Shelter for Lost Dreams

Alfonso Font was born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1946. He has dedicated his career exclusively to comics since his youth.

Font studied Fine Arts, specializing in drawing and painting, which led to his initial contact with Editorial Bruguera. He began as an apprentice in their graphic design department in 1962, primarily creating black and white illustrations for mass-market novels. Later, he joined Editorial Toray, where he published his first comic strips in the magazines “Hazanas del Oeste” and “Sioux.”

Seeking opportunities with international publishers, Font began working with a U.S. publisher through the Selecciones Ilustradas agency at the end of the 1960s. In the early 1970s, via the Bardon Art agency, he illustrated his first comic series, “Black Max,” for the British publisher Fleetway.

In 1972, through Selecciones Ilustradas again, he illustrated the espionage series “Geminis” for the French publisher Editions du Vaillant, published in “Pif” magazine. He relocated to Paris and, over the next two years, published the series “Sandberg, Pere et Fils.” The series was discontinued by the publisher due to its perceived incompatibility with the youth-oriented “Pif” magazine.

Returning to Barcelona, Font continued his collaboration with the French publisher, drawing “Les Robinsons de la Terre,” scripted by Roger Lecureux. This series also ended prematurely due to disagreements between the writer and artist.

His next project was with the Spanish magazine “La Calle,” where he published two weekly comic pages featuring the politically active character “Tequila Bang,” scripted by Victor Mora.

In 1980, Alfonso Font began writing his own scripts, leading to international recognition for series such as “Tales of an Imperfect Future,” “Dark Stories,” and “Clarke & Kubrick.”

For Norma Editorial, he created the science fiction series “Prisoner of the Stars,” the investigative reporter series “Taxi,” and the detective stories collection “Privado.” He followed these with “Jon Rohner,” a series about a 19th-century sailor who befriends Robert Louis Stevenson, and “Bri d’Alban,” an album about the crusades against the Cathars. Font also created “En busca del Cimoc perdido” and “Federico Mendelssohn Bartholdy contra el doctor Fut Maun Chut.”

During this period, he also produced numerous short stories, including “El As Negro,” “Dios lo Quiere,” “Blobul,” and “Interiores.” He collaborated with scriptwriter Juan Antonio De Blas on “Barcelona al Alba,” an album based on real events in Barcelona in 1925.

Returning to the Western genre, Font collaborated with Bonelli Editore in Italy, illustrating “Tex” stories scripted by Mauro Boselli.

He recently completed “Shelter for Lost Dreams,” a children’s album, and began a new thriller/adventure series set in Barcelona.

Alfonso Font has received international awards for his comic work, including the “Yellow Kid” award in 1996. He is married to Pili and has one daughter, Anna.

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