Shelter for Lost Dreams

Alfonso Font

Born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1946, Alfonso Font has dedicated his life to comics since his youth. He studied Fine Arts, where his journey into publishing began with Editorial Bruguera in 1962, starting as an apprentice in their graphic design department. There, he focused on black and white illustrations for mass-market novels.

Font later moved to Editorial Toray, publishing his first comic strips in the magazines “Hazañas del Oeste” and “Sioux.” He then sought work with professional agencies in Barcelona that represented foreign publishers, primarily in England and the United States.

In the late 1960s, Font began working for a U.S. publisher through the agency Selecciones Ilustradas. By the early 1970s, with the Barcelona agency Bardon Art, he illustrated his first comic series, “Black Max,” for the English publisher Fleetway.

In 1972, again through Selecciones Ilustradas, he illustrated the espionage series “Geminis” for the French publisher Editions du Vaillant. After completing this work, he relocated to Paris and published the series “Sandberg, Pere et Fils” for two years. However, the publisher dropped the series, deeming it unsuitable for their youth-oriented magazine “Pif.”

Returning to Barcelona, Font continued to collaborate with the French publisher, drawing “Les Robinsons de la Terre,” scripted by Roger Lecureux. This series also ended prematurely due to creative differences.

His next project was with the Spanish news magazine “La Calle,” where he created the politically charged comic “Tequila Bang” weekly, with scripts by Víctor Mora.

In 1980, Alfonso Font began writing his own scripts, leading to internationally recognized 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,” “Taxi” (about an investigative reporter), and “Privado (Private Eye)” (a collection of detective stories). He followed these with “Jon Rohner,” a historical series featuring Robert Louis Stevenson, and “Bri d’Alban,” an album about the Crusades. He 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 like “El As Negro,” “Dios lo Quiere,” “Blobul,” and “Interiores,” as well as the album “Barcelona al Alba,” based on real events in 1925 Barcelona.

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

Alfonso Font’s works are exclusively represented worldwide by SAF (Strip Art Features). He recently completed a children’s album for SAF titled “Shelter for Lost Dreams” and began a new thriller/adventure series set in Barcelona.

Alfonso Font has received numerous international awards for his comic work, including the prestigious “Yellow Kid” award in 1996.

He is married to Pili, and they have one daughter, Anna.

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