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Paul Chadwick Draws New Concrete Covers For Italy

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Panini Comics Italy are commissioning Paul Chadwick to draw brand new covers for the new Italian editions of Concrete. Concrete is a particular favourite pleasure of mine. Now, if only they can persuade Paul to create a couple of new …

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An Italian Revolution Supported By… Superman, Wolverine And Peppa Pig?

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Is it an approved political campaign? Is it completely supporter-created piece of social media? Or somehwre inbetween? Supporters of Italian political prime ministerial candidate Antonio Ingroia for the new political party Rivoluzione Civile (Civil Revolution) began by using some images …

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Mickey Makes It To Comixology

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Rich Johnston

So there’s a bunch of Disney comics on Comixology now. There are different sections, and for the traditional Disney comic material, with the exception of two Epic Mickey books written by Peter David, it appears to be material generated by …

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Hugo Pratt’s Corto Maltese – A Pop Culture Hound Goes To Malta

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Chris Thompson writes for Bleeding Cool; My love affair with Hugo Pratt‘s Corto Maltese really took hold on my most recent trip to Italy. Although beloved by the French, Pratt was an Italian who spent his formative years in Venice. …

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Swipe File: Jim Lee And Paolo Di Clement

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Rich Johnston

On the left is Jim Lee’s Batman. On The right is Paola Di Clement’s Nathan Naver, a popular Italian comic book. It has caused quite the stir, but could the pose be a complete coincidence? Possibly, but Paola has form …

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Treviso Comic Festival Creates A Little New Zealand

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Rich Johnston

A couple of years ago I went to the Treviso Comics Festival in Italy. I ended up spending a very pleasant time with some very pleasant comics creators, followed by a day in Venice with the good lady wife. It …

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Marvel, Panini And The Christmas Revelry Facebook Post

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Okay, this is quite funny. Bleeding Cool has previously reported on the European comic book situation regarding the licensing of Marvel titles. Panini has a Europe-wide licensing agreement but the purchase of Marvel by Disney made some fear that this …

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The Prodigious Output Of Sergio Bonelli Editore In 2011

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Rich Johnston

This year, Sergio Bonelli, one of the most influential people in the comics industry, passed away. But his studio has kept going. In 2011, Sergio Bonelli Editore saw published 17,789 pages of comics created by his studio. Their most prolific …

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Dragonero, The Next Sergio Bonelli Ongoing Series

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Bleeding Cool recently reported that Sergio Bonelli Editore was to publish a brand new ongoing series, Saguaro, something it hasn’t done for many years. Well, you wait for ages and two come along at once – or artehr, a year …

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Saguaro – Sergio Bonelli Editore’s First New Ongoing Series For An Age

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Rich Johnston

For the last few years, the only brand new material Italian publisher Sergio Bonelli Editore have published have been mini-series. But now, a month after the death of Sergio Bonelli, the publisher that still bears his name is to start …

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The Funeral Of Sergio Bonelli

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Yesterday, in Milan, the funeral of seminal comics creatror, editor and publisher, Sergio Bonelli, was held in Milan. The comics industry across Europe, as well as family and friends, turned out for it. Here’s a look, courtesy of the Tex …

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Sergio Bonelli’s Family Vault

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Today is the funeral of Sergio Bonelli, one of the most influential people in European comics, principle in the transition from a children’s art form into one for all ages. His son David Bonelli is set to take over a …

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Sergio Bonelli Passes, Aged 78

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Creator of popular Italian comics Zagor, River Bill and Mister No, Sergio Bonelli died earlier today. Son of Tex creator Gian Luigi Bonelli,  Sergio often wrote under the name of Guido Nolitta, to disguise his legacy in the field, as …

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Now Planeta De Agostini Loses DC Italian Rights To RW Edizioni

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Is it something they said? Last week Bleeding Cool reported how El Catalogo had beaten Planeta De Agostini, Spanish and Italian comics publisher, to the rights to all DC comics in Spanish language territories. It was quite a shock, no …

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Lee Bermejo Vs Lex Luthor’s Lies

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Bleeding Cool understands that creator Lee Bermejo has called for the latest Italian print run of the recent Lex Luthor: Man of Steel collection to be withdrawn from sale. He told Comicus that he wrote a biography for himself for …

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Tex Willer Goes Colour

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Rich Johnston

The best selling comics character in an Italy is a cowboy named Tex Willer. With 600 issues under his belt, over fifty years, each 120 pages long, that a lot of comics. But until now, every single issue apart from …

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Amazon Italy All Over The World

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Rich Johnston

Italian comic books are popular in all parts of the world. South America specially has a thriving audience for the work. But shipping costs can be inordinately over the top, often costing more than the books themselves. Well, right now, …

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The Treviso Comic Book Festival

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Rich Johnston

Next weekend, the good lady wife and myself are being flown out to attend the Treviso Comic Festival in Italy. Just north of Venice (which is why we’ll be staying an extra day), it’s will take over the town, from …

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