Comic Book Releases for Christmas 2019: From Liberatore to Dylan Dog
A roundup of notable Italian comic book publications for the 2019 holiday season includes Tanino Liberatore's 'Frammenti di Caos' (Comicon Edizioni, 264 pages, €24), a career-spanning collection of the artist known as the 'Michelangelo of comics'. Eliana Albertini's 'Malibu' (BeccoGiallo Editore, 160 pages, €18) depicts the bleak lives of suburban characters in southern Veneto. Johnny Ryan's 'Prison Pit' (Eris Edizioni, 760 pages, €35) brings the splatter-filled wrestling adventures of Cannibal Fuckface to Italian readers. 'Dylan Dog – Talks' (Sergio Bonelli Editore, 208 pages, €26), curated by Marco Nucci, compiles 26 interviews with creators of the iconic Italian comic series, including Tiziano Sclavi. 'Uccidendo il secondo cane' (Oblomov Edizioni, 176 pages, €18) by Valerio Gaglione and Fabio Izzo tells the story of Polish writer Marek Hłasko, known as the 'Polish James Dean'. All books were published in 2019.
Key facts
- Tanino Liberatore's 'Frammenti di Caos' is published by Comicon Edizioni, 264 pages, €24.
- Eliana Albertini's 'Malibu' is published by BeccoGiallo Editore, 160 pages, €18.
- Johnny Ryan's 'Prison Pit' is published by Eris Edizioni, 760 pages, €35.
- 'Dylan Dog – Talks' curated by Marco Nucci is published by Sergio Bonelli Editore, 208 pages, €26.
- 'Uccidendo il secondo cane' by Valerio Gaglione and Fabio Izzo is published by Oblomov Edizioni, 176 pages, €18.
- All books were released in 2019.
- Liberatore is known as the 'Michelangelo of comics'.
- Marek Hłasko is referred to as the 'Polish James Dean'.
Entities
Artists
- Tanino Liberatore
- Eliana Albertini
- Johnny Ryan
- Marco Nucci
- Tiziano Sclavi
- Claudio Villa
- Angelo Stano
- Corrado Roi
- Valerio Gaglione
- Fabio Izzo
- Marek Hłasko
- Andrea Pazienza
- Stefano Tamburini
- Massimo Mattioli
- Filippo Scòzzari
- Luigi Meneghello
Institutions
- Comicon Edizioni
- BeccoGiallo Editore
- Eris Edizioni
- Sergio Bonelli Editore
- Oblomov Edizioni
- Artribune
Locations
- Italy
- Naples
- Padua
- Turin
- Milan
- Quartu Sant'Elena
- Veneto
- Mestre
- Ravenna
- Warsaw
- Poland