Guido Crepax
Encyclopedia
Guido Crepax was an Italian
comics
artist. He is most famous for his character Valentina
, created in 1965 and very representative of the spirit of the sixties
. The Valentina series of books and strips became noted for Crepax's sophisticated drawing, and for the psychedelic
, dreamlike storylines, generally involving a strong dose of erotism. A film based upon his work called "Baba Yaga", featuring the character Valentina, was made in 1973.
Italy
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comics
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
artist. He is most famous for his character Valentina
Valentina (comic book)
Valentina is one of the most influential European comics series, created in 1965 by the Italian artist Guido Crepax.Originally a minor character working for the comic hero Neutron, Valentina became the sole protagonist of the series in 1967. The first episode was entitled "La Curva di Lesmo"...
, created in 1965 and very representative of the spirit of the sixties
1960s
The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...
. The Valentina series of books and strips became noted for Crepax's sophisticated drawing, and for the psychedelic
Psychedelic
The term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...
, dreamlike storylines, generally involving a strong dose of erotism. A film based upon his work called "Baba Yaga", featuring the character Valentina, was made in 1973.
Works
Valentina books
- Valentina (1968), Milano Libri
- Valentina speciale (1969), Milano Libri
- Valentina con gli stivali (1970), Milano Libri
- Baba Yaga (1971), Milano Libri
- Ciao Valentina! (1972), Milano Libri
- Valentina nella stufa (1973), Milano Libri
- Diario di Valentina (1975), Milano Libri
- A proposito di Valentina (1975), Quadragono Libri, edited by Francesco Casetti
- Valentina in giallo (1976), Milano Libri
- Valentina assassina (1977), Milano Libri
- Ritratto di Valentina (1979), Milano Libri
- Riflesso di Valentina (1979), Arnoldo MondadoriArnoldo MondadoriArnoldo Mondadori was a noted Italian publisher.Mondadori was born at Poggio Rusco, Mantua and died in Milan.His publishing house is today the largest in Italy.-External links:*...
- Lanterna Magica (1979), Edizioni d'arte Angolare
- Valentina pirata (1980), Milano Libri, in colour
- Valentina sola (1981), Milano Libri, in colour
- Valentina, storia di una storia (1982), Olympia Press
- Per amore di Valentina (1983), Milano Libri
- Io Valentina, la vita e le opere (1985), Milano Libri
- Nessuno (1990), Milano Libri
- Valentina e le altre (1991), Mondadori, collana Oscar
- Valentina, la gazza ladra (1992), Rizzoli-Milano Libri
- Valentina a Venezia (1992)
- E Valentina va... (1994), Rizzoli-Milano Libri
- Valentina (1995), Fiction inc. Tokyo
- Al diavolo, Valentina (1996)
- In arte... Valentina (2001), Lizard Edizioni
- Valentina (2003), Panini Comics
Other heroines
- La casa matta (feat. Bianca, 1969), Edip
- Anita, una storia possibile (1972), Persona/Ennio Ciscato Editore
- Histoire d'O (1975), Franco Maria Ricci Editore, from the novelStory of OStory of O is an erotic novel published in 1954 about love, dominance and submission by French author Anne Desclos under the pen name Pauline Réage.Desclos did not reveal herself as the author for forty years after the initial publication...
by Pauline RéagePauline RéageAnne Desclos was a French journalist and novelist who wrote under the pseudonyms Dominique Aury and Pauline Réage.-Early life:... - Emmanuelle (1978), Olympia Press, from the novel by Emmanuelle ArsanEmmanuelle ArsanEmmanuelle Arsan, the pen name of Marayat Rollet-Andriane, born in 1932 as Marayat Bibidh, is a French novelist of Eurasian origin, most famous for creating the fictional character Emmanuelle, a woman who engages in an exploration of her own sexuality under varying circumstances.Arsan was born in...
- Justine (1979), Olympia Press, from the novel La nouvelle Justine by De Sade
- Hello, Anita! (1980), L'isola trovata, in colour
- Belinda 1 & 2 (1983), Editori del Grifo
- I viaggi di Bianca (1984), Milano Libri, inspired by Jonathan SwiftJonathan SwiftJonathan Swift was an Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer , poet and cleric who became Dean of St...
's Gulliver's TravelsGulliver's TravelsTravels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships, better known simply as Gulliver's Travels , is a novel by Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of... - Venere in pelliccia (1984), Olympia Press, inspired to a tale by Leopold von Sacher-MasochLeopold von Sacher-MasochLeopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch was an Austrian writer and journalist, who gained renown for his romantic stories of Galician life. The term masochism is derived from his name....
. - Bianca 2. Odesseda (1987), Editori del Grifo
- Emmanuelle l'antivergine (1990), Rizzoli
- Eroine alla fine: Salomé (2000), Lizard Edizioni
- Crepax 60|70 (feat. Belinda, and Valentina 2003), Fiction inc. Tokyo
Other works
- L'astronave pirata (1968), Rizzoli
- Il dottor Jekill (1972), Persona/Ennio Ciscato Editore
- Circuito interno (1977), Edizioni Tempo Medico
- Casanova (1977), Franco Maria RicciFranco Maria RicciFranco Maria Ricci is an Italian publisher. Among his publications is FMR, an art magazine published six times yearly in Italian, English, German, French and Spanish, based in Milan, Italy...
Editore - L'uomo di Pskov (1977), CEPIM (Sergio Bonelli Editore), in colour
- L'uomo di Harlem (1979), CEPIM (Sergio Bonelli Editore)
- La calata di Macsimiliano XXXVI (1984), Editori del Grifo
- Conte Dracula (1987), Rizzoli-Milano Libri, from the novel DraculaDraculaDracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
by Bram StokerBram StokerAbraham "Bram" Stoker was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula... - Dr.Jekyll e Mr.Hide (1987), Rizzoli-Milano Libri, from the novel by Robert Louis StevensonRobert Louis StevensonRobert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....
- Giro di vite (1989), Olympia Press, from the novel The Turn of the ScrewThe Turn of the ScrewThe Turn of the Screw is a novella written by Henry James. Originally published in 1898, it is ostensibly a ghost story.Due to its ambiguous content, it became a favourite text of academics who subscribe to New Criticism. The novella has had differing interpretations, often mutually exclusive...
by Henry JamesHenry JamesHenry James, OM was an American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr., a clergyman, and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.... - Nessuno (1990), Milano Libri
- Le clinicommedie (1990), Editiemme
- Il processo di Franz Kafka (1999), Piemme, from the novel The TrialThe TrialThe Trial is a novel by Franz Kafka, first published in 1925. One of Kafka's best-known works, it tells the story of a man arrested and prosecuted by a remote, inaccessible authority, with the nature of his crime revealed neither to him nor the reader.Like Kafka's other novels, The Trial was never...
by Franz KafkaFranz KafkaFranz Kafka was a culturally influential German-language author of short stories and novels. Contemporary critics and academics, including Vladimir Nabokov, regard Kafka as one of the best writers of the 20th century... - Justine and The Story of O (2000), graphic novel of the works by Marquis de SadeMarquis de SadeDonatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade was a French aristocrat, revolutionary politician, philosopher, and writer famous for his libertine sexuality and lifestyle...
and Anne Desclos respectively - Frankenstein (2002), Grifo Edizioni, from the novel by Mary ShelleyMary ShelleyMary Shelley was a British novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus . She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley...
Stories published in Heavy Metal Magazine
| Original title and publishing date | English title | Date | HMM Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riflesso di Valentina (1979) | Valentina: Reflection | 1980-12 | Vol. 4 No. 9 |
| 1981-1 | Vol. 4 No. 10 | ||
| 1981-5 | Vol. 5 No. 2 | ||
| 1981-6 | Vol. 5 No. 3 | ||
| L'uomo di Harlem (1979), CEPIM (Sergio Bonelli Editore) | The Man From Harlem | 1983-1 | Vol. 6 No. 10 |
| 1983-2 | Vol. 6 No. 11 | ||
| 1983-3 | Vol. 6 No. 12 | ||
| 1983-4 | Vol. 7 No. 1 | ||
| 1983-5 | Vol. 7 No. 2 | ||
| 1983-6 | Vol. 7 No. 3 | ||
| Valentina pirata (1980), Milano Libri | Valentina The Pirate | 1983-11 | Vol. 7 No. 8 |
| 1983-12 | Vol. 7 No. 9 | ||
| 1984-1 | Vol. 7 No. 10 | ||
| 1984-2 | Vol. 7 No. 11 | ||
| 1984-3 | Vol. 7 No. 12 | ||
| 1984-4 | Vol. 8 No. 1 | ||
| Hello, Anita! - (1980) L'isola trovata | Hello, Anita! | 1985 | Bride of Heavy Metal |
| ???, 1988 | Valentina Rediscovered: Far From Berlin | 1988, Fall | Vol. 12 No. 3 |
| ??? | Persona | 1992-5 | Vol. 12 No. 3 |
External links
- Guido Crepax biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
- Guido Crepax biography on Museo Nazionale del Fumetto
- 'Story of O' website features SHRDSH!!! - IT'S CREPAX, Deliriums & Desires, by Stephan