Nov 19, 2021

Issue #34: Diving into the world of Comics 💭

Dear Hypercritics,

At the end of October, our Editorial Staff attended Lucca Comics & Games, the largest comics festival in Europe with hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.

We decided to dedicate this week’s newsletter to this art form, which can originate from stories and characters and entire worlds, spreading to other fields, such as film, TV shows, and video games.

Let’s start with a meeting with a comics genius!💡

Enjoy your journey✏️

➡️ Read Frank Miller – American Genius | A Master of Comics at Lucca Comics & Games 2021

Frank Miller presented at Lucca Comics & Games 2021 “Frank Miller – American Genius”, a documentary about his career shoot by his producer Silenn Thomas.

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An ancestor of comics

➡️ Explore The Majesty of Simone Martini in Siena

In the Majesty of Simone Martini, Mary and the Saints talk so that everyone can understand. They seek dialogue and contact with the faithful, but above all, with citizens.

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Unexpected matches and bandes dessinées evolution

➡️ Read Spokon, a neverending relationship between Manga, Anime and Sport | Interview with Cristian Posocco

At Turin Book Fair we interview Cristian Posocco, P.E. at Star Comics, about spokon, the manga and anime genre related to sports.

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➡️ Read Multiple variations of a wound | Saviano & Hanuka's graphic novel Sono ancora vivo

“This is the story of my wound”. Roberto Saviano and Asaf Hanuka talk about Sono ancora vivo, edited by BAO Publishing.

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➡️ Read Women of Wonder, the role of female characters in comics | Interview with Andrea Cavaletto

How and how much has the role of women changed in comics? We talked about this with Andrea Cavaletto, one of the curators of the exhibition “Women of Wonder” organized by MUFANT museum of Turin.

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Comics adaptations

➡️ Read How Watchmen Changed Comics Forever

Watchmen forever changed comics, marking the beginning of the adulthood of the superhero concept and the spread of mature contents.

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➡️ Watch Watchmen | A subversion of the superhero

Lindelof’s Watchmen takes place 34 years after the original and reconsiders the superhero mythology in the framework of discrimination.

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➡️ Read The Caped Crusader on his 82nd Birthday | Origins and Death stories of Batman

On the 82nd birthday of the Batman, let’s take a look into the origins and the death stories which defined the identity of this character.

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➡️ Watch The Dark Knight | An allegory of 9/11 and The War on Terror

Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is an allegory of our world after 9/11 and the War on Terror. The movie is not just a superhero tale.

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➡️ Read Persepolis | An intimate narration of war

First published in 2009, Marjane Satrapi graphic novel Persepolis is an intimate narration of war in Iran as the author lived it.

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➡️ Watch Persepolis Animation

The 2007 film adaptation of Marjane Satrapi’s work.

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➡️Read The Neon Genesis Evangelion manga is an oedipal take on mecha

The Neon Genesis Evangelion manga follows the NGE anime but plunges deep into Shinji’s psyche exploring his relationship with his father, Gendo.

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➡️ Watch Neon Genesis Evangelion | The harsh relationship with the other

Aside from the spectacular mecha battles, Neon Genesis Evangelion focus is what does it take to start a healthy relationship with others.

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➡️ Read Kobane Calling | Zerocalcare reports on a fight for an ideal

Melding graphic novel and travelogue, Kobane by Zerocalcare calling is humorous yet dramatic, entertaining yet informative.

In 2021, Kobane Calling was turned into an audiobook with the voices of Zerocalcare, Emanuela Fanelli, Stefano Fresi. 🎧

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That’s all folks! But keep an eye on our growing Comics collection!💬

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Issue created by Giulia Avataneo, Clara Gastaldi, and Giovanni Di Rienzo.

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