LOS AGACHADOS #101, September 1972: Oh, La Burocracia

LOS AGACHADOS #101, September 1972: OH, LA BUROCRACIA, informative comic book written and illustrated by Rius, softcover, stapled, 1972. BOOK CONDITION: good. The text block and illustrations are in very good condition with no marks, tears, or dog-ears (except for pencil marking on first page). There is no bookplate nor signature of a prior owner. Pages are age-toned. This is not a library book nor a remainder. The illustrated wraps are in good condition (small portion of upper righthand corner missing, minor edge chipping). 10 x 7, 32 pages, 8 ounces XX Rius always chose a topic relevant to the lives of the people of Mexico. Here, he takes on the bureaucracy, which even interfered with health care and death. [About the artist] Eduardo Humberto del Río García (June 20, 1934 – August 8, 2017), better known by his pen name Rius, was a Mexican intellectual, political cartoonist and writer born in Zamora, Michoacán. One of the most popular Mexican cartoonists, Rius has written over a hundred books that remain widely popular, especially amongst his Mexican readers. Rius was a fierce political activist, and his progressive and left-wing point of view is often present in his writings, accompanied by a strong criticism about neoliberal Mexican doctrines, US Government policies, and the Catholic Church. He used to be an open advocate of the Cuban revolution as in Cuba for Beginners and a strong Soviet bloc sympathizer until the end of the Cold War. In the 1960s he began cartooning in magazines and newspapers, sometimes regarding political themes. He made two famous comics, Los Supermachos and Los agachados, which were a humorous criticism of the Mexican government. After his successes with these, he made many books, all illustrated and written by hand by him and covering a range of topics on politics, vegetarianism, and religion. His books have become popular mainly because of their humor, which attempts to reach the general reader, as well as for their simplicity and intellectual acuteness. They give an overview of their theme without becoming difficult. He died on August 8, 2017 at the age of 83.…