Alfredo Castelli (born June 26, 1947) is an Italian comic book author and writer. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative
Biography
Born in Milan, Castelli began his comic book career at an early age, creating the strip Scheletrino, a humor series for Italian comic book Diabolik, when he was only 16 years old. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Diabolik is a Fictional character, an Anti-hero featured in Italian comics.
In 1966, with Paolo Sala, he created Comics Club 104, the first Italian fanzine dedicated to comics. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. A fanzine (see also Zine) is a nonprofessional publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre for the pleasure A year later Castelli started writing scripts for several Italian comic books, including Pedrito el Drito and Piccola Eva published by Universo, Cucciolo and Tiramolla for Edizioni Alpe, and Topolino for Mondadori. History The Topolino was the name given to an Automobile model manufactured by Fiat from 1936 to 1955
Castelli then expanded into television, writing several advertisements as well as the series Cappuccetto a Pois with Maria Perego and the screenplay for the movie Il Tunnel sotto il Mondo. See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television In 1969 he contributed to the humor magazine Tilt. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A year later, together with Pier Carpi Castelli created Horror magazine, in which he published his strip Zio Boris. He then joined the staff of Il Corriere dei Ragazzi as editor/artist/writer. The Corriere dei Piccoli ( Italian for "Courier of the Little Ones" nicknamed Corrierino ("Little Courier" was an influential For this magazine he created L'Ombra, a personal take on The Invisible Man drawn by Ferdinando Tacconi; Gli Aristocratici, a group of gentlemen thieves, again with art by Tacconi; Otto Kruntz, a mad scientist drawn by Daniele Faragazzi; and L'Omino Bufo, an absurdist humor strip that Castelli drew himself. Not to be confused with Invisible Man, a novel written by Ralph Waldo Ellison Fredinando Tacconi ( December 27, 1922 - May 11, 2006) was an Italian Comics artist.
In 1978 Castelli wrote for Supergulp magazine the adventures of Allan Quatermain, an explorer specializing in archaeological mysteries that foreshadowed Castelli's most famous creation. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Allan Quatermain is a Fictional character, the Protagonist of H
In the same year Castelli began his cooperation with publisher Sergio Bonelli, writing stories for Zagor and Mister No. Sergio Bonelli Editore (formerly CEPIM is a publishing house of Italian comics. For Zagor The Warlock of Firetop Mountain see The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. Mister No is an Italian comic book, first published in Italy in 1975 by Sergio Bonelli Editore. Two years later, he submitted the idea for a new series to Bonelli based on a New York researcher who investigated scientific mysteries: after two years of gestation, in 1982 he created Martin Mystère. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Martin Mystère is an Italian comic book. Created by writer Alfredo Castelli and drawn by Giancarlo Alessandrini, it was first published in The series, initially drawn by Giancarlo Alessandrini, marked a turning point in Italian popular comics history, introducing modern and sophisticated themes in a market dominated by traditional adventures aimed at a younger audience. Giancarlo Alessandrini (born March 20, 1950) is an Italian Comic artist Biography Born in Jesi, Alessandrini graduated from Martin Mystère opened the door to many other new course characters, both from Bonelli and other publishers.
In 1983 Castelli and Guido "Silver" Silvestri resurrected Eureka magazine. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Eureka is a publication of The Archimedeans, the Cambridge University Mathematical Society However, it folded after only 12 issues. In 1992 Castelli launched the new series Zona X, a spin-off of Martin Mystère, that ran until 1999. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
Castelli is currently writing a book on the first 25 years of American newspaper comics (1895–1919). A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The book is tentatively titled Here We Are Again.
References
- Alfredo Castelli at the INDUCKS
- Interview with Alfredo Castelli (Italian)
External links
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