Buzzelli Collected Works Vol. 2: HP

(Paperback)

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The second of three volumes collecting Guido Buzzelli's stories in English for the first time.

Includes HP, considered to be Buzzelli's masterpiece, and the sci-fi fantasyMorganna. These fantastic and grotesque stories demonstrate whyBuzzelliwas called "the Goya of comics".One of Europe's most praised comics auteurs,Buzzelli Collected Worksarethe perfect introduction to his masterful skill and subversive art.

Reviews

"The first self-conscious author in comics." - Domingos Isabelinho

"A cornerstone of Italian auteur comics." - Fabio Donalisio

"Buzzelli's work manages to vividly convey the visionary energy and the unmistakable style of those roaring and extraordinary years in which it was made." - Emanuele Trevi

Author Bio

Guido Buzzelli (1927-1992) was an Italian cartoonist, writer, illustrator and painter. His career started at age 19, and his comics were published in the Daily Mirror, Mtal Hurlant, Charlie Hebdo. In 1973 he received the Yellow Kid Award as best illustrator and author in Italy, and in 1979 won the Crayon d'Or in France. Trained as a classic illustrator, he is considered one of the masters of European comics and inventor of the Italian graphic novel.