Magico Vento
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Magico Vento is the character of an Italian comics book
/western
with the same name, issued monthly by Sergio Bonelli Editore
. Magico Vento's true name is Ned Ellis, a former member of US Army who had become an Indian shaman. Graphically inspired to Irish actor Daniel Day-Lewis
, Ellis is usually accompanied by Willy Richards, a journalist nicknamed Poe
for his resemblance with the famous American writer.
The series was created in July 1997 by writer Gianfranco Manfredi. Horror and supernatural
themes, often related to Indian legends and mythology
, are also present.
The story is set in the United States
, in the years after 1850, and is strongly connected to the American history of the period. Magico Vento, who had gained a strong reputation among the Sioux
(Dakota) tribe who had housed him, often meets historical characters like George Armstrong Custer
, Crazy Horse
and Sitting Bull
. He also took active part to notable events like the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Artists who worked on the series include José Ortiz
, Ivo Milazzo
, Eugenio Sicomoro
, Corrado Roi
, Darko Perovic and Corrado Mastantuono
.
Italian comics
Italian comics are comics made in Italy. They are locally known as fumetto – plural form fumetti – although this latter term is often used in English to describe a specific comic genre . The most popular Italian comics have been translated into many languages...
/western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
with the same name, issued monthly by Sergio Bonelli Editore
Sergio Bonelli Editore
Sergio Bonelli Editore is a publishing house of Italian comics. It takes its name from its president and comic book author, Sergio Bonelli....
. Magico Vento's true name is Ned Ellis, a former member of US Army who had become an Indian shaman. Graphically inspired to Irish actor Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is an English actor with both British and Irish citizenship. His portrayals of Christy Brown in My Left Foot and Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood won Academy and BAFTA Awards for Best Actor, and Screen Actors Guild as well as Golden Globe Awards for the latter...
, Ellis is usually accompanied by Willy Richards, a journalist nicknamed Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
for his resemblance with the famous American writer.
The series was created in July 1997 by writer Gianfranco Manfredi. Horror and supernatural
Supernatural
The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...
themes, often related to Indian legends and mythology
Mythology
The term mythology can refer either to the study of myths, or to a body or collection of myths. As examples, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece...
, are also present.
The story is set in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, in the years after 1850, and is strongly connected to the American history of the period. Magico Vento, who had gained a strong reputation among the Sioux
Sioux
The Sioux are Native American and First Nations people in North America. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many language dialects...
(Dakota) tribe who had housed him, often meets historical characters like George Armstrong Custer
George Armstrong Custer
George Armstrong Custer was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. Raised in Michigan and Ohio, Custer was admitted to West Point in 1858, where he graduated last in his class...
, Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse was a Native American war leader of the Oglala Lakota. He took up arms against the U.S...
and Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull Sitting Bull Sitting Bull (Lakota: Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake (in Standard Lakota Orthography), also nicknamed Slon-he or "Slow"; (c. 1831 – December 15, 1890) was a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man who led his people as a tribal chief during years of resistance to United States government policies...
. He also took active part to notable events like the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Artists who worked on the series include José Ortiz
José Ortiz (comics)
José Ortiz Moya is a Spanish comics artist, best known for several collaborations with Antonio Segura, such as the series Hombre.-Biography:...
, Ivo Milazzo
Ivo Milazzo
Ivo Milazzo is an Italian comic book artist.He was born in Tortona, and worked mainly for Sergio Bonelli Editore. Together with his friend, writer Giancarlo Berardi, in 1974 he created Ken Parker, one of the most appreciated western characters of European comics.His style is somewhat reminiscent...
, Eugenio Sicomoro
Eugenio Sicomoro
Eugenio Sicomoro, byname of Bruno Brunetti is an Italian comic book artist.Born in Rome, Sicomoro made his debut in the late 1970s on the Italian magazine Lanciostory. Later, together with Claude Moliterni, he created the series Rouletabille for the French magazines Pilote and Charlie Mensuel...
, Corrado Roi
Corrado Roi
Corrado Roi , is an Italian comic book artist.Roi was born in Laveno Mombello, province of Varese, Lombardy.He published stories for Il Monello and Staff di If until, in 1986, he became one of the artists working at Dylan Dog, for Sergio Bonelli Editore...
, Darko Perovic and Corrado Mastantuono
Corrado Mastantuono
Corrado Mastantuono is an Italian comic book artist.Born in Rome, Mastantuono worked in the animation field until 1989, and then started to work for the Italian magazine L'Eternauta...
.