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This past week a local school on Long Island honored the memory of cartoon illustrator Al Plastino.  He was one of many Italian Americans who crafted the comic books that every boy in the country grew up with — Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Flash, and the Legion of Super-Heroes. I’m not a collector or devotee of comics, but in tracking down...

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Giancarlo Esposito, star of series including Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad, is staying in the criminal underworld with his latest project. Esposito, coming off another turn as the sophisticated boss of a meth empire in Netflix’s The Gentlemen, is launching his first graphic novel. He has co-created The Venetian, a story of commitment and sacrif...

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Despite being one of the longest-running comic series on the planet, Diabolik remains unknown to the Western World. Since 1962, more than 900 volumes of Diabolik have been released, becoming one of the world's most popular Italian comic series. Diabolik has been adapted into television shows (including a 2000 cartoon on Fox Kids), several video gam...

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Batman has teamed up with a variety of characters throughout his 80-year history, but one famous paranormal investigator has remained elusive… until now. The Italian comics hero Dylan Dog will be teaming with the Dark Knight this coming March, finally bringing the two celebrated comics characters together after first being announced nearly six year...

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The official date of birth of the comic strip in Italy is considered to be 27 December 1908, when the first edition of the “Corriere dei Piccoli” was published. The famous magazine was the first real “industrial” edition, with a very wide audience, that focused primarily on comic strip characters, and it was also the publisher of the first Italian...

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Renowned comic book artist John Romita Sr., known for co-creating iconic Marvel characters such as Wolverine, the Punisher, and Mary Jane Watson, has passed away at 93. The news of his death was announced on Tuesday night via Twitter by his son, John Romita Jr., who is also a celebrated comic book artist. Romita Jr. expressed his grief, stating tha...

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Two months ago, “Tear Along the Dotted Line” Netflix comics series by Zerocalcare rapidly became the most-watched TV series in Italy and very popular abroad, for its capacity to excite, laugh and make people think. But who is Zerocalcare? Where do his roots lie? Michele Rech is not only Italian, he is above all Roman. He speaks, writes and interpre...

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Wed, Oct 28, 2020, 11:00 PM – Thu, Oct 29, 2020, 12:00 AM CET. ONline event. PI-Philly and the Italian Consulate General of Philadelphia invite you to a spectacular journey in the art of Italian comic book creator Giulio De Vita. REGISTRATION is REQUIRED, here! The artist will offer an overview of his career through his worldwide famous characters,...

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On the occasion of the “20th Week of the Italian Language in the World”, the Embassy of Italy is pleased to announce a Contest for students of the Italian language in the United States. The Week of the Italian Language in the World is an event promoted yearly by the cultural and diplomatic network in the third week of October, under the High Patron...

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From Tuesday, September 08, 2020 to Monday, November 02, 2020. Organized by IIC Los Angeles in collaboration with Lucca Crea and Lucca Comics. Entrance: Free. Location: IIC Los Angeles and Youtube Channel (virtual tour) In anticipation of the 20th Italian Language Week in the World (October 19-25, 2020), with the theme of Italian Between Word and I...

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