Kriminal
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Image from the 1966 film Kriminal.
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Italian fumetti neri, Kriminal covers
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Kriminal (fictional character)
Kriminal is a fictional character created for Italian comics by Magnus and Bunker and adapted for film by Umberto Lenzi. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriminal [Aug 2005]
Fumetti neri
Fumetti Neri is a subgenre of comics born in Italy with the Diabolik character.The heroes of fumetti neri [literally black comics] are more anti-hero or villain than genuine hero. Diabolik itself was very loosely based on the French Fantômas character. The other heroes in these comics were all inspired on Diabolik and often have a K in their names.
We have :
- Kriminal by Magnus and Max Bunker with a more violent variation of Diabolik.
- Satanik of the same authors, a female version of Diabolik.
- Génius etc.
In France, these comics were published in small size editions by the likes of Elvifrance. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumetti_neri [Aug 2005]
see also: fumetti - Italy - comics - erotic comics
Magnus and Bunker
Magnus (Bologna, 30 May 1939 - 5 February 1996), pseudonym of Roberto Raviola, Italian comic book drawer.
Born in Bologna in 1939, Roberto Raviola has lived all his life in this city. He started his career and his association with Max Bunker in 1964 with the series Kriminal. He uses the pseudonym Magnus, derived from the Latin saying Magnus Pictor Fecit. During the 1960s he created series like Satanik (1964), Dennis Cobb, Gesebel (1966) and Maxmagnus (1968).
Roberto Raviola
Magnus (Bologna, 30 May 1939 - 5 February 1996), pseudonym of Roberto Raviola, Italian comic book drawer.
Born in Bologna in 1939, Roberto Raviola has lived all his life in this city. He started his career and his association with Max Bunker in 1964 with the series Kriminal. He uses the pseudonym Magnus, derived from the Latin saying Magnus Pictor Fecit. During the 1960s he created series like Satanik (1964), Dennis Cobb, Gesebel (1966) and Maxmagnus (1968).
In 1967 Magnus and Bunker started working on a new character: in May of 1969 Alan Ford came out. His use of black and white to create certain atmospheres launched a new comics genre called Black comics.
After leaving the T.N.T Group, Magnus began an association with Renzo Barbieri's publishing house. He devoted these years to research and the result was a revolution in the erotic comics genre. In 1974 Midnight of fire, Ten knights and a wizard, Vendetta Macumba, and The living skull came out. In the seventies he continued creating the long saga The Outlaws and in 1975 he started the Unknown series. In 1977 The Company of the Gallows series appeared.
During the eighties he created two heroines: Milady 3000 and Necron's Frieda Boher. Inspired by oriental literature, he created The 110 pills, Fiori di prugno in un vaso d'oro and The enchanted women. In 1989 Magnus began his long adventure in the creation of his big Tex - 223 plates in 7 years of work. In August 1991 he moved to Castel del Rio, near Bologna, where he spends his last years. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Raviola [Aug 2005]
see also: fumetti - Italy - comics - Satanik - erotic comics
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