tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post946935465601689034..comments2024-03-18T14:10:26.013-05:00Comments on and everything else too: TERROR BLU: Il Figlio Delle StelleMr. Karswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-71433039243883807852014-11-15T11:27:19.347-06:002014-11-15T11:27:19.347-06:00Thanks JD and Conor!Thanks JD and Conor!Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-77705660335584163312014-11-15T11:21:53.082-06:002014-11-15T11:21:53.082-06:00The comics I liked most (relying on my memory) wer...The comics I liked most (relying on my memory) were those drawn by the underrated Leone Frollo: Lucifera, Yra the Vampress and, especially, Biancaneve (a famous Snow White "adaptation" that lasted many years). Frollo could have started a wonderful career in the States, if only he had the chance to work for Warren or Marvel (he was inspired by J. Buscema in the Seventies).<br />Here is a summarized, mnemonic list of "worthy" comics :<br />"Biancaneve" (Edifumetto) = "Snow white" [Fantasy. Gory but somewhat hilarious]<br />"Sexy favole" (Edifumetto): Adaptations of classic fairy tales.<br />"Oltretomba" = "Beyond the grave": Horror [not so "hard" and well conceived , almost like a Warren magazine. Almost.] This was published by Ediperiodici, founded by Barbieri and Giorgio Cavedon, then acquired by Cavedon. Barbieri then founded Edifumetto and the two became harsh competitors.<br />"Lando" (Edifumetto): comedic - satiric. The spicy adventures of a guy who's got ... huh ... three balls, that's it.<br />"Belzeba" (Edifumetto): the story of an hermaphrodite demon from hell.<br />"Pig" (Ediperiodici, 1984): comedy-horror, the adventures of a "were-pig", a pig headed guy who has to have sex on a regular basis, else he will turn into a regular pig.<br />"Zora la vampira" (Edifumetto): horror. The adventures of a lesbian vampiress.<br />"Il Tromba" (Edifumetto): Comedy. The sex adventures of a smart soldier (you say "private"?). Sort of an hardcore Beetle Bailey.<br />"Il camionista" (Edifumetto): satiric, the story of a truck driver with the face of popular actor Lando Buzzanca...<br />And many, many, many more. Those comics sold like bread until the nineties.<br />They are not be confused with the "Fumetti neri" (Diabolik, Kriminal, Satanik, etc.) that predated them and are more similar to the italian Giallo movie.<br />Whew! Thanks.J_D_La_Rue_67https://www.blogger.com/profile/13620923188907903146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-8435215189598752662014-11-15T11:11:21.313-06:002014-11-15T11:11:21.313-06:00Hi. I understand you have an insane interest in th...Hi. I understand you have an insane interest in the 70's-80's italian "per adulti" comics.<br />You chose a very "hard", almost "slasher" one for your post, but we had a wide variety of such comics, covering almost every taste of young schoolboys customers of that era, from horror to parodies, from gore to comedy. Comparable to Japanese hentai in this sense.<br />Most of them were published by Renzo Barbieri's "Edifumetto-edizioni Squalo" (whose trademark was a shark). Some fine artists like Milo Manara (somewhat overrated in my opinion) began their careers working for him. One of my favorite authors, Magnus (Roberto Raviola) created for him the hilarious adventures of "Necron", a corpse revived by the necrophiliac scientist Frieda Boher. I didn't like "Terror blu" because its "slasher" feeling was not mitigated by any humoristic tidbits as in other similar comics like “Biancaneve”. It was as you say, lurid and nauseating, an believe it or not, I was a sensitive kid. Terror blu lasted from 1976 to 1994, I found the complete (I guess) list of stories and artists on a French site:<br />http://bdtrash.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2013&start=60#p97249<br />J_D_La_Rue_67https://www.blogger.com/profile/13620923188907903146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-92083939594291687402014-11-07T17:30:33.921-06:002014-11-07T17:30:33.921-06:00I applaud your Reader's Digest approach - squi...I applaud your Reader's Digest approach - squishing it down to a tasty bite size piece. Not that you would ever see this sort of thing in said periodical.<br />Warped, disgusting stuff.<br />More please.Conor McHalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120728044899193323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-56806900016177041582014-10-09T18:30:41.024-05:002014-10-09T18:30:41.024-05:00Earth men are too gross, even for gross aliensEarth men are too gross, even for gross aliensMr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-47476021192778778102014-10-09T08:34:34.443-05:002014-10-09T08:34:34.443-05:00too bad the aliens couldn't figure out a way t...too bad the aliens couldn't figure out a way to get the mens pregnant. maybe they will someday...Craftypants Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14413843592088954786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-58806096704909572472014-10-08T22:58:45.268-05:002014-10-08T22:58:45.268-05:00Wow, far out. That gets right down to the nitty gr...Wow, far out. That gets right down to the nitty gritty. Somebody give that alien baby a bath.Armpit Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11638263987047515853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-62120759424472822762014-10-08T21:16:58.949-05:002014-10-08T21:16:58.949-05:00And here I thought Italian giallos were hard to fi...And here I thought Italian giallos were hard to figure out.JMR777https://www.blogger.com/profile/03538238702295526065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-39272194965942028732014-10-08T19:56:28.751-05:002014-10-08T19:56:28.751-05:00My favorite sound effect is "STRAP!" whi...My favorite sound effect is "STRAP!" while ripping off a shirt... followed by the stomach exploding "BAROM!"Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-47027583360057492802014-10-08T16:43:00.302-05:002014-10-08T16:43:00.302-05:00What can we follow up an issue of Jack and Jill wi...What can we follow up an issue of Jack and Jill with? How about Italian Funnetti? I love the neck-snapping turns this blog does!<br /><br />It seems that "ahhhhh", the universal scream of stomach ripping x-ray alien babies is universal!Brian Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737535617796413548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-43371812706727482442014-10-08T14:10:48.069-05:002014-10-08T14:10:48.069-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mestierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469030153414408109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-13313351537551629762014-10-08T13:35:07.952-05:002014-10-08T13:35:07.952-05:00Awesome, thank you, Paolo-- will do!Awesome, thank you, Paolo-- will do!Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-38381588635776292592014-10-08T13:30:51.625-05:002014-10-08T13:30:51.625-05:00Hi K,
I'm Italian, loved those comics back in ...Hi K,<br />I'm Italian, loved those comics back in the day, and totally enjoy your posts. If you ever have any questions about plot or content, I'll do my best to help you, just drop me a line.Paolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948075178283913588noreply@blogger.com