Storie. 1981-1983

Storie #2

by Andrea Pazienza, Gipi (Foreword)

Con questo secondo volume prosegue la pubblicazione integrale delle storie di Andrea Pazienza. Dopo le storie lisergiche e sconclusionate degli anni Settanta, una serie di racconti dalla solida architettura narrativa, dove la dirompenza figurativa è sempre al servizio della trama. Un segno unico, miscuglio insondabile di canoni espressivi, rimandi e suggestioni, restituiti in una dimensione nuova e irripetibile.

Genres: Graphic Novels

173 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 2021

About the author

Andrea Pazienza debuted in 1977 on the magazine Alteralter with his first comic story, The Extraordinary Adventures of Pentothal, the surrealistic and psychedelic story of an alter ego named after the sedative Penthothal. He subsequently published several short stories on Cannibale, Il Male, and Frigidaire, of which he was one of the founders. Pazienza developed a personal body of work, alternating between playful comic cartooning—at times politically charged–and much more elaborate, dark, disturbing graphic novels, often dealing with drugs and wanton violence, with a scattering of black humor throughout. In 1980, he created the character Zanardi and collaborated with the magazines Corto Maltese and Comic Art, while also producing movie and theatre posters, scene designs, record covers, and advertising material. He was extremely prolific through the 1980s, penning hundreds of single-panel cartoons as well as longer, intricate stories. Pompeo, his last graphic novel, depicts the gradual downfall of a heroin addict (a largely autobiographical character), is generally considered his masterwork. He died of heroin overdose in 1988, at the age of 32.

Reviews

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Continua la scoperta di Pazienza con questa collana divisa per anni. Le tavole di Paz sono sempre un bello spaccato degli anni ‘80.