Guido Crepas (15 July 1933, in

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– 31 July 2003, in Milan), better known by his

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Guido Crepax, was an

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artist. He is most famous for his character '' Valentina'', created in 1965 and very representative of the spirit of the 1960s. The ''Valentina'' series of books and strips became noted for Crepax's sophisticated drawing, and for the

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, dreamlike storylines, generally involving a strong dose of

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. His work was often politically motivated too, inspired by his

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convictions. A film based on his work called ''

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'', featuring the character Valentina, was made in 1973.

Works

Valentina stories

* '' The Lesmo Curve'' (1965) * ''The Subterraneans'' (1965) * ''The Descent'' (1966) * ''Un Poco Loco'' (1966) * ''Ciao, Valentina'' (1966) * ''The Force of Gravity'' (1967) * ''Funny Valentine'' (1967) * ''Valentina in Sovietland'' (1968) * ''Valentina in Boots'' (1968) * ''Marianna in the Country'' (1968) * ''Fearless Paper Doll Valentina'' (1968) * ''Filippo and Valentina'' (1969) * ''Valentina's Baby'' (1969) * ''The Manuscript Found in a Stroller'' (1970) * ''Baba Yaga'' (1971) * ''Bluebeard'' (1971) * ''Who's Afraid of Baba Yaga?'' (1971) * ''Valentina the Fearless'' (1971) * ''Annette'' (1972) * ''The Little King'' (1972) * ''Pietro Giacomo Rogeri'' (1972) * ''The Time Eater'' (1973) * ''Fallen Angels'' (1973) * ''The Empress's New Clothes'' (1973) * ''Reflection'' (1974) * ''Private Life'' (1975) * ''Subconscious Valentina'' (1976) * ''Valentina the Pirate'' (1976) * ''Rembrandt and the Witches'' (1977) * ''Anthropology'' (1977) * ''Le Zattere, Venice'' (1980)

Other heroines

* ''La casa matta'' (feat. Bianca, 1969), Edip * ''Anita, una storia possibile'' (1972), Persona/Ennio Ciscato Editore * ''Histoire d'O'' (1975), Franco Maria Ricci Editore, from the

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* ''Emmanuelle'' (1978), Olympia Press, from the novel by

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* ''Justine'' (1979), Olympia Press, from the novel '' La nouvelle Justine'' by de Sade * ''Hello, Anita!'' (1980), L'isola trovata, in colour * ''Belinda 1 & 2'' (1983), Editori del Grifo * ''I viaggi di Bianca'' (1984), Milano Libri, inspired by

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'' * ''Venere in pelliccia'' (1984), Olympia Press, inspired to a tale by

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. * ''Bianca 2. Odesseda'' (1987), Editori del Grifo * ''Emmanuelle l'antivergine'' (1990), Rizzoli * ''Eroine alla fine: Salomé'' (2000), Lizard Edizioni * ''Crepax 60, 70'' (feat. Belinda, and Valentina 2003), Fiction inc. Tokyo

Other works

* ''L'astronave pirata'' (1968), Rizzoli * ''Il dottor Jekill'' (1972), Persona/Ennio Ciscato Editore * ''Circuito interno'' (1977), Edizioni Tempo Medico * ''Casanova'' (1977),

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Editore * ''L'uomo di Pskov'' (1977), CEPIM (Sergio Bonelli Editore), in colour * ''L'uomo di Harlem'' (1979), CEPIM (Sergio Bonelli Editore) * ''La calata di Macsimiliano XXXVI'' (1984), Editori del Grifo * ''Conte Dracula'' (1987), Rizzoli-Milano Libri, from the novel ''

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'' by

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* ''Dr.Jekyll e Mr.Hide'' (1987), Rizzoli-Milano Libri, from the novel by

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* ''Giro di vite'' (1989), Olympia Press, from the novel ''

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'' by

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* ''Nessuno'' (1990), Milano Libri * ''Le clinicommedie'' (1990), Editiemme * ''Il processo di Franz Kafka'' (1999), Piemme, from the novel ''

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* ''Justine'' and ''The Story of O'' (2000), graphic novel of the works by

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and

Anne Desclos Anne Cécile Desclos (23 September 1907 – 27 April 1998) was a French journalist and novelist who wrote under the pen names Dominique Aury and Pauline Réage. She is best known for her erotic novel '' Story of O'' (1954). Early life Born ...

respectively * ''Frankenstein'' (2002), Grifo Edizioni, from the novel by

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Wargames

Besides his much better known activity as a graphic artist, Crepax was a keen wargamer and wargame designer and collector of paper soldiers, drawn by himself. He was the author of some of the first wargames published in Italy to be widely circulated: * ''La Battaglia di Trafalgar'' (Corriere dei Piccoli, 1964) * ''La Battaglia di Waterloo'' (Linus, 1965) * ''La Battaglia di Pavia'' (Linus, 1967) * ''La Battaglia del Lago Ghiacciato - Alexandr Nevsky'' (Linus 1972, poi ristampato da Milano Libri)

Other activities

He was also active as an animator and as an album cover designer.

Notes

References

Crepax publications
– Fondazione Fossati

– Bedetheque

External links

on Lambiek Comiclopedia
Guido Crepax biography
on Museo Nazionale del Fumetto

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crepax, Guido 1933 births 2003 deaths Italian comics artists Italian comics writers Italian communists Italian illustrators Album-cover and concert-poster artists Artists from Milan Italian erotic artists Italian animators Polytechnic University of Milan alumni

Works

Valentina stories

Other heroines

Other works

Wargames

Other activities

See also

Notes

References

External links