Classics of comics: Alberto Breccia
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
Studies about Argentine comic develop since the sixties of the last century thanks to the comic adventure and action of Salgarian matrix, graphically characterized by the cinematic style of illustrators and designers of the Escuela Panamericana de Arte. Arrived in Argentina in the late forties, thanks to the initiatives of the Editorial Abril of Cesare
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Moebius in Grubert’s world
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
The essence of Jean Giraud lies right in the choice of the pseudonym that has made him popular all over the world: Moebius, referring to the figure created by the German mathematician who, imposing a twist to a ring, showed the form that has only one side and only one edge. A strip closed together
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Good wine makes… good ink!
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Wine and comics: two effective synonyms for pleasure and tradition, a combination so much dear to intellect as to senses, in which we Italians, modestly speaking, struggle not to be second to anyone. A meeting that was made concrete on Sunday, September 7th at the Grape Festival of Gattinara, municipality of Vercelli which produces the
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David Bowie, The Starman by Lorenzo Bianchi/Veronica Veci Carratello (NPE)
Tuesday, 06 May 2014
If it were a song, this book would probably be… Karma Chameleon! Surprised? The fact is that as it may seem paradoxical to mention the Culture Club when David Bowie discography is full of more “eligible candidates” headlines, the idea that karma is something extremely fickle, changing, protean and complex lends itself well to summarize
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GIPI, “astory” on exhibition
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Gipi debuted in 1994 as an illustator on Cuore magazine, then he published some short stories and beautiful illustrations on Blue, La Repubblica, Internazionale, Lo Straniero and IlPost.it. In 2003 he published the collection Esterno Notte and in 2004 the graphic novel Appunti di una storia di guerra for Coconino, publisher of all his subsequent
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Hugo Pratt, nemo propheta in patria
Wednesday, 29 January 2014
Hugo Pratt is one of the authors who contributed the most to maximize the potential of comics world by renewing the rules of different genres through his ability to mix history, fantasy, reality, fiction, adventure and humor. In 1945, Mauro Fastinelli and Alberto Ongaro founded the magazine Albo Uragano (Hurricane album) – later known as
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One hundred of these numbers, Rat-Man!
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
It was 1989 when Leo Ortolani created Rat-Man (Deboroh The Rock to his friends) as a parody of overseas superheroes. In 1997, the early stages of success, he had already decided that the saga of his super-nerdy in puppet style would have had a conclusion with the release of comic book no.100. But no: over
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Frank Miller, Sin City revolution
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
Grown up reading cosmic threats of superhero by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, Frank Miller belongs to the generation of American authors who in the early eighties led the revolution that has completely changed direction and approach to the world of superheroes. The hard boiled declination of his Daredevil (May 1979-February 1983) before, and the
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Comics cult: Palmiro and the Far Away Girlfriend
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
Palmiro was born on a November night in 1992. He was born by accident. Sauro was trying to draw The Ugly Duckling and the sketches of Pino, a cute and unconvincing doll, appeared Palmiro: a small duckling, ugly and black. But duck, like those of Carl Barks. It was love at first sight. Created for
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Signs of travel by Emilio Uberti
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
“Paper and pen” is a combination that, in its most introspective form, suggests the idea of great intimacy. Moments in which you are at the presence of yourselves immersed in writing or drawing. Some argue that drawing is for a selected few, but it is not true. Drawing is like writing. It needs practice. Once
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