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Guido Buzzelli

Born

in Rome, Italy

July 27, 1927

Died

January 25, 1992

Genre

Comics, Graphic Novels

Influences

Rino Albertarelli

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Guido Buzzelli (1927-1992) was an Italian cartoonist, illustrator and painter from Rome, best known as a pioneer of Italian graphic novels in the 60's and 70's.

Buzzelli was born of a family of painters on his father side, while his mother was a model. As a teenage, he studied to become a painter like his father and grandfather. Soon, he added comics to his interests, working as an apprentice to Italian cartoonists Vittorio Cossio and Rino Albertarelli. In his youth Guido lived in Spain and England, working as an illustrator and comic book artist. In 1960 he came back to Italy and married Grazia de Stefani, who will also become his main collaborator.
After a few years focusing on his painting career, Buzzelli returned to comics to create La Guido Buzzelli (1927-1992) was an Italian cartoonist, illustrator and painter from Rome, best known as a pioneer of Italian graphic novels in the 60's and 70's.

Buzzelli was born of a family of painters on his father side, while his mother was a model. As a teenage, he studied to become a painter like his father and grandfather. Soon, he added comics to his interests, working as an apprentice to Italian cartoonists Vittorio Cossio and Rino Albertarelli. In his youth Guido lived in Spain and England, working as an illustrator and comic book artist. In 1960 he came back to Italy and married Grazia de Stefani, who will also become his main collaborator.
After a few years focusing on his painting career, Buzzelli returned to comics to create La Rivolta del Racchi ("The Rebellion of the Uglies", 1966), an early example of graphic novel. He could not find a regular publisher for this work, yet the story attracted the attention of the curators of the 1967 Lucca Comics Festival, being released in the proceedings of the show. The comic acquired notoriety only in 1970, when French cartoonist Georges Wolinski noticed the book on a newsstand during a trip to Naples and decided to have it published in the French comics magazine Charlie Mensuel. La Rivolta del Racchi was a fantasy in a historic setting and presented a certain social commentary undertone, something that will remain in many of Buzzelli following works.
In the the 70's and 80's Buzzelli will continue to publish comics and political cartoons in a number of French publications, such as Pilote, Circus, L'Écho des Savanes, Vailant, Métal Hurlant, À Suivre, Fluid Glacial, Le Monde, as well as Italian ones, like Linus, Alterlinus, Comic Art, L'Eternauta, Paese Sera, Il Messaggero, L'Espresso, Psyco, Corriere dei Ragazzi, Comic Art, Playmen, Menelik, l'Unità, L'Occhio, Repubblica.
Among his comics are I Labirinti (1968-1970), Zil Zelub (1971), Annalisa e il diavolo (1973), H.P (with Alexis Kostandi, 1974), L'intervista (1975), L'Agnone (1977), La guerra videologica (1978), L'uomo del Bengala (1979), Il mestiere di Mario (1980), Zasafir (1981) and many others.
Buzzelli continued to produce traditional painting work throughout his life. His paintings have appeared in a number of exhibitions in Europe and North America. Additionally, he was a teacher at the European Institute of Design. Towards the end of his life he also collaborated with the Italian and French television.
Guido Buzzelli died at age 64 in his hometown Rome in 1992. ...more

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	La trilogia. La rivolta dei racchi, I labirinti, Zil Zelub 3.53 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buzzelli Collected Works Vol. 1: The Labyrinth by Guido Buzzelli, Jamie Richards (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.13 avg rating — 32 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	HP 3.52 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1978	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zil Zelub 3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1977 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I classici del fumetto di Repubblica n. 57: L'arte di Guido Buzzelli really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buzzelliades 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1980 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buzzelli Collected Works Vol. 2: HP 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Los laberintos 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1971 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Annalisa e il diavolo 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La révolte des ratés really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1974	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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