Five Overlooked Comics from Late 2022: Ziche, Marzocchi, Gipi, Quasirosso, and Miles Morales
A roundup of five notable comic books released in late 2022 that may have flown under the radar. Silvia Ziche's 'La gabbia' (Feltrinelli Comics, Milan, 2022, 112 pp., €17) is a poignant dialogue with her recently deceased mother, blending drama and comedy. Leila Marzocchi's 'L'ombra non è mai così lontana' (Oblomov, Bologna, 2023, 184 pp., €20) tackles Holocaust memory and silence, featuring testimonies from Simon Wiesenthal, Edith Bruck, and Liliana Segre. Gipi's 'Barbarone sul pianeta delle scimmie erotomani' (Rulez, Rome, 2022, 132 pp., €16) is a humorous sci-fi adventure with a cosmonaut and a talking puddle. Quasirosso's 'Indaco' (Feltrinelli Comics, Milan, 2022, 176 pp., €19) follows six characters searching for God. 'Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man. Un Nuovo Eroe per un Nuovo Mondo' (Panini Comics, Modena, 2022, 1168 pp., €89) collects the early stories of the Afro-American Spider-Man, created by Brian Bendis and Sara Pichelli.
Key facts
- Silvia Ziche's 'La gabbia' is a 112-page comic published by Feltrinelli Comics in Milan, 2022, priced €17.
- Leila Marzocchi's 'L'ombra non è mai così lontana' was published by Oblomov in Bologna, 2023, 184 pages, €20.
- Gipi's 'Barbarone sul pianeta delle scimmie erotomani' was released by Rulez in Rome, 2022, 132 pages, €16.
- Quasirosso's 'Indaco' was published by Feltrinelli Comics in Milan, 2022, 176 pages, €19.
- 'Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man. Un Nuovo Eroe per un Nuovo Mondo' is an omnibus edition by Panini Comics, Modena, 2022, 1168 pages, €89.
- Miles Morales was created by Brian Bendis and Sara Pichelli as the first Afro-American Spider-Man.
- Edith Bruck contributed a testimonial to Marzocchi's book.
- The roundup was published on Artribune in February 2023.
Entities
Artists
- Silvia Ziche
- Leila Marzocchi
- Gipi
- Quasirosso
- Sara Pichelli
- Brian Michael Bendis
- Mark Bagley
- David Marquez
Institutions
- Feltrinelli Comics
- Oblomov
- Rulez
- Panini Comics
- Marvel
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Bologna
- Rome
- Modena