Arsène Schrauwen

In Arsène Schrauwen, Spanish cartoonist Daniel Torres spins a lush, autobiographical fantasy set in a surreal 1940s jungle, following his own grandfather's imagined adventures as a European architect in an exotic, dangerous colony. Published by Fulgencio Pimentel since 2014, this two-issue series blends Torres's clean ligne claire style with a dreamlike, introspective narrative that reimagines family history through the lens of comic art. Its significance lies in its intimate, personal reclamation of the colonial past, offering a visually stunning and psychologically rich meditation on memory and identity.