The fantasmical gothic heterotopia in Rhode Montijo’s "Pablo’s Inferno"

  1. Marini, Anna Marta
Revista:
Camino Real: estudios de las hispanidades norteamericanas

ISSN: 1889-5611

Año de publicación: 2021

Número: 16

Páginas: 85-100

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

La obra de Rhode Montijo se caracteriza por ser una mezcla peculiar de distintos elementos que convergen en su propio “fantasmical world”. Como creador de cómics, es el autor de la miniserie "Pablo’s Inferno" (1999-2000), que recuenta el viaje de un niño mexicoamericano a través del inframundo. Acompañado por Quetzal, un semi-dios caído en desgracia, Pablos se embarca en una expedición en búsqueda de sus raíces culturales para comprometerse a ellas. Como acontece en la mayoría de los trabajos por Montijo, la miniserie presenta un modo gótico intrínseco que aprovecha la naturaleza lúdica del cómic y pone en tela de juicio el patrimonio cultural mexicoamericano, absorbiendo una variedad de géneros, tropos, y elementos diegéticos. Examinando el empleo del Gótico que caracteriza su trabajo, este análisis enfoca tanto la representación de los componentes que derivan de su conexión con el patrimonio cultural mexicano como los modos típicos de la ficción gótica para niños, revelando el género narrativo único que Montijo ha creado para expresas los asuntos identitarios propios de la experiencia mexicoamericana.

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