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. From 1977 to 1979 he directed the monthly magazine of underground music ''Gong''. In the 1980s he lives in

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, making illustrations for the Italian daily newspaper ''

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monthly ''Advocate'', ''Torso'', ''Blueboy'' and the weekly ''Screw''. Origa in Milan became friends with the painter

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, with him discuss a lot about erotica arts in the tavern "Risotteria". With his partner photographer,

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, founded fashion magazines such as Punk Artist (1979), Focus (1985), and

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(1992).

Books

* ''Enciclopedia del Fumetto'', Ottaviano, due volumi, 1977 * ''Diary of a Punk Artist'', Iride, 1980 * ''Origa Dessins'', Ed. de la Mouette, Francia, 1991 * ''I mondi di Dylan Dog'', Unilito, 1992 * ''Videomax'', Scarabeo, 1994 * ''Monografia Corrado Roi'', Borsa del Fumetto, 1994 * ''L'Isola dei fumetti'', con Bepi Vigna, Scarabeo, 1994 * ''Magnus: Lo Sconosciuto'', Edizioni ReM, 1999 * ''Magnus: 110 pillole Storyboard'', Edizioni ReM, 2000 * ''Diavolo meridiano'', con Giuseppe Pusceddu, Aipsa, 2001 * ''Edifumetto Index'', Edizioni ReM, 2002 * ''Incredibili Comics!'', Edizioni ReM, 2003 * ''Vietato ai minori'', Rizzoli, 2007

External links

Graziano Origa FoundationGraziano Origa Punk ArtistFumetti d'ItaliaGraziano Origa - Nova 100
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