Vargas was one of a number of artists in the latter 20th century who saw comics as a medium with great potential for disseminating political messages to a wide audience .
Conventional comic publishers had no interest in such an enterprise .
Vargas was one of a number of artists in the latter 20th century who saw comics as a medium with great potential for disseminating political messages to a wide audience , although conventional comic publishers had no interest in such an enterprise .