Quino left us in 2020, but as this 2002 compilation proves: he already saw us coming.
Recently, I stumbled upon a digital copy of a rather elusive compilation:
Let’s open this digital time capsule.
It is not everything. But it is enough to remind you why we need cartoonists. Quino 2002 - Esto No Es Todo -Recopilado-.cbr
The file is circulating as a .cbr . Grab a reader (like CDisplay or YACReader), pour a coffee, and prepare to nod your head in grim agreement.
Have you read this compilation? Which Quino strip haunts you the most? Let me know in the comments.
And he was right.
If you are a fan of philosophical humor, sharp social critique, and the power of a single drawing to dismantle hypocrisy, you don’t need an introduction to (Joaquín Salvador Lavado).
We live in an era of information overload. We are told everything is urgent. Quino’s genius in this compilation is the opposite:
The title translates to “This is Not Everything - Compiled.” Even in 2002, Quino was winking at us. This is not everything. As if to say, “Don’t try to box me in. The human condition is too absurd to fit in one book.” Quino left us in 2020, but as this
The Argentine master, best known for creating the iconic Mafalda , left behind a library of work that proves his genius went far beyond that six-year-old girl who hates soup and loves the Beatles.
He draws people standing still while the world rushes toward disaster. He draws the tiny, absurd logic of a man arguing with a potted plant. He draws the loneliness of a person who realizes they are the only sane one in the room.