Dario Argento and Dylan Dog crossover in comic 'Profondo Nero'
The 383rd issue of the Dylan Dog comic series, titled 'Profondo Nero', features a story written by Dario Argento with illustrations by Corrado Roi and a cover by Gigi Cavenago. The plot follows model Beatrix, who mysteriously disappears, leading the protagonist on an introspective journey that reveals the dark side of every individual. Roberto Recchioni, the series editor, described the work as "morbid and romantic at the same time, violent and delicate, fun and terrifying, ramshackle and unhinged, as Umberto Eco would have said, a great admirer of Argento's cinema as well as Sclavi's comics." In an interview with La Repubblica, Argento stated he has not read many comics aside from Dylan Dog and Topolino as a child, and he identifies with the imagery and attention to monsters and diversity in Sclavi's series, as well as the irony present in both their works.
Key facts
- Dario Argento wrote the story for Dylan Dog issue #383 'Profondo Nero'
- Illustrations by Corrado Roi
- Cover by Gigi Cavenago
- Story centers on model Beatrix's mysterious disappearance
- Roberto Recchioni described the work as morbid, romantic, violent, delicate, fun, terrifying, ramshackle, and unhinged
- Umberto Eco was a great admirer of both Argento's cinema and Sclavi's comics
- Argento said he read few comics, only Topolino as a child and later Dylan Dog
- Argento identifies with Sclavi's imagery, attention to monsters and diversity, and irony
Entities
Artists
- Dario Argento
- Corrado Roi
- Gigi Cavenago
- Roberto Recchioni
- Umberto Eco
- Tiziano Sclavi
Institutions
- Dylan Dog
- La Repubblica
- Artribune