Interview by Arianna Motherfucker

What have been the events in your childhood/adolescence that led you towards this kind of extreme art?
I decided to draw this kind of comix when I discovered the Industrial music scene at the begining of 80´s. I found very interesting the things in which that music was inspired: technology, madness, hardcore porno, psychopaths, ultraviolence, psyschosex, etc... these themes hadn´t been treated in comix then.

How has been your childhood?
Happy. thank you!

How are the relationships with your fellow artist and writers in Spain?
I supose you mean cartoonists. I haven´t met many of them personally. But I´ve got good friends among them although I am not very involved inthe comics scene. It seems the things I´m interested in are not the same things that interest in the comic world.

Have you ever thought about directing a short or a feature movie?
-I wrote the adaptation of my comic Snuff2000 for the short-film. film direction is not my priority but writing. Anyway I´d like to direct a film some day in future. It´s too soon to say.

Have you got troubles getting your art exposed in Spain and abroad?
Yes I´ve got some difficulties to publish them outside even in underground circuits. Anglosaxon people is very puritan and bigot.

Do you think you have committed mistakes in your career? I mean, how do you feel about having fought against the good morals of your colleagues and society's values?
No. I think I did what I had to do, that is to say drawing and writing what I like. I know there are some things people don´t want to see neither hear. Casually these things are which I want to say and show.

Are you going to exhibit something in Italy?
I have done many exhibitions and speaches. Now my exhibition "The Future glows in the Dark" is making a little tour by the norht of Italy

Speaking of music, have been bands or musical genres that inspired your work?
As I told you before, when I discovered the industrial music scene in the 80´s, that deed changed my views about my artwork.

Have your parents always been supportive at your choices?
Yes. My parents are conservative -they go to Mass and vote right wing- but very respectful. Obviously They would rather prefer me to draw another kind of things -ha,ha!- but they never tried to change my mind.

How have you started drawing and how did you get to this extreme and nihilistic style?
I think the most important thing for anyone who make an artistic product is the original personality. I tried to get a personal drawing style and this means shape and contents. Personally I´m very intereste in everything, the social chabges and evolution specially. I love writers as Burroughs, Ballard, Alvin Toffler, Marvin Harris, Cioran, Dawkins, Howard Bloom... They are a big influence too.

In "Psychopathia Sexualis" you get inspiration from serial killer's real deeds, what does interest you in these devious characters?
They all show a lack of guilt and no social moral. I´m interested in that kind of battle of the group against the individual.

The story "Right To Kill" developes as it was a comic-track for a WHITEHOUSE song. What are the relations with this band? What do you think of Industrial music?
Almost all stories in Pychopathia Sexualis are inspired in Whitehouse tracks. It´s one of my favourite bands. William Bennet has been a good friend of mine for many years now.

Always talking about WHITEHOUSE, what do you think about Peter Soto's literature?
I like it. I haven´t met him personally. But through William he agreed kindly to write a great prologue for the english edition of Psychopathia Sexualis. William Bennet made the translation into english. He speaks spanish perfectly...

How are you considered in Spain?
Fine. I ´ve got many readers and fans here. I have been invited to many Comic Events and film festivals. My work is very popular here. I have been drawing record sleeves for Subterfuge, the most important spanish indie label. That made my artwork popular out of the comics' scene.

The children as victims seem to be one of the main key-points in your works. What relation there is between childhood and human mind's corruption in your opinion?
I don´t really know. I draw comix to make questions but I don´t really have answers. Even I am not sure that answers are necessary. I don´t take for granted anything, the christian values specially. The christianity has been -is- the worst vice of human race.

Are you working on something new lately?
Yes. I´m working in Brian nº9 and in a script for a film project I will start to show some producers next months. Also the latin channell LOCOMOTION is working in an adaptation of "the Space Between" for flash animation.

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