Ernesto Saade
Ernesto Saade is an El Salvador-born architect turned cartoonist. After years spent in the world of construction work, he left to pursue his Master’s Degree in Illustration and Comics from the Barcelona School of Design and Engineering. Now, he works at a non-governmental organization that allows him to devote 100% of his time to drawing comics.
Interview
What was your favorite book when you were a child?
The Calvin and Hobbes comic strips that appear in the newspaper by Bill Watterson
What’s your favorite line from a book?
“And so it goes…”—Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse Five
Who are your top three favorite authors or illustrators?
Paco Roca, Frederick Peeters and Bill Watterson
Why did you want to become an author or illustrator?
Since I was little I always liked to draw but, mainly, I liked to tell stories with those drawings. I spent many years drawing and trying to improve myself but life circumstances turned the drawing into little more than a hobby for me.
After spending years without drawing and feeling frustrated working in a construction company, I decided to reconnect with my childhood self and not let my talent die.
This is how I started my path to becoming a comics author.Do you have any advice for future authors or illustrators?
It’s never too late. I began my career as an author at 31 years of age.
