Giorgio Cavazzano (); born 19 October 1947) is an
Italian
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cartoonist, and one of the most famous
Disney comics
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artists in the world.
Biography
Giorgio Cavazzano was born 19 October 1947 in
Venice, Italy
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. At the age of twelve, Cavazzano started to work with his cousin, the cartoonist
Luciano Capitanio, helping him ink comics for the publishers
Mondadori
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore () is the biggest publishing company in Italy.
History
The company was founded in 1907 in Ostiglia by 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori who began his publishing career with the publication of the magazine ''Luce!''. In ...
and
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, as well as a comic story published in the magazine
Voci d’Oltremare. Still a teenager, he started his apprenticeship with the renowned Italian cartoonist
Romano Scarpa
Romano Scarpa (September 27, 1927 – April 23, 2005) was one of the most famous Italian creators of Disney comics.
Biography
Growing up in Venice he developed a particular love for American cartoons and Disney comics, that, at the time, were ...
, and at the age of 15, from issue #70 of ''
Topolino'' (December 1962) ‑ he was Scarpa's personal inker.
Cavazzano made his debut as a cartoonist in 1967 with the story "Paperino e il singhiozzo a martello", while his first script was on "Zio Paperone e il cambio della guardia", in 1985.
At the beginning of his career, his style was affected by
Romano Scarpa
Romano Scarpa (September 27, 1927 – April 23, 2005) was one of the most famous Italian creators of Disney comics.
Biography
Growing up in Venice he developed a particular love for American cartoons and Disney comics, that, at the time, were ...
's style and the prevailing tradition of comic drawing of
Carl Barks
Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuc ...
. Later, Cavazzano developed his own distinctive style, which marks a watershed between the traditional and the modern way of drawing Disney ducks and mice.
In his career, he has created numerous characters, including
Reginella,
Umperio Bogarto,
O.K. Quack,
Pandy Pap and the most recent one, Rock Sassi. In 1981, he started drawing Disney stories for the French weekly magazine ''
Le Journal de Mickey'' and covers for the magazines ''
Mickey Parade'' and ''
Super Picsou Géant''. Since 1994, Cavazzano has been drawing covers and stories for the Scandinavian publisher
Egmont, including the 2003 ''The Saga of Dragon Lords''.
In 1999, he and the writer
Tito Faraci
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launched the Disney noir series of ''
MM Mickey Mouse Mystery Magazine''. Their artistic partnership led him to draw a superhero comic set in Cavazzano's home town Venice, ''Il segreto del vetro'' (2003); this was the very first ''
Spider-Man
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'' story realized entirely by Italian creators. This is not his only tribute to the Marvel world. The year after, Giorgio drew a cover for a special issue of ''Devil & Hulk'' for the 10th anniversary of Marvel Italy.
Cavazzano has produced many non-Disney comics as well. With writer
Giorgio Pezzin, Cavazzano introduced "Walkie e Talkie" in ''Il Corriere dei Piccoli'' (1973-1975), "Oscar e Tango" in ''Il Messagero dei Ragazzi'' (1974), "Smalto e Johnny" in ''Il Mago'' (1977), "Capitan Rogers" in ''Il Giornalino'' (1981-1989) and "Timothée Titan" in ''
Le Journal de Mickey'' (1987).
With
Tiziano Sclavi, the creator of ''
Dylan Dog
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The series features the eponymous character, a paranormal investigator who takes on cases involving supernatural el ...
'', Cavazzano drew the saga of ''Altai & Jonson'' in 1975. He also partnered with
Bonvi
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Biography
Bonvicini was born either in Parma or Mode ...
, the creator of ''
Sturmtruppen'', to produce "Maledetta galassia" and "La Città", published by Sergio Bonelli Editore.
Cavazzano has contributed to the Italian tradition of "
Le Grandi Parodie Disney", a series of parodies of literary works, theatre, opera and cinema masterpieces. Cavazzano has drawn parodies of the films ''
Casablanca
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'', ''
La Strada
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'', ''
1900
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'' and ''
The Man Without a Past''. In 2017, ''Topolino'' published Bruno Enna and Giorgio Cavazzano's homage to
Hugo Pratt
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's ''
Corto Maltese
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'': ''Topo Maltese: Una ballata del topo salato''.
In addition to comics, Cavazzano has produced a vast amount of illustrations and advertising material, among others for Eldorado,
Fiat
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and
Xerox
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.
References
External links
Instagram*
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at the
Lambiek Comiclopedia
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Italian comics artists
1947 births
Artists from Venice
Living people
Disney comics artists