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List Of Italian Comics
This is a list of Italian comics ( fumetti). A * '' Alan Ford'' by Max Bunker (author) and Magnus (artist) B * ''La Bionda'' ("The Blonde") by Franco Saudelli C * ''Calavera'' by Enrico Teodorani and Joe Vigil * '' Il Gioco'' ("Click") by Milo Manara * ''Cocco Bill'' by Benito Jacovitti * ''Comandante Mark'' by Gianni Bono * ''Corto Maltese'' by Hugo Pratt D * ''Diabolik'' by Angela e Luciana Giussani * ''Djustine'' by Enrico Teodorani * ''Druuna'' by Serpieri * ''Dylan Dog'' by Tiziano Sclavi F * ''Fort Wheeling'' by Hugo Pratt * ''Frigidaire'', anthology G * '' Geky Dor'' by Andrea Lavezzolo (writer) and Andrea Bresciani (artist) * ''Gim Toro'' by Andrea Lavezzolo (writer) and Edgardo Dell'Acqua (artist) * '' Giuseppe Bergman'' by Milo Manara * ''Il Grande Blek'' by Editoriale Dardo J * ''Jesuit Joe'' by Hugo Pratt * ''Julia'' by Giancarlo Berardi (writer) K * '' Ken Parker'' by Giancarlo Berardi (writer) and Ivo Milazzo (artist) * '' Kinowa'' by Andrea Lavezzo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Comics
Italian comics, also known as ''fumetto'' , plural form ''fumetti'' , are comics that originate in Italy. The most popular Italian comics have been translated into many languages. The term ''fumetto'' (literally ''little puff of smoke'') refers to the distinctive word balloons that contain the dialogue in comics (also called ''nuvoletta'', "little cloud", in Italian). In English, the term ''fumetti'' can refer to photo comics, regardless of origin or language. History Italian ''fumetto'' has its roots in periodicals aimed at younger readers and in the satirical publications of the 19th century. These magazines published cartoons and illustrations for educational and propagandist purposes. The first illustrated satirical publication appeared in 1848, in '' L'Arlecchino'', a daily paper published in Naples. Other noteworthy examples of satirical papers of the period include ''Lo Spirito Folletto'' published in Milan, Turin's ''Il Fischietto'' and ''Il Fanfulla'', established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diabolik
''Diabolik'' ( or ) is an Italian comic series created by sisters Angela and Luciana Giussani. One of the most popular series in the history of Italian comics, ''Diabolik'' was created in 1962 and consists of more than 900 volumes, and has led to the birth of the ''fumetti neri'' comic subgenre. The series is named after its protagonist, an anti-heroic thief, inspired by several previous pulp fiction characters from Italy and other countries. Its stories consist of monthly black-and-white, digest-sized volumes. The series takes place in the fictional town Clerville and stars the titular Diabolik, initially represented as a ruthless and cruel thief who does not hesitate to murder anyone in order to accomplish his deeds, aided by his partner and lover Eva Kant. Over the time, the character evolved his personality, developing healthy roots and ethical principles such as honor, the sense of friendship and gratitude, and respect for noble souls, robbing and killing other criminals. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Bergman
Giuseppe Bergman is an Italian comics series by Milo Manara, which was first published in 1978. It stars a Candide-like anti-hero who appeared in four graphic novels which are an ironic deconstruction of adventure stories and comic books as a medium. History The first adventure, later collected for publication as ''HP et Giuseppe Bergman'' (''The Great Adventure'' in Catalan's English translation), was originally serialized in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine ''À Suivre'' beginning in 1978. Giuseppe Bergman appears as a dissatisfied 20-something longing for adventure. Seeking it, he responds to the advertisement of a mysterious company which sends him to HP, "the adventure master”: a caricature of and homage to famed Italian cartoonist Hugo Pratt. Bergman finds himself confronted by hoodlums, rioters, white slavers, drug addicts, revolutionaries, and natives, but his adventures are bumbling disasters as he is consistently unprepared for the situations he encounters. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gim Toro
''Gim Toro'' is an Italian comic book series created by Andrea Lavezzolo and Edgardo Dell'Acqua. It was in syndication from 1946 until 1951. Background Published in 1946 in an eponymous comic book series, the comics had an immediate success;Franco Fossati, ''I grandi eroi del fumetto'', Gramese, 1990, pp.116-117.B.P. Boschesi, ''Manuale dei fumetti'', Mondadori, 1976, pp. 89-90. in 1947 the main series was joined by the parallel series ''Gimtorissimo'', still written by Lavezzolo but with illustrations by other artists. The success lasted until the beginning of 1950, and the series ended in 1951. It was republished several times until the second half of seventies. The main character, Gim Toro, is an Italian-American by the appearance of actor Tyrone Power.Gianni Bono, ''Guida al fumetto italiano'', Epierre, 2003, pp. 910-914. See also Other comics series created by Andrea Lavezzolo: *'' Tony Falco'' (1948–1949) *''Geky Dor'' (1949–1950) *''Kinowa'' (1950–1961) *''Il Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Bresciani
Andrea Bresciani (29 January 1923 – 7 February 2006) was an Italian-born comics artist, illustrator, and animator. Of Slovenian origin, he was born Dušan Brešan in Tolmino (at the time part of Italy) and emigrated to Australia in 1950. Amongst his works were the Italian comic book series ''Geky Dor'' and ''Tony Falco'' and the widely syndicated Australian series ''Frontiers of Science''. In the latter part of his career he worked as a film and television animator for Hanna-Barbera and Marvel Productions. Bresciani died in Malvern, Australia at the age of 83. Life and career Bresciani was born Dušan Brešan to a Slovene family in Tolmino (at the time part of the Province of Gorizia in Italy but now a city in Slovenia). At the outbreak of World War II, his mother took Dušan and his two sisters to live near Milan. The family subsequently took the Italian surname "Bresciani", and he changed his first name to "Andrea". Entirely self-taught, Bresciani began his career as a commer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Lavezzolo
Andrea Lavezzolo (12 December 1905 – 16 November 1981) was an Italian novelist and short story writer who created and wrote many prominent Italian comics of the 1940s and 1950s. Life and career Lavezzolo was born in Paris to Italian parents. The family returned to Italy when he was eight years old and settled in Chiavari near Genoa. Having left school early to help support his family, he worked in a variety of jobs in his youth, including as an employee of an insurance company, but at the same time began writing short stories and poems for various Italian magazines. He also wrote short novels such ''L'idolo cinese'' published by Sonzogno in 1936, and children's books published by Carroccio such as ''Il mantello magico'' in 1934 and ''Le tre Pepite'' in 1939. Lavezzolo started writing for the weekly comics magazine ''Albogiornale Juventus'' with "La città delle tenebre" in 1939 and in the early 1940s worked on the scenarios and text for the comic book series '' Dick Fulmine''. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geky Dor
''Geky Dor'' was an Italian comic book series created and written by Andrea Lavezzolo with illustrations by Andrea Bresciani. It was published weekly in 20 issues from 1949 to 1950. Background Inspired by a newspaper story, the series recounts the adventures of Geky Dor, a youth who turns detective to clear the name of his father who had been wrongly accused of murder. Geky is accompanied in his adventures by Salvatore, a tramp whom he had befriended. A mysterious figure known only as "il fantasma" (the ghost) intervenes at various points to rescue the pair from danger. Geky Dor was the third major comic character created by Lavezzolo, and the second on which he and Bresciani collaborated. The first issue, published on 20 November 1949, was entitled ''Doloroso ritorno'' (Sad Return). The last issue and concluding episode, ''La vittoria del fantasma'' (The Ghost's Victory), was published on 9 April 1950. The series was republished in 1954 in the children's magazine, ''Il Giorn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zanardi (comics)
Zanardi (full name: ''Massimo Zanardi'') is a comics character created by Andrea Pazienza, arguably his most famous creation. He is the main actor in a series of graphic novels which appeared in installments on several Italian comics magazines during the early 1980s. Zanardi first appeared on ''Frigidaire'' magazine in 1981, in ''Giallo Scolastico'' ("High School Mystery"). The character quickly found an enthusiastic audience in the clique of young, artsy, new-waveish Italians who were disillusioned with the previous decade's political slant and were instantly hooked on the character's basic, hedonistic individualism and cynicism, tempered with cultural influences ranging from Joseph Conrad to Vladimir Mayakovsky. The ''Zanardi'' graphic novels were reprinted several times in the decades following Pazienza's death, in original (black and white) and colored form. Pazienza's original drawings were mostly colored by his wife, Marina Comandini, but some episodes have been coloured by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Wheeling
''Fort Wheeling'', or simply ''Wheeling'', is the title of a comics series set in colonial North America, by Italian comics creator Hugo Pratt. Publication history ''Wheeling'' first appeared in the Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ... comics magazine ''Misterix'' in 1962. The series has since 1972 been reprinted in several editions, among these collections by publishers Florenzo Ivaldi, Casterman and Les Humanoïdes Associés. Synopsis Patrick Fitzgerald, aristocrat, and Chris Kenton, Virginian, are young soldiers serving on the frontier of Great Britain's American colonies just prior to the American Revolution. During the French and Indian war they fall in love with the beautiful Mohena, a captive rescued from the Shawnee Indians. When the Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiziano Sclavi
Tiziano Sclavi (born 3 April 1953 in Broni) is an Italian comic book author, journalist and writer of several novels. Sclavi is most famous as creator of the comic book ''Dylan Dog'' in 1986, for Italian publishing house Sergio Bonelli Editore. More than 300 issues have appeared in the series, which has sold millions of copies. It has been in collaboration with several artists, including Claudio Villa, Corrado Roi, Gustavo Trigo, Carlo Ambrosini, Luigi Piccatto, Angelo Stano, Mike Mignola, Andrea Venturi, Giampiero Casertano and Bruno Brindisi. Biography Tiziano Sclavi was born in Broni (Pavia) on 3 April 1953, his mother was a teacher and his father was a communal secretary. He had lived his childhood and first youth in the Province of Pavia, mainly in Stradella, Canneto Pavese and Certosa di Pavia. Due to the job of the father, Sclavi had moved from a town to another: Sclavi has been a passionate reader since childhood: he claims he read the entire production of Edga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dylan Dog
''Dylan Dog'' is an Italian horror comics series created by Tiziano Sclavi and published by Sergio Bonelli Editore since 1986. The series features the eponymous character, a paranormal investigator who takes on cases involving supernatural elements such as ghosts, demons, vampires, undeads, werewolves and other creatures, but also horrifying sociopathic criminals and serial killers. It defies the whole preceding horror tradition with a vein of surrealism and an anti-bourgeois rhetoric. Dylan is supported mainly by his trusty sidekick Groucho (a Groucho Marx lookalike) who adds humour to this grisly genre and Dylan's sombre temperament. The series is mainly set in London, where the protagonist lives, though he occasionally travels elsewhere. Dark Horse Comics has published the English version of ''Dylan Dog'' in the United States in 1999 and 2002. As of 2017, a new English edition was published by Epicenter Comics. The series has sold over 60 million copies worldwide, and is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serpieri
Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri (born 29 February 1944) is an Italian comic book writer and illustrator, noted for his works of highly detailed renderings of the human form, particularly erotic images of women. He is best known for his work on the '' Druuna'' erotic science fiction series. Early career Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri was born on 29 February 1944 in Venice. He moved to Rome in his youth. He studied architecture and painting at Rome's Fine Arts Academy in Rome under Renato Guttuso, and began his career as a painter in 1966, but in 1975 he shifted his focus to comics. He produced work for the Italian comics magazine ''Lanciostory''. A big fan of the American Old West, Serpieri co-created ''L'Histoire du Far-West'' (''The Story of the West''), a Western series about the history of the Old West, with writer Raffaele Ambrosio, which was published in the magazines ''Lanciostory ''Lanciostory'', sometimes spelled as ''Lancio Story'' or ''LancioStory'', is a weekly comic magazine p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
