Vicar
Vicar , actually Victor José Arriagada Rios (born April 16, 1934 in Santiago de Chile ; † January 3, 2012 ibid), was a Chilean comic artist who became internationally known for drawing Donald Duck stories for Disney .
Life
The model for Vicar was Carl Barks , who himself believed that Vicar came closest to his style of all Disney artists.
Vicar first completed a degree in electronics engineering and only painted and drew in his spare time. In 1957 he won first prize in a drawing competition organized by the Journalistic Association of Chile. This enabled him to work as a political cartoonist for the Mercurio magazine. His character Ramón , an antihero, had its own series in the magazine for many years.
Between 1960 and 1975 he lived in Barcelona and worked there for various magazines and publishers. During this time he also made some stories from Petzi and drew for Playboy . In 1971 the Egmont publishing house became aware of the draftsman and enabled him to work for Disney.
Afterwards Vicar lived again in Santiago de Chile and was considered a very productive draftsman who produced more than 10,000 pages for Disney alone. Above all, he drew Donald Duck stories, which deal with everyday problems in Duckburg .
On January 3, 2012, he died after a long and serious illness at the age of 77. He has had leukemia for some time.
Donald Duck stories (selection)
- 1976: Total loss (A Smashing Afternoon) , German 2007
- 1977: Visit from Another Star (The Return of the Micro-Ducks from Outer Space) , German 1977
- 1981: In der Zwickmühle (Donald's Dilemma) , German 2004
- 1986: The Winter Contest , German 1986
- 1986: The double Donald (The Unemployment Problem) , German 1987
- 1996: The Lord of the Plants (Modern Times) , German 1997
- 1997: Sicherheit für Duckburg (Crimebustin 'Donald) , German 1997
- 2001: The Demon Genius , German 2005
- 2005: Doppelganger im Mittelalter (The Age of Chivalry) , German 2006
- 2009: The Schnall-Schlitten (No Business Like Snow Business) , German 2009
- 2012: Everything on Pump (Master Gold) , German 2016
- 2016: The Duke of Duckburg (Life is a lottery) , German 2017
literature
- Disney's Hall of Fame Volume 2 - Vicar. Egmont vgs, Cologne 2004, ISBN 3-7704-0681-8 (out of print)
- Disney's Hall of Fame, Volume 13 - Vicar 2. Egmont vgs, Cologne 2008, ISBN 978-3-7704-3164-9
Web links
- Literature by and about Vicar in the catalog of the German National Library
- Comic creator: Vicar (Victor Arriagada Rios). Dutch comic gallery "Lambiek", accessed on January 6, 2012 (English, portrait with illustrations).
- Donald Duck draftsman died: Vicar: From Playboy to Donald Duck draftsman. Frankfurter Rundschau , accessed on January 6, 2012 (obituary).
- Fallce Vicar (1934--2012). Chilean comic publisher "Mythica Ediciones", accessed on January 6, 2012 (Spanish, obituary and interview).
- Detailed Duckipedia article on Vicar
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Donald Duck draftsman died: Vicar: From Playboy to Donald Duck draftsman . Frankfurter Rundschau. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vicar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arriagada Rios, Victor José |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chilean comic artist at Disney |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santiago de Chile |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 3, 2012 |
| Place of death | Santiago de Chile |