Mampato
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Mampato is a Chilean adventure and science fiction comic strip created by cartoonist {{ill|Eduardo Armstrong (cartoonist)|lt=Eduardo Armstrong|es|Eduardo Armstrong}} and illustrator {{ill|Oskar (cafrtoonist)|lt=Oskar|es|Oskar (historietista)}}. Since the third installment, the comic has been developed mainly by Themo Lobos. [https://web.archive.org/web/20050311100801/http://www.imageandart.com/tutoriales/comics/mampato/mampato.html An interviuew with Themo Lobos] The comic strip follows the adventures of Mampato, a boy who saves a stranded alien named Xsé, and helps Xsé to save his home planet from the invasion of another alien species called the greenies and their cruel leader Mong. Mampato obtains a belt that allows him to travel through time and space. Mampato, no. 1. October 30, 30 1968, pp. 9-12, "El cinto Espacio-Temporal" ["The Space-Time Belt"] Using this power, Mampato travels through different time periods on Earth. During his travels, Mampato meets the prehistoric caveman Ogú and the 40th-century mutant telepath Rena, who accompany him on his adventures.
His adventures are highly educative teaching the readers interesting facts about the time periods Mampato visits.
History
Mampato was originally published in the children's magazine {{ill|Mampato (magazine)|lt=Mampato|es|Mampato (revista)}}. Originally, Mampato was similar to Asterix, however when Themo Lobos took over the writing and art direction of the comic, he insisted on redesigning the characters, making Mampato a boy. Óscar Vega sporadically drew the comics (for example, "Mampato en el planeta maligno", ["Mampato on the evil planet"]) in Lobos' style.
Lord Cochrane publishing house, the original publisher of Mampato magazine, chose the name Mampato. The publisher already had a trademark on the name Mampato as a supplement to El Mercurio. The word "mampato" means "little frog" in Mapuche and refers to a breed of pony, {{ill|Chilote horse|es|Caballo chilote}}; the supplement had stories about a short-legged chubby pony, which reflects Mampato's character design.
The magazine ran from 1968 to 1978. From 1986 to 1993, the adventures of Mampato were reprinted by Cucalón together with other comics by Themo Lobos.
Adaptations
- 2002: Animated film Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui based on the 1998 strip {{ill|Mata-ki-te-rangui|es}}}. {{cite web | url=http://www.mabuse.cl/1069/article-16215.html | title=Ogú y Mampato en Rapa Nui review by Mabuse e-zine| author=Rafael Valle | access-date=2008-12-23 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080626170642/http://www.mabuse.cl/1069/article-16215.html |archive-date = 2008-06-26}}
- 2018: The premiere of the animated series The Adventures of Ogú, Mampato and Rena, marking the 50th anniversary of Mampato.[https://www.cuartomundo.cl/2018/12/17/las-aventuras-de-mampato-ogu-y-rena-serie-animada-estreno/ "Las Aventuras de Ogú, Mampato y Rena" E01: ¡akarrú!]
References
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External links
- [http://www.mampato.aviacion.cl/ A Mampato fan page]
- [https://www.artofit.org/image-gallery/544443042458862138/mampato-y-og%C3%BA-rapanui/ Image gallery for: Mampato y ogú rapanui]
Further reading
- Rojas Flores, Jorge. "Estrategias de poder y valores políticos en Mampato (1968-1978)", {{ill|Mapocho Magazine|es|Mapocho (revista)}}, N° 71, 2012, pp. 297-314.
Category:Fictional Chilean people
Category:Science fiction comics
Category:Comics about children
Category:Comics characters introduced in 1968
Category:Child characters in comics