Máximo Carvajal
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Máximo Gorky Carvajal Belmar (October 6, 1935 – August 21, 2006) was a Chile
an comic book
artist
.
Carvajal was born in Valparaíso, Chile. He studied fine arts in Viña del Mar
, later moving to Santiago
to study applied arts. Carvajal worked in Chilean comics for nearly 50 years, creating the characters Dr. Mortis and Black Sloane.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
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Carvajal was born in Valparaíso, Chile. He studied fine arts in Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar , is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Its long stretches of white sandy beaches are a major attraction for national and international tourists. The city is Chile's main tourist attraction. Known as "La Ciudad Jardín" , Viña del Mar is a Chilean Municipality located...
, later moving to Santiago
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
to study applied arts. Carvajal worked in Chilean comics for nearly 50 years, creating the characters Dr. Mortis and Black Sloane.