Review Fix Exclusive: Víctor Argumedo (Bikutoru) Talks Smile, You’re in the Circus

Review Fix chats with Smile, You’re in the Circus creator Víctor Argumedo, who lets us know all about the inspiration behind his work and so much more.

Review Fix: How did you know that a career in comics was for you?

Víctor Argumedo: Well… I have always liked comics, since I was a child I liked reading Garfield and Mafalda comics, there were even times when I wanted to make similar comics, but I realized that the best for me was not comedy, but drama and tragedy, since I was a child I made tragic comics with sad endings, to many people it seemed strange, but I think it’s the best for me. It’s very difficult for me to think of happy stories. For me, comics are the perfect balance of my existence, because I love to draw, but also to write. 

Review Fix: Who inspires you creatively?

Argumedo: Nowadays I get a lot of inspiration from Wooma and Mosae Nohara’s style, I also love Vocaloid and Utaites, I always get inspired when I watch their songs and animations.

Review Fix: How are your comics different or special?

Argumedo: I think my comics are original in the part of the difficult or tragic situations that happen, I have seen many situations of this kind but few times they are critical, I don’t want my comics to be the object of morbidity, I want them to be for reflection.

Review Fix: What about this comic? Sell us. Sell us hard.

Argumedo: My comic is about a circus that is basically a way to cover up a prostitution and human trafficking ring. It’s a suspense and drama comic primarily, but some people think it might contain psychological horror.

Review Fix: Who do you think will like it the most?

Argumedo: I think this comic will appeal to people who are looking for a drama out of the ordinary, as well as people who have gone through or know someone who has gone through a hard situation. It is aimed at people over 16 years old. 

Review Fix: How do you want your books to be remembered?

Argumedo: I would like them to be remembered as critical comics, to help people identify what’s wrong with their relationships and to be able to have more empathy for people they know who have suffered rape, gender-based violence, transphobia, homophobia, etc.

Review Fix: What are your long-term goals for your work?

Argumedo: I would like to be able to print my comics and sell them somewhere, either in a publishing house or independently. I want to make a living from my art

Review Fix: Why should anyone support your work?

Argumedo: I feel that if this reaches the right people, it could go a long way and I think it could change a lot of people’s lives for the better.

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add?

Argumedo: I am a digital artist and writer, I am currently studying design and visual communication at the Faculty of Arts and Design at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

I would like to be able to work in important places, like Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, or even Disney, but I would also like to produce my own projects. I want to improve as much as possible to deliver the best final product.

Also something I would like is to get some economic support to be able to continue my projects, at the moment I work just for the happiness of reading the comments section and seeing that people are interested in my work.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Argumedo: I’m always thinking of new ideas, at the moment I’ve worked on 5 comics, not all of them are finished yet, but I intend to finish all of them and then start new ones. Although they are all in Spanish, when I have time I will translate them into English. I would also like to get more into the horror genre. I’m also interested in action, but I’m not very good at drawing that kind of stuff, but I hope one day I’ll be able to improve.

Review Fix: Where can people find out more?

Argumedo:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biku.comics/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bikutoruwu

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bikunuy

Smile, you’re in the circus (spanish) https://www.webtoons.com/es/challenge/sonr%C3%ADe-est%C3%A1s-en-el-circo-/list?title_no=575235

Smile, you’re in the circus (english)  

https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/smile-youre-in-the-circus-/list?title_no=637321

Open Pajamas (english)

https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/open-pajamas-/list?title_no=496406

Open Pajamas (spanish)

https://www.webtoons.com/es/challenge/pijamas-abiertas/list?title_no=475256

Drowned History (spanish)

https://www.webtoons.com/es/challenge/historia-hundida/list?title_no=672731

The mermaid in the bathtub (spanish)

https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=Bikutoruwu&set=a.623900374973406
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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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