Comics - Finestre sull'Arte

Here's why Frank Miller's 300 is a good comic book

When in 1998 Frank Miller (Olney, 1957), an American cartoonist and screenwriter, published 300, published by Dark Horse Comics, the American comics landscape was undergoing a phase of transformation: the superhero language was seeking new avenues, a...
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In Brescia, Museo di Santa Giulia pays tribute to Guido Crepax with a major anthological exhibition that goes beyond comics

From September 30, 2025 to February 15, 2026, the Santa Giulia Museum in Brescia will host the anthological exhibition Guido Crepax. Dreams, Games, Valentina 1953-2003, a tribute to Guido Crepax (1933-2003), among Italy's greatest cartoonists and a m...
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Hugo Pratt, Siena hosts monographic exhibition dedicated to the father of Corto Maltese

Thirty years have passed since his death in 1995, but the figure of Hugo Pratt (Rimini, 1927 - Lausanne, 1995) continues to live on in the hearts of fans of comics, art and literature. Best known for creating the legendary Corto Maltese, Pratt influe...
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Salento has a comic book festival, with cosplay, cinema and video games

After the success of last year's edition, the Salicomix Volume II festival returns to Salice Salentino, an exhibition event that combines cosplay, cinema, comics and video games. On August 30 and 31, the center of the town in the province of Lecce wi...
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An exhibition on comics from Arab countries in Jesi

In Jesi, the international comics event returns for its fourth edition, hosting the exhibition "Oltremari. New Trajectories of Arab Comics." The exhibition scheduled at Palazzo Bisaccioni from Sept. 19 to Nov. 24, curated by Alessio Trabacchini and L...
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85 years of superheroes, Marvel celebrates with an exhibition in Turin

Palazzo Falletti di Barolo in Turin hosts, from December 6, 2024 to March 9, 2025, the exhibition AMAZING. 80 (and More) Years of Marvel Superheroes, celebrating 85 years since the birth of one of the world's most important publishing houses, founded...
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At PAFF in Pordenone, an exhibition celebrates the timeless comics of master Jacovitti

Following the exhibitions in Termoli and Rome for the centenary of the birth of Benito Franco Giuseppe Jacovitti (Termoli, 1923 - Rome, 1997), the exhibition "Jacovitttti as you've never seen him" arrives at PAFF!, Pordenone 's Palazzo del Fumetto. T...
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One day, evening: in bookstores the new dot comic strip by Giacomo Nanni

Released on May 21, 2024 in bookstores and on the website of Rulez publishing house, Un Giorno, le soir, the new book by Giacomo Nanni (Rimini, 1971), an Italian but Parisian by adoption cartoonist who is considered one of the most significant author...
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