But, I Was Here! (The Temporal Fantastic in Streak of Chalk)

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Alfredo Guzmán Tinajero

The following article deals with the way in which the fantastic is presented in Streak of Chalk by Miguelanxo Prado, through the irruption of a temporal anomaly that questions the order of the world elaborated in the plot. Through the analysis of common representations of the fantastic in comics, especially in literary adaptations, this work aims to observe how it is introduced in Prado’s comic to establish the conflict between the extraordinary event and our idea of reality, fundamental to the construction of the fantastic. Thus, considering that in comics realism is constructed in a particular way, this article also studies the elements Prado uses to produce it to facilitate a way for the fantastic to emerge on a hybrid medium that often seems unable to present it.

Keywords
Miguelanxo Prado, Streak of Chalk, Comics, Fantastic, Time.

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Guzmán Tinajero, Alfredo. “But, I Was Here! (The Temporal Fantastic in Streak of Chalk)”. Brumal. Revista de investigación sobre lo Fantástico, 2013, vol.VOL 1, no. 2, pp. 327-48, http://raco.cat/index.php/Brumal/article/view/289276.
Author Biography

Alfredo Guzmán Tinajero, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

Alfredo Guzmán Tinajero estudió la Licenciatura de Literatura Inglesa enla Universidad Autónoma de México donde obtuvo Premio Colin White almejor trabajo de titulación. Realizó un Master en Literatura Comparada en la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, en la cual cursa actualmente el doctoradoen Teoría Literaria con una beca del FONCA. Su tesis versa sobre los cómics y las narraciones del yo. Además de participar en diversos coloquiossobre comic y autobiografía, co-dirige la revista de estudios culturales ¡Plop!