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Chercheur d’or dans le Grand Nord, ce n’est pas une sinécure, entre malfrats et crapules il faut tenter de survivre. Sergio Toppi retrace quelques parcours emblématiques. La nature magnifique et inhospitalière ramène l’être humain à sa véritable dimension : un grain de poussière…
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Sergio Toppi
211 books108 followersSergio Toppi was an Italian illustrator and comics author from Milan.
Toppi's art style is known for its sophisticated compositions and an unmatched ability with hatching.
Young Toppi left his medical studies in the early 50's to pursue a career in illustration, which lasted until his death at age eighty. His illustrations were featured in many Italian newspapers, magazines and books.
Toppi also developed a comics career since the middle of the 60's. His body of work in comics is mostly composed of short stories on a wide range of subject matters, often in a historical or fantasy setting. Toppi's stories appeared in a number of Italian comics magazines, from the ones devoted to kids such as Il Corriere dei Piccoli and Il Giornalino, to those targeting a more mature or larger audience, like Sgt. Kirk, Linus, alter alter, Corto Maltese, L'Eternauta, Comic Art, Orient Express. For the latter magazine Toppi created in the 80's his only recurring comics character, called Il Collezionista (The Collector).
Toppi's art style is known for its sophisticated compositions and an unmatched ability with hatching.
Young Toppi left his medical studies in the early 50's to pursue a career in illustration, which lasted until his death at age eighty. His illustrations were featured in many Italian newspapers, magazines and books.
Toppi also developed a comics career since the middle of the 60's. His body of work in comics is mostly composed of short stories on a wide range of subject matters, often in a historical or fantasy setting. Toppi's stories appeared in a number of Italian comics magazines, from the ones devoted to kids such as Il Corriere dei Piccoli and Il Giornalino, to those targeting a more mature or larger audience, like Sgt. Kirk, Linus, alter alter, Corto Maltese, L'Eternauta, Comic Art, Orient Express. For the latter magazine Toppi created in the 80's his only recurring comics character, called Il Collezionista (The Collector).
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November 15, 2024
Il west di Toppi e’ spietato dove la natura e’ tanto inospitale quanto lo sono le persone che lo abitano. Un luogo in cui per sopravvivere o ci si da alla criminalità o si fatica fino allo stremo: non ci sono vie di mezzo. Le sue sono anche quasi tutte storie di viaggi, di persone alla perenne ricerca di qualcosa (di solito ricchezza).
I disegni, dalla potenza espressiva e visionaria mozzafiato, sono molto particolari perché tutto è’ realizzato tramite fitte e sottili linee di pennino. Anche i neri sono realizzati tramite questa tecnica.
Quella dell’ammiraglio che inganna il “brigante” e’ l’unica storia che non mi ha lasciato niente.
Nell’ultima storia (l’unica a colori del volume) il protagonista estrae dalla mano di legno una piccola pistola: mi ha ricordato il dottor Schulz di Django Unchained.
I disegni, dalla potenza espressiva e visionaria mozzafiato, sono molto particolari perché tutto è’ realizzato tramite fitte e sottili linee di pennino. Anche i neri sono realizzati tramite questa tecnica.
Quella dell’ammiraglio che inganna il “brigante” e’ l’unica storia che non mi ha lasciato niente.
Nell’ultima storia (l’unica a colori del volume) il protagonista estrae dalla mano di legno una piccola pistola: mi ha ricordato il dottor Schulz di Django Unchained.
May 31, 2022
Wonderful.
November 12, 2024
4 e mezzo
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