Charlie Hebdo artists headline Le Strade del Paesaggio festival in Cosenza
Following the controversy over cartoons mocking earthquake victims in Amatrice, three members of Charlie Hebdo—Coco, Walter Foolz, and Marika Bret—will hold a free workshop at the tenth edition of Le Strade del Paesaggio, a comic festival and fair in Cosenza, running from September 23 to October 9, 2016. The festival also features a major exhibition of Gilbert Shelton's The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, with fifty original boards, and a retrospective for Nathan Never, the detective character created by Michele Medda, Antonio Serra, and Bepi Vigna, celebrating 25 years of publication by Bonelli. Events take place at the Teatro Rendano, Museo delle Arti e dei Mestieri, Villa Vecchia, and the Polo Museale di Santa Chiara, which houses the Museo del Fumetto.
Key facts
- Charlie Hebdo members Coco, Walter Foolz, and Marika Bret will hold a free workshop at Le Strade del Paesaggio in Cosenza.
- The workshop follows controversy over Charlie Hebdo cartoons mocking Amatrice earthquake victims.
- Le Strade del Paesaggio is the tenth edition of the festival and fair, running September 23 to October 9, 2016.
- Gilbert Shelton will exhibit fifty original boards of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.
- A retrospective for Nathan Never celebrates 25 years of the character published by Bonelli.
- Nathan Never was created by Michele Medda, Antonio Serra, and Bepi Vigna.
- Events are held at Teatro Rendano, Museo delle Arti e dei Mestieri, Villa Vecchia, and Polo Museale di Santa Chiara.
- The Polo Museale di Santa Chiara houses the Museo del Fumetto.
Entities
Artists
- Coco
- Walter Foolz
- Marika Bret
- Gilbert Shelton
- Michele Medda
- Antonio Serra
- Bepi Vigna
Institutions
- Charlie Hebdo
- Bonelli
- Le Strade del Paesaggio
- Museo del Fumetto
- Teatro Rendano
- Museo delle Arti e dei Mestieri
- Villa Vecchia
- Polo Museale di Santa Chiara
Locations
- Cosenza
- Italy
- Amatrice