Gus Arriola, creator of Gordo, may the the most underappreciated of comics’ greatest artists–his best work is as well-designed, warm, and funny as any newspaper comics I can think of. Arriola has been retired for years now, following a long career, and I was delighted to stumble across a radio show called Latino USA yesterday, which interviewed him on the current controversy (well-covered on Cartoon Brew) over Mexican postage stamps featuring a stereotyped character named Memin Pinguin.
You can listen to the Arriola interview at this page, which also features a worthwhile segment on someone who I assume has already been honored with any number of Mexican stamps: Cantinflas.
If you’re not well-acquainted with Gordo, you need to get your hands on R.C. Harvey’s wonderful book Accidental Ambassador Gordo, available here.