Rome celebrates comic strip hero Diabolik
Rome pays homage to one of the most loved Italian comic strip heros of all time: Diabolik. I don’t know if the word really suits him, after all we are talking about a thief, but a thief , mind you,…
Tex Willer n. 575: 60 years of Italian-style comic book Westerns
The Italian comic Tex will celebrate its 60th anniversary with issue number 575 which is being specially designed to mark the occasion.The new issue is titled “Sul sentiero dei ricordi” or “On the road of memories”, and will be an…
Guido Crepax sexy comic book heroine, Valentina
In the days before Lara Croft and Angelina Jolie, there was Valentina, a character from the fantasy of Guido Crepax that has since entered the erotic imagination of Italian culture and adult comic books. Valentina was a sexy photographer who…
Italian books: Signor Bonaventura Italian comic strip, by Sergio Tofano
Sergio Tofano is known as one of the most talented comic book authors in Italy. Born in Rome on August 20 in 1886, he died on October 28, 1973 after a varied career which also involved acting, producing and writing…
Piacenza Fullcomics: 11th April to 13th
For three days Piacenza will be the centre of the comics world. From 11th April through 13th April the city will host Fullcomics, an exhibition that will explore and delve into the world of comics. A full range of events…
Italian comic books: exhibition at Casa di Mussolini on war propaganda and comics
Italian comics and vignettes from the first decades of the 1900’s are on show at the Casa Natale Mussolini, at Predappio, which is 95 km from Florence and 16 km from Forlì.From July 12 to October 12 it will be…