Cuban Comics in the Castro EraMain MenuCuban Comics in the Castro EraThe Art and History of Cuban Revolutionary PropagandaGilbert Borrego86338e624720b29eabebdb422c586d4de553bb47
1media/munequitos.jpg2019-09-06T09:05:34-07:00A Future Despite the Present28plain2019-10-30T07:32:30-07:00Due to numerous factors, the comics genre is not quite as popular in Cuba as it used to be. Many influential titles no longer exist because of lack of readership. The paper, ink, and other material shortages during the 1990s removed comics from the shelves and therefore were not available to readers. Without this continued exposure to comics during this decade, a whole generation of readers, particularly children, just didn’t develop the same interest in this particular media. The seminal and important titles of the past could no longer influence the readers of the present in the same way if they weren’t producing new content. Also, unlike the United States for example, comics in Cuba are still associated with children's entertainment and are not seen as being part of adult media.
The Cuban Comic community show a spirit of survival and endurance. They frequently win international awards and continue to earn the respect of other countries with their humorous, adventurous, and droll views of the world stage and their place in it. They look towards an uncertain future despite the difficulties of the present.