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Ricardo Siri

リカルド・シリ

Rikarudo Siri

Aliases: Liniers
Pen Names: Liniers（Pen name as a cartoonist）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1973-11-15 （Buenos Aires, Argentina）
Nationality
Argentine
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Buenos Aires

Career

Occupations
Cartoonist
Active Years
1999-2024
Influenced By
Patrick McDonnell, Hergé, Goscinny, Uderzo, Quino, Héctor Germán Oesterheld, Francisco Solano López, Charles Schulz, George Herriman

Awards

Eisner Award
2018
Work: Good Night, Planet
Category: Best Publication for Early Readers
Organization: Comic-Con International
Result: Winner
Parents Magazine Ten Best Children's Book
2013
Work: The Big Wet Balloon
Organization: Parents Magazine
Result: Winner
Gardel Prize
Work: La Lengua Popular
Category: Best Cover Art
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Macanudo

2002 Comic strip

Experimental daily comic strip featuring meta humor.

Daily lifeImaginationMeta humor
Translations
  • English editions (Enchanted Lion Books, Fantagraphics)

The Big Wet Balloon

2013 Children's picture book

A TOON Book for children about a big wet balloon.

ChildrenAdventure
Translations
  • Spanish: El Globo Grande y Mojado

Good Night, Planet

2017 Children's book

Children's book winner of the Eisner Award.

SleepImagination

Bibliography

  • Macanudo Nº1
  • Macanudo Nº2
  • Bonjour
  • Macanudo Nº3
  • Cuadernos 1985-2005
  • Conejo de viaje
  • The Big Wet Balloon
  • Written and Drawn by Henrietta
  • Good Night, Planet

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ExperimentalMeta humorSimple line art
Recurring Motifs
Imaginary creaturesEveryday humorFamily

Legacy

Prominent Argentine cartoonist known internationally for the Macanudo series and Eisner Award winner. Successful in children's books.

Trivia

  • Descendant of viceroy Santiago de Liniers.
  • Began drawing at a young age, recreating Star Wars scenes.
  • Married to writer Angie Erhardt del Campo, with three daughters.