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Illustration

Illustrated books, character collections and graphic creation that give visual form to stories and cultural transmission.

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4 entries · Sources reviewed on 4 October 2026

Mitologika. Una visión contemporánea de los seres mágicos de Euskadi

Aritza Bergara, Raquel Alzate y Ricardo del Río

The texts are accompanied by imagery created by two illustrators. The project is particularly relevant for comparing how oral descriptions, sometimes contradictory, become recognizable characters.

Illustration · 2017 edition. Source: Astiberri.
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Gure artean

Draco Somnium

An illustrated scene brings together mythological beings and includes a search game for characters and symbols. It combines a work to observe with a playful activity for recognizing traditional imagery.

Interactive art print. Source: Draco Somnium shop.
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Gora Euskal Herrientsak!

Asisko Urmeneta

Portraits and stories about cultural transmission and figures in education. It extends the archive beyond mythical beings to the people and initiatives that sustained and renewed language and culture.

Graphic book · 2023. Source: Erroa.
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Mitologika. El mundo de las brujas

Aritza Bergara y Raquel Alzate

Five illustrated legends explore different representations of witches. The combination of storytelling and drawing shows how contemporary creation can offer several readings of traditional characters.

Illustrated book. Source: Astiberri.
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