#mexican pulp art

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Mexican pulp art, 1960s, artist unknown

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AVENTURA #909 (Editorial Novaro. 1979)

Art uncredited.

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[paintermagazine]

‘There she blows!’

‘Burrerias’ (1970)

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[jlb1982]

Mexican horror pulp art

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10 random facts about Spain you might wanna know for your fan work

My Hetalia hyperfixation came back this 2025 and it's stronger than ever. So to celebrate, I decided to make this post to share with you a little bit of real contemporary Spanish culture and to debunk some stereotypes. If you're writing or creating art about Spain this might help you add some details that will make the character, as well as his relationships with other nations, feel more authentic.

#1. We have two surnames, not a compound one (so it's "Fernández Carriedo", not "Fernandez-Carriedo"). I explained how that works in a post some years ago.

#2. We don't really drink sangría when we go to bars. It's considered a thing for tourists, especially considering how much they can charge you for it. Instead of that, we drink tinto de verano which is a mixture of red wine and either sparkling water or sparkling lemonade (usually the second one). When we do drink sangría, it's usually at a house or student delegation party and the methods we use to prepare it are usually not... very clean or sophisticated. It’s usually just cheap wine mixed with soda, with some chopped fruits thrown in, and it’s often made in a large plastic tub or basin without much concern for presentation or hygiene.

#3. Likewise, the dish that we like the most isn't paella, but tortilla de patatas. You'll find a plate of tortilla in every household when it's time to watch a football match, celebrate a birthday or watch the Eurovision grand final. Also, the only thing this tortilla has in common with the Mexican one is the name.

#4. The olive oil stereotype is way more accurate than the tomato one. We put olive oil in everything. Though if you wanna combine both stereotypes, most Spaniards love to have a toast with tomato pulp, olive oil and salt, either as breakfast or as a snack. The name and preparation of this toast can have slight variatons from region to region.

#5. Most Spaniards don't like bullfighting and even advocate for it to be banned. According to this survey, only 24% of Spaniards like bullfighting and it's usually those amongst the older generations. We usually consider the bullfighter stereotype to be offensive but we also think the imaginery slays (no pun intended) with fashion designers such as Palomo Spain using it in their works (this is the costume he designed for our entry in Eurovision 2022). It's kind of contradicting so take this information as you will. But basically: killing bulls, NO; pretty and shiny costumes, YES.

#6. According to a survey, Portugal (#1) and Italy (#2) are the two countries most liked by Spaniards. According to another survey, those two countries along with Greece would be the ones we'd be the most willing to help in case of a crisis. Can't tell if it's reciprocated, but according to every Spanish student's Erasmus experience ever I would say yes! (If you're not European and don't know what Erasmus is, look it up. Might be useful for a college AU). Also, there seems to be a rise in the idea of Mediterranean/southern European/PIGS pride among youths of any political inclination, often making memes like this one, which may or may not be related to the data I just provided. I'd say we consider the Portuguese to be our siblings, Italians to be our cousins (though cuanto más primo, más me arrimo jk) and Greeks to be our distant cousins.

#7. The "th" sound in the neutral European Spanish dialect (the one you hear in movies and shows) isn't a lisp, but a phenomenon linguists call diferenciación. If anyone wants me to explain this in detail, I'll gladly make a separate post about it. If you don't know how it works I suggest you don't use it in fics and stuff because we will point and laugh at you. Especially considering some provinces in Spain only pronounce the S sound, just like Latin Americans.

#8. Though Enrique Iglesias is great, he's not the most popular singer in Spain at the moment, especially since he's retired from music. Spanish girls and gays usually listen to Rosalía, Ana Mena, Lola Índigo or Belén Aguilera, amongst others. Straight people usually listen to Quevedo (ew). David Bisbal was very big in the 2000s and he's still universally loved by all, whether we actually like his music or see him as a living meme. Collaborations with Latin American artists (examples 1, 2, 3) are also very popular and collaborations with Italian artists are becoming increasingly popular (examples 1, 2, 3). I have a playlist of Spanish pop artists (mostly women) that you can check here. If your fic or artwork is set on the 20th Century, you might wanna check this playlist instead. And here's another one for Spanish classical composers.

#9. Doraemon and Crayon Shin Chan are a cultural staple amongst Spaniards raised in the late 90s-2000s-early 2010s. So much so, that there's even an episode of Crayon Shin Chan in which the Nohara family goes to Spain on vacation. I've bonded with Japanese people over this lol

#10. We typically don't use the word "gringo" to refer to USAmericans (though it's becoming more popular now since younger generations are more used to hearing Latin American slang because of both the Internet and recent migrations), we use "guiri" instead. This word is used to describe people who are whiter than us, for lack of a better explanation. So, basically, Central Europeans + Nordics + Brits + USAmericans + Canadians. Like most words in Spanish, it can be considered either a neutral descriptor or a pejorative term depending on the context and intonation. For example, if a Spaniard has an English or German partner, they may call them "mi guiri" (my guiri) as a light-hearted tease. However, if we're talking about drunk English tourists jumping from balconies... then yes, it's definitely pejorative.

I'd love it if anyone else in the fandom does this with facts about their country because I love learning new things about other cultures and peoples. So if you write a post like this, please tag me so I can read it! Also if you want me to confirm or debunk any stereotype let me know and I'll do it in the comments.

Bonus fun fact: Spain is the gayest country in Europe (based on the percentage of people that identify as LGBT+).

[krinsbez]

Preeeeesenting...the 2025 Pulptober Prompts!

Well, a bit later than I was hoping for, but less late thatn last years.

Check 'em out guys!

@oldtvandcomics @skjam @themailedfist-blog @nezumikozo6th @haldrada-art

(note: between this and the crosspost on my backup blog, I have tried to put in as many tags as possible, but A: since that inevitably ends up being more than tumblr allows, I cannot guarantee all of them made it through, and B: I'm sure there are tags I didn't think of, if people could let me know which ones didn't make it through/were missed, or even better add them to your own RBs, or best of all, both!)

1-The Shadow/Urban Adventurer

2-Doc Savage/Genius of Justice

3-The Green Hornet/Crimefighter With a Cool Car

4-Thompson and Thomson/Frenemy on the Force

5-The Lone Ranger/Music Maketh Man

6-Burma/Friendly Femme Fatale

7-The Golden Amazon/The World Will Bow Before Me!

8-Conan/The Journeying Hero

9-Tonto/Ethnic Sidekick

10-Diabolik/Mastermind of Crime

11-Pat Savage/Thirst For Adventure

12-Eddie Hark/Pulp Noir

13-Kato/Scientific Sidekick

14-Mexican Fantomas/Hero In translation

15-Dale Arden/Damsel In Distress

16-Planetary/Meta-Pulp

17-Hellboy/Hero Launcher

18-The Green Lama/Public Domain Pulp

19-The Punisher/Pulp From Pain

20-Sheena/Iconic Outfit

21-Imaro/Giant of Justice

22-Defenders of the Earth/Crimefighting Crossover

23-Lara Croft/Two Guns

24-Huang Rong/Prickly Pulp Heroes

25-Silver John/Lonesome Helper

26-El Santo/Masked Hero

27-Blade/Monster Slayer

28-The Spider/Heroism or Madness

29-MacGyver/Pulp Pacifism

30-Harry Vincent/Right Hand Man

31-Batman/Pulp? Hero

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SANTO EL ENMASCARADO DE PLATA #59 (Editorial Icavi, 1976)

Art: Jose Cruz

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‘KAPOW!’

‘Adelita’ (1953)

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