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October 3, 2022
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From myth to comic: Rayco Pulido’s graphic novel Lamia

Publicated to:Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics. - 2023-01-01 14(3), DOI: 10.1080/21504857.2022.2123017

Authors: González-Rivas Fernández A

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Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author

Abstract

In classical mythology, the figure of Lamia stands for the mother who never was. Condemned by Hera to lose all the children she gave birth to, Lamia was consumed by pain and rage to the point where she became a monster. Her rage gives way to a fatal envy of all those fertile women and to their children, whom she steals and kills, thus avenging herself for having been deprived of the experience of being a mother. This article examines a very particular case of reworking of this myth: the Spanish graphic novel Lamia, by Rayco Pulido, published in 2016 and awarded the National Comic Prize in 2017. This analysis will show how the classical myth adapts itself to the visual requirements of the comic books, which have their own codes and communicative strategies. Eventually, Pulido’s comic will be examined in relation to another piece of Spanish fiction: the short story “Lamia”, by Cristina Jurado, published in 2019. This comparison will show how Pulido’s reshaping of the myth fits in with a broader process of reception in which the monstrous nature of Lamia represents the starkest and most bloodthirsty expression of her desire for motherhood.

Keywords

Graphic novelLamiaMaternityMiscarriageMyth

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Literature and Literary Theory. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-08-02:

  • Scopus: 2

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-02:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 3.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 3 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 14.05.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 6 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions in news outlets: 1 (Altmetric).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (GONZALEZ-RIVAS FERNANDEZ, ANA) and Last Author (GONZALEZ-RIVAS FERNANDEZ, ANA).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been GONZALEZ-RIVAS FERNANDEZ, ANA.