Todavía queda gente maravillosa / There are still some wonderful people

Hoy he tenido el placer de pasar unas horas con dos de las personas más amables, humanas y simpáticas que he tenido el honor de conocer. Se trata del dibujante norteamericano Howard Cruse, de paso por Madrid de camino a La Coruña, y su esposo, antiguo editor y activista, ahora jubilado, Ed Sedarbaum.
He acudido a buscarles al aeropuerto de Barajas a las 9:30, hemos ido a ver la Plaza de España, hemos tomado unas fotos en el monumento a Cervantes, hemos desayunado, y hemos vuelto al aeropuerto, porque desgraciadamente el avión salía antes de lo previsto.
Hemos hablado de política, religión, de semejanzas y diferencias entre EEUU y España, de comics y de muchas otras cosas.
Ha sido una de las mejores mañanas que he pasado; alguien que es un pedazo de la historia de los comics ha demostrado que se puede ocupar una posición así y ser simpático, humilde, amable y agradecido. Simplemente, maravilloso.
Podéis acceder a un trozo de su mundo en su página personal: Howard Cruse Central

English version for those who don't read Spanish

Today I have had the pleasure of spending some hours with two of the kindest, most humane and most friendly people it has been an honour to meet. They were the American cartoonist Howard Cruse, on his way to La Coruña through Madrid, and his husband, former book editor and activist, now retired, Ed Sedarbaum.
I went to pick them to Barajas Airport at 9:30, we went to Plaza de España, we took some photographs of the monument to Cervantes, we had breakfast and then we went back to the airport, as the flight took off too soon.
We spoke about politics, religion, similarities and differences between Spain and USA, comics and many other things.
It has been one of the best mornings in my life; someone who is a living piece of the history of comics has proved to me that it's possible to be in such a position and be friendly, humble, kind and grateful. Just in a word, wonderful.
You can get inside a slice of his world through his personal website: Howard Cruse Central