a started as Spanish language copy of the English language original but quickly shifted its editorial focus and began to publish more authors from Spain who were now able to express their creative freedom.