Hitlercito
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| Hitlercito | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Alejandro Cavallazzi, Tormentas |
| Website | |
| Current status/schedule | Monday |
| Launch date | 2008-01-01 https://hitlercito.blogspot.com/2008/01/hitlercito-1.html |
| Publisher(s) | Pelafustan comics |
| Genre(s) | Humor |
Hitlercito is a Spanish webcomic written and drawn by Alejandro Cavallazzi and Tormentas. The comic is a spoof on historical conquerors, and has been reviewed in the Mexican newspaper Reforma,[1] in an article of the student newspaper 8/ochenta of the Universidad Iberoamericana, in an article in the online magazine TVA,[2] and in nationwide magazine Emeequis.[3] It was also listed as an example of a webcomic in the weekly magazine Milenio. Hitlercito has recently been published in the magazine Replicante[4] and the comic strip magazine ¡#$%&! Cómics from Monterrey.
Hitlercito was first published online in October 2005,[5] but was dropped by the authors after a couple of months. The project was restarted in January 2008. After a couple of months, the authors began another webcomic, Perro, gato y ardilla. In May 2008 Hitlercito began appearing regularly in the bimonthly publication Replicante.
Content
The main character is Hitlercito, a small version of Hitler obsessed with world domination. His lack of success has been a constant in the story. The strip draws heavily on historical jokes and anachronisms. The other main characters are Napoleon and Julius Caesar. At different times, they may be supportive or competitive, depending on the story line.
Many strips are based on historical facts, but Hitlercito also deals with modern-day issues such as Windows Vista criticism, outsourcing, and casual dressing at work. In addition, the title of almost every strip is written in an academic style, in a manner reminiscent of Genshiken. In some of the titles, references are made to political science, philosophy, and other subjects with themes such as game theory, Max Weber, Nicomachean Ethics, the Lebenswelt, and Latin mottos.
Although World War II is mentioned, due to the light humor tone of the strip there are no references to Hitler's racist ideology or to the Nazi holocaust.