Session of April, 25: The Laerte Affair (2): Manual do Minotauro and Beyond
Mutations of Laughter (LLC 591) Class of Apr. 25, 2022 The Laerte Affair (2): Manual do Minotauro and Beyond We arrive at last at the end of our course, exploring the newer trends of Brazilian graphic humor, though the perspectives suggested by the styles developed by some of the most important representatives in the field – such as Angeli and Laerte: as we have been following in the last sessions, those two are probably the most salient owners of stylistic traits separating their works from the majority of creators of this second generation of Brazilian visual humor, especially in regards to the impact of their workings in editorial cartoons and daily strips sessions on Brazil’s most influent newspaper, Folha de São Paulo . In our previous encounter, we have witnessed the main features of the styles of those two creators, departing from aspects of their diverse drawing techniques, but firstly dealing with some general thematic guidelines informing their respec...
