A dive into the work of comic artist Paul Talbot, by Juliana Vannucchi

Piedade is a small city located in the interior of São Paulo. A cold place, discreet and calm, which carries a captivating country charm. It's a kind of Silent Hill in the interior of São Paulo.

Yes, anyway, the Brazilian scene that shelters the artist Paul Talbot, renowned comic artist, screenwriter and illustrator who in his hometown, produces his art tirelessly.

Active, Paul has already been present at numerous cultural events, as Illustrated Comic Fest, occurred in 2023, the Like SP, which also happened last year, in addition to having been present at the Free Stage, in Piedade, no Sesc Sorocaba, and in XXVII Beco do Inferno Fair, which also occurred in Sorocaba, in 2024.

The artistic universe that Paul brings to life, is substantially permeated by horror themes, fiction and fantasy that manifest themselves in neat and engaging lines and vibrant colors.

Besides, many of his authorial productions navigate philosophical themes, such as chaos as a fundamental component of life, the insanity, the dangers of the search for perfection, the existential absurdity, the illusion caused by the human senses and other topics in which they are found, mainly, influences on the work of Albert Camus.

Its characters and settings seem to have been born from a visit made by Paul to some hidden magical world.… And this world, in fact, exists. It's inside Paul's creative, idea-packed mind, who is a true artistic alchemist who presents us with true aesthetic delusions.

His most popular production and which summarizes all the highlights highlighted here, It’s called “Tremere”, which is divided into four volumes in which the illustrator compiles a short series of several macabre stories, especially focusing on psychological horror.

It is also worth saying that throughout his creative process, Paul, who declares himself as an “independent artist” is driven and influenced by the punk ideology D.I.Y ("do it yourself"), which leads him to be largely responsible for preparing all the details and details involved in each of his artistic endeavors.

By the way, Talbot, including, He even created a complete and totally original soundtrack for one of his comic series., to “Tremere”, cited in the previous paragraph.

It's worth contemplating Paul's comics and diving into his comics, which are always full of good doses of originality. Especially for horror lovers, Paul Talbot's art is absolutely indispensable…

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