Miguel Brieva

Miguel Brieva’s specialty is crafting graphic narratives laced with humor that use acerbic parallel universes to critique consumer society and the human condition in the modern world.

In The Great Human Adventure, [Brieva] illustrates and writes—sharply and darkly—about this perfect storm. Humanity and decline: a love story. Is there any oxygen bomb? Yes: women, imagination, and a return to nature.

He’s from Seville and one of the best graphic artists in Spain. [...] From satire, humor, and deep philosophical reflection, Brieva examines our society to try to wake us up before it’s too late.

For Miguel Brieva, our future lies in using imagination, being more creative and less selfish. That’s the core message of his new book The Great Human Adventure: Past, Present and Future of the Naked Ape. A true illustrated gem that everyone should read to reflect on what really matters. Esa es la principal conclusión que sacamos de su nueva obra: La gran aventura humana. Pasado presente y futuro del mono desnudo. Una auténtica joya ilustrada que todo el mundo debería leer para poder reflexionar sobre las cosas realmente importantes de la vida.

Brieva is one of the most recognizable creators in the graphic arts scene for the radical nature of his ideas, expressed in illustrations (drawings that seem to come straight out of vintage appliance ads or trading cards) and scathing texts full of sarcasm about human foolishness, freezing any reader’s incipient smile. This encyclopedia is a right hook to the vanity of a species that believes that thanks to its so-called awareness and reason, it won’t go extinct like most others that have walked the Earth.