Comics and Politics

Museum - MOLAA

Exhibit- Grafica America

Artist - Jose Revuelta

Jose Revuelta produced this piece as a college student at Pasadena City College. Jose used the Screen Printing department in his school to make this print which can be seen at Flea Market Comics where it is displayed for the public to view. Because of this print, Jose has earned a scholarship and his artwork has earned the place in the GRAFICA AMERICA museum exhibit at the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA).

This piece is an 8 layer print on a 24 by an 18inch sheet of paper. Although not explicitly stated, it is very likely that the artist used photo emulsion to produce it.

This image is a political parody of DC’s action comics #1 cover art in which Superman is carrying a car and a man is fleeing in fear. Below is the image as provided by https://www.comixology.com/Action-Comics-1938-2011-1/digital-comic/12613.

He has replaced the superhero with an immigrant and the man in the suit is replaced with Donald Trump wearing a tie made in China.  Showing how contradictory he is.

Jose Revuelta’s work stuck with me because comic books are a huge part of my life. He is of Latin descent and you can see this piece relates to his identity as the title has a word in Spanish  and the farm worker, is dark skinned; someone often associated as being a day laborer

What I love the most about this piece is the analogy he incorporated into this piece. The way that he represented Superman by using the immigrants and the man representing  Donald Trump who is in sheer terror. The analogy he bestowed upon his audience was smart and that’s what stood out to me the most.