Antonio Altarriba

Antonio Altarriba was a Spanish journalist, writer, comics artist, comics critic, university teacher and storyboard artist (born 1952). He was born at Zaragoza.

Also recorded as Antonio Altarriba Ordóñez.

Antonio Altarriba in brief

Born
1952
Known for
journalist, writer, comics artist, comics critic, university teacher, storyboard artist, essayist and screenwriter
Place of birth
Zaragoza
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Antonio Altarriba Ordóñez. His recorded languages were Spanish and French.

He was the child of Antonio Altarriba Lope.

Career and activity

Antonio Altarriba worked in literature, literary studies and creative and professional writing.

He was employed by University of the Basque Country.

Recognition and collections

Antonio Altarriba received National Comic Award, best screenplay award, Prix Tournesol, Saló del Còmic great award and Prix de la critique.

Catalogued works

19 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library.

Cofre El arte de volar - El ala rota. Yo, asesino. Tintín y el loto rosa. EL PASO DEL TIEMPO. Fantasía (cómic). Ilustración En 3D. Art of Flying. Moi, assassin. L'ART DE VOLER. Ucma Sanati - Bir Ispanya Ic Savasi Hikayesi. Ben, Katil. Kirik Kanat. Ucma Sanati. Arte de volar. Yo, loco. Cuerpos del delito. Por el humo se sabe donde está el fuego. El arte de volar. El ala rota. Cuerpos Entretejidos.

Literature

12 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Escribir para aliviar el dolor: entrevista a Antonio Altarriba, Caracol, 2016. Conversación con Antonio Altarriba, CuCo, Cuadernos de cómic, 2024. De la Pintura al Cómic. Proyecciones intermediales en las narraciones gráficas de Antonio Altarriba, Arte, Individuo y Sociedad, 2022. Las primeras series fotográficas de Pilar Albajar y Antonio Altarriba, Revista Historia Autónoma, 2026. Resistencias y contradicciones del derrotado en la novela gráfica El arte de volar de Antonio Altarriba, CuCo, Cuadernos de cómic, 2025. Texto y representación gráfica. La historieta., Thélème, 1995. L’Art de voler et L’Aile brisée, d’Antonio Altarriba et Kim, sont-ils des récits mémoriels historiques en bande dessinée ?, Cahiers de Civilisation Espagnole Contemporaine, 2020. Préface. Quand l’Université a commencé à parler de bulles, Synergies Espagne, 2020. Introducción sobre el origen, evolución, límites y otros debates teóricos en torno a la historieta, Arbor: Ciencia, Pensamiento y Cultura, 2011. Une vision sexuée de l’Histoire contemporaine espagnole à travers deux œuvres d’Antonio Altarriba et Kim, El arte de volar et El ala rota, Cahiers de Civilisation Espagnole Contemporaine, 2019. “Lo invisible cotidiano”. El trabajo doméstico y su representación en la novela gráfica española, Studia Romanica Posnaniensia, 2024. Pared ; La violación ; Transfusión ; Memoria histórica ; Segunda cadena ; El dinero, Revue LISA, 2020.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

[SV-140] Antonio Altarriba (2010) Maravilla en el país de las Alicias (2010) — Internet Archive. [SV-97] Antonio Altarriba (1996) Cuerpos entretejidos (1996) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is Spanish and French.

The field of work recorded is literature, literary studies and creative and professional writing. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are comic and essay.

Employment is recorded with University of the Basque Country.

Distinctions recorded are National Comic Award, best screenplay award, Prix Tournesol and Saló del Còmic great award.

Chronology

  1. 1952Antonio Altarriba born at Zaragoza.
  2. 1996[SV-97] Antonio Altarriba (1996) Cuerpos entretejidos digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 2010[SV-140] Antonio Altarriba (2010) Maravilla en el país de las Alicias digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Conversación con Antonio Altarriba, CuCo, Cuadernos de cómic, 2024

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    De la Pintura al Cómic. Proyecciones intermediales en las narraciones gráficas de Antonio Altarriba, Arte, Individuo y Sociedad, 2022

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Escribir para aliviar el dolor: entrevista a Antonio Altarriba, Caracol, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Las primeras series fotográficas de Pilar Albajar y Antonio Altarriba, Revista Historia Autónoma, 2026

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Open Library author record for Antonio Altarriba (Internet Archive), 20 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  6. 6.

    Resistencias y contradicciones del derrotado en la novela gráfica El arte de volar de Antonio Altarriba, CuCo, Cuadernos de cómic, 2025

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 9 articles naming Antonio Altarriba.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Antonio Altarriba as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q8201122: Antonio Altarriba

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  10. 10.

    “Antonio Altarriba”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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