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While "researching" a recent Nexus Graphica<\/a>, I had reason to look through my collection of Comics Of Unusual Size. This set of the big and small and odd of comicdom offers many gems. Deciding that I really should share some of these largely forgotten and sometime rare pieces, I’m taking you through a tour of the more interesting selections.<\/p>\n

Click on images for full sized versions. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\nAn interesting combination of lucha libre<\/span><\/a> and noir (lucha noir), Sonambulo<\/span><\/a> relates the adventures of the eponymous masked-Mexican wrestler private eye! Following the publication of the first full-sized issue of the initial series, Sonambulo: Sleep of the Just<\/span><\/a> (1996), the mini-comic Sonambulo Sneak Preview #2<\/span> came out in 1997.<\/p>\n

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\nPage from Sonambulo Sneak Preview<\/span> #2<\/span><\/p>\n

\nFor his efforts, creator Rafael Navarro<\/a> received a grant from the prestigious Xeric Foundation<\/a>. In the over ten years since the character’s introduction, Sonambulo has became a cult figure with numerous comic book appearances, multiple foreign language editions, and even a potential feature film!<\/p>\n

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\nInside Back Cover to Sonambulo Sneak Preview<\/span> #2<\/span><\/p>\n

\nNavarro contributed storyboards to Rugrats<\/span><\/a> and (fittingly) \u00a1Mucha Lucha!<\/span><\/a>, produced numerous lucha noir tales for the legendary From Parts Unknown<\/span><\/a> magazine (collected in Lucha Noir<\/span><\/a>), and continues to develop new Sonambulo adventures.<\/p>\n

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\nBack Cover to Sonambulo Sneak Preview<\/span> #2<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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