Giancarlo Alessandrini (born March 20, 1950) is an Italian comic artist.
Giancarlo Alessandrini (born March 20, 1950) is an Italian comic artist.
Born in Iesi, Alessandrini graduated from Ancona's Art Institute and begins drawing comics professionally in 1972 for Il Corriere dei Ragazzi with the story Il Cifrario del Maggiore Martin written by Mino Milani. The following year he produced ten episodes of the fantasy series Anni 2000, again written by Milani, and twelve episodes of Lork Shark two years later. [1]
In 1975 Alessandrini joined Studio Giolitti and drew several war stories for British publisher Fleetway. He continued his cooperation with Il Corriere dei Ragazzi, drawing two episodes of the series Il Maestro, written by Milani. When in 1976 the editor refused some of the pages for the series asking him to redraw them, Alessandrini decided instead to leave. [2]
He then drew Eva Kant for the Italian edition of Cosmopolitan . The series is written by Alfredo Castelli and marks the first of a series of collaborations. [1] In 1976 the two produced L'uomo di Chicago for Bonelli's Un Uomo un'Avventura, then in 1978 they worked together on Allan Quatermain for Supergulp , published by Mondadori and on Mister No , again for Bonelli. [2]
Starting in 1977, Alessandrini worked on the western series Ken Parker , written by Giancarlo Berardi. His cooperation will continue until 1980, resulting in six 96 pages episodes. That same year Alessandrini started working for Catholic weekly Il Giornalino , where he drew some episodes of the series Ai confini dell'avventura and Storie di tutti i tempi. In 1981 he created with scriptwriter Claudio Nizzi the series Rosco & Sonny , using himself as a model for Sonny's features. [1] [2]
But the opportunity that will make Alessandrini a name in the international comics scene presented itself in 1982: Castelli had convinced Bonelli to greenlight a series based on his new character, and asked Alessandrini to design the character and draw the stories. In April of that year Martin Mystère was born. The series was a success, and Alessandrini was to produce all the covers and many of the stories, including specials and spin-offs. [1] [2]
In 1990 Alessandrini drew L'Uomo di Mosca, written by Roberto Dal Prà for Torpedo magazine. The personal style of the art didn't go unnoticed in France, where publisher Bagheera acquired the rights for the French market. [2]
In 1991 Alessandrini and Dal Prà created detective Anastasia Brown for Comic Art magazine. The same year Alessandrini was awarded the best artist prize by ANAF. [2]
Alessandrini first solo effort was published in 1992 on Comic Art: it's a series of short stories titled Fatti e misfatti a Planet Arium. He then drew the Martin Mystére spin-off series Zona X . [2]
In 1993 Alessandrini produced three episodes of Indiana Jones for Bagheera. In 2001 he drew Outremer , written by Vincenzo Beretta for French publisher Albin-Michel. [2]
"Alessandrini plays an important role in the evolution of comics art of the last 15 years." said Alfredo Castelli. "He may not realize it, but at the beginning of the 1980s his style has been the trait-d'union between Italian pulp comics and graphic novels, and in the 1990s, he is the only exception in a 'school' that has been dominant for the last 8-10 years." [2]
Giorgio Cavazzano ; born 19 October 1947 is an Italian cartoonist, and one of the most famous Disney comics artists in the world.
Maurilio Manara, known professionally as Milo Manara, is an Italian comic book writer and artist.
Italian comics also known as fumetto[fuˈmetto], plural form fumetti[fuˈmetti]. The most popular Italian comics have been translated into many languages. The term fumetto refers to the distinctive word balloons that contain the dialog in comics.
Dino Battaglia was an Italian comic artist, noted for a distinctive and expressive style, best known for his visual adaptations of classic novels.
Alfredo Castelli is an Italian comic book author and writer.
Sergio Toppi was an Italian illustrator and comics author.
Sergio Bonelli Editore is a publishing house of Italian comics founded in 1940 by Gian Luigi Bonelli (1908–2001). It takes its name from its former president, comic book writer Sergio Bonelli (1932–2011), son of Gian Luigi.
Martin Mystère is both the name and protagonist of an Italian comic book. Created by writer Alfredo Castelli and artist Giancarlo Alessandrini, it was first published in Italy by Sergio Bonelli Editore in 1982.
Aurelio Galleppini, better known with his nickname Galep, was an Italian comics artist and illustrator, best known as graphic creator of Tex Willer in 1948.
Ferdinando Tacconi was an Italian comics artist.
Tiziano Sclavi is an Italian comic book author, journalist and writer of several novels. Sclavi is most famous as creator of the comic book Dylan Dog in 1986, for Italian publishing house Sergio Bonelli Editore. More than 300 issues have appeared in the series, which has sold millions of copies. It has been in collaboration with several artists, including Claudio Villa, Corrado Roi, Gustavo Trigo, Carlo Ambrosini, Luigi Piccatto, Angelo Stano, Mike Mignola, Andrea Venturi, Giampiero Casertano and Bruno Brindisi.
Carlo Ambrosini is an Italian comic book artist and writer.
Guido Buzzelli was an Italian comic book artist, writer, illustrator and painter.
Gli Aristocratici is an Italian comic strip series created in 1973 by Alfredo Castelli and Ferdinando Tacconi.
L'Omino Bufo is an Italian comic strip created by Alfredo Castelli.
The International Cartoonists Exhibition is an annual art exhibition held in Rapallo, Liguria, Italy. Founded in 1972, it was one of the earliest Italian exhibitions devoted to comics. Conceived in order to popularize and increase the importance of work done by comic authors, it was the first exhibition of its kind to display original artwork. It is one of the few comics-related activities to have been founded and always directed by professional authors of the field, beginning with Carlo Chendi, an Italian cartoonist and Disney Italy screenwriter and the cartoonists Luciano Bottaro and Giorgio Rebuffi, who founded the Studio Bierreci; other collaborators include the restaurateur Fausto Oneto, the designer Enrico Macchiavello and the official site's owner, Davide Caci.
Orient Express was a monthly comic magazine published in Italy from 1982 to 1985.
Zio Boris is the title character of an Italian humorous comic strip series created by Alfredo Castelli as writer and by Carlo Peroni as artist.
Antonio Canale was an Italian comic writer and artist, also known under the pen name Tony Chan.
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Giancarlo Alessandrini . |
