Lupo Alberto. Tutte le strisce

by Silver

Da quasi cinquant'anni, Lupo Alberto ci accompagna con le sue avventure. Con la sua inconfondibile pelliccia blu, una mimica facciale da Oscar e la battuta fulminante sempre pronta, vive le sue spassose giornate nei pressi della fattoria McKenzie; un microcosmo di vivaci personaggi che, attraverso i loro rapporti e le loro storie, si burlano della nostra società e dei nostri tic quotidiani. In questo microcosmo, Alberto è un lupo libero, anomalo ma anche ironico: non mangia le galline, anzi addirittura ne corteggia una, e nonostante le continue e abbondanti bastonate che riceve dal cane Mosè non si arrende mai. Ci prova sempre, perché lui alla libertà crede davvero, così come all'amicizia con la talpa Enrico. La collezione completa delle strisce dedicate a Lupo Alberto. Una raccolta integrale in ordine cronologico arricchita da tanti contenuti inediti, tra cui l'intervista di Enrico a Lupo Alberto per i suoi quarant'anni. Per sapere tutto, ma proprio tutto sul nostro beniamino.

272 pages, Paperback

Published October 29, 2020

About the author

Silver, pen name of Guido Silvestri (born 9 December 1952 in Carpi, Italy) is an Italian comic book artist. He began his career in the early 70's as an apprentice to the famous Italian humour cartoonist Bonvi (Franco Bonvicini).
Silver is most notably known as the creator and main author of Lupo Alberto. This funny animals comic details the adventures of a blue wolf, Alberto, a representation of the common man with a goal in life and a certain amount of bad luck. Alberto, a resident of the McKenzie farm, constantly tries to steal a hen named Martha (who is his girlfriend), while Moses, a sheepdog, does everything he can to stop him. Lupo Alberto first appeared in February 1974, as a series of strips published in 'Corriere dei Ragazzi', a 1970s kid magazine related to the newspaper 'Corriere della Sera'. Since 1985 a series of monthly comic books has been released, following a short-lived series (composed of 8 issues) launched between 1983 and 1984.
For many years the Lupo Alberto strips have been especially popular among teenagers, spawning a rich merchandising franchise, including school diaries and greeting cards. The character was used in the 1990s for a massive anti-AIDS campaign promoted by the Italian Ministry of Public Health, emphasizing safe sex and the use of condoms.