Benito Jacovitti (March 19, 1923 - December 3, 1997) was an Italian comic artist. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
Benito Jacovitti was born in Termoli, Molise in the southern part of the country. Termoli (local dialect Térml) is a town and commune on the Adriatic coast of Italy, in the Province of Campobasso, region of Molise Molise is a region of Southern Italy, the second smallest of the regions He was still a kid when he started drawing on the pavement of the village's streets. The son of a railwayman, Benito entered Macerata's art school at age 11, graduating to Firenze's art institute five years later. Macerata is a city in Italy, the capital of The province of Macerata in the Marche region Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany Here he received the nickname lisca di pesce ("fishbone") because of his thin figure, that he will use as his signature during his career.
In 1939 Jacovitti started working for Il Vittorioso, a Catholic comic magazine targeted at young adults that only published Italian artists. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. There he created several characters: Pippo, Pertica e Palla, Oreste il guastafeste, Chicchiricchì, Giacinto corsaro dipinto, Jack Mandolino, La signora Carlomagno, adaptations of classic like Ali Baba and Don Quixote, and parodies of famous comics like L'onorevole Tarzan and Il mago Mandrago. Ali Baba ( Arabic, Persian: علي بابا is a Fictional character based in Ancient Arabia. es '''''Don Quixote''''' (, see spelling and pronunciation below fully titled es '''''El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha''''' ("The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Tarzan is a Fictional character, an archetypal Feral child raised in the African jungle by Apes who later returns to civilization only to During this period, he also contributed cartoons to the satirical weekly Il Travaso delle idee.
Starting from 1949, Jacovitti produced a series of cartoons for school diaries, named I Diari Vitt (short for Vittorioso) and published by A. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. V. E. These books made him a household name among kids and parents, and he kept producing them until 1980. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
In 1956 he began working for the newspaper Il Giorno, where he created his best known character, the cowboy Cocco Bill, as well as the private eye Tom Ficcanaso. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Il Giorno is a poem written by Giuseppe Parini and published in 1763. Cocco Bill is an Italian comics character by Benito Jacovitti.
Ten years later Jacovitti left Il Giorno to join Il Corriere dei Piccoli, a popular weekly publication for kids, for which he created Cip l'Arcipoliziotto, Zorry Kid, Tarallino Tarallà and others. The Corriere dei Piccoli ( Italian for "Courier of the Little Ones" nicknamed Corrierino ("Little Courier" was an influential
In 1973 he published Gionni Peppe on the magazine Linus, followed in 1981 by Joe Balordo. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Linus is an Italian comics magazine The first number was published in April 1965 by Milano Libri, a subsidiary of Rizzoli. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981
Jacovitti's unique artstyle is immediately appealing to both kids and adults: his characters sport huge noses and feet, his pages are chock full of details and all sort of objects and weird creatures born from his untamed creativity. While most of his production was geared toward humor and parody, Jacovitti did not shy away from more controversial material like the erotic book Kamasutra and political cartoons. The Kama Sutra ( Sanskrit: कामसूत्र (alternative spellings Kamasutram or simply Kamasutra) is an ancient Indian
During his career, Jacovitti created more than 60 characters and produced around 150 books, making him one of the most prolific and original artists in comic book history.
External links
- Cocco Bill and other characters bibliography
- article from Lambiek Comiclopedia
- Jacovitti's offical site (now on line)
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