- Milo Manara
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Milo Manara 
Born Maurilio Manara
September 12, 1945
Lüsen (Luson), ItalyNationality Italian Area(s) Artist, Writer Notable works The Adventures of Giuseppe Bergman
Butterscotch
Click
Indian SummerAwards full list Maurilio Manara – known professionally as Milo Manara – (born September 12, 1945 in Lüsen (Luson), South Tyrol) is an Italian comic book writer and artist, best known for his erotic approach to the medium.
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Career
After architecture and painting studies, he made his comics debut in 1969 drawing for Genius, a Fumetti neri series of pocket books from publisher Furio Vanio in the wake of the popularity of Kriminal and Satanik.[1] In 1970 he illustrated for the magazine Terror, and starting in 1971 drew the erotic series Jolanda de Almaviva written by Francisco Rubino, issued in small format by publisher Erregi. Joining the youth magazine Il Corriere dei Ragazzi, he worked with Rubino, Carlo Barbieri, Mino Milani and Silverio Pisú.[2] With Pisú Manara launched the publications Telerompo and Strategia della Tensione in 1974 and the series Alessio, Il Borghese Rivoluzionario, and with writer Mino Milani the series La parola alla giuria in 1975. Manara and Pisú later went on to publish Lo Scimmiotto (The Ape) along the story of the Chinese Monkey King in Alter Linus in 1976, and with Alfredo Castelli, L'Uomo delle Nevi (The Snowman) in 1978.[2]
During this period Manara began publishing work in several Franco-Belgian comics magazines including Charlie Mensuel, Pilote and L'Écho des savanes.[1] For (A SUIVRE) Manara created the first stories featuring HP and Giuseppe Bergman, which grew to become a large body of work. The character "HP" is based on Manara's friend, the Italian comics creator Hugo Pratt, and a collaborator on some of Manara's most acclaimed work, initially Tutto ricominciò con un'estate indiana (1983, Indian Summer) and later El Gaucho (1991). Manara also completed two stories working with another of his heroes, Federico Fellini.[1] In his own right Manara has been commended on his skills as a scenarist, as with the western L'uomo di carta (1982, The Paper Man).[2]
Manara's reputation for producing comics that revolve around elegant, beautiful women caught up in unlikely and fantastical erotic scenarios became solidified with work such as Il Gioco (1983, also known as Click or Le Déclic), about a device which renders women helplessly aroused, Il Profumo dell'invisibile (1986, Butterscotch), introducing the heroine Miele (Honey) and a sweet-smelling body-paint which makes the wearer invisible, and Candid camera (1988, Hidden Camera) featuring the same protagonist in further explicit adventures. In the following years of combining sequels, original work and collaborations with noted creators, Manara's production continued in this direction to explore erotic comics themes with an artistic and storytelling expression in a manner considered unique to Manara.
In the U.S. The Ape was serialised in Heavy Metal in the early 1980s and Manara received some exposure through collaborations with Neil Gaiman and other artists. Curiously, Manara does not enjoy the popularity in his native Italy that exists in France, where he is considered one of the most important comics creators in the world.
Later work
In connection with their joint project Quarantasei, in July 2006, Manara designed a helmet for Moto GP rider Valentino Rossi, specifically made for the Italian GP in Mugello. Rossi declared:
“ He has drawn some kind of a mythical history of my life, in cartoons, with some of my heroes such as Steve McQueen, Enzo Ferrari, Jim Morrison, and other characters such as my dog Guido, the chicken Osvaldo and a lot of beautiful women! I really like Milo...he's a person that I have admired for a long time. ” In 2003, Manara's work featured on the cover of Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro's second studio album "The Vertigo of Bliss". Manara also created the artwork for all the singles released from this album.
In October 2006, Manara developed character designs for the animated television series City Hunters. The series, of ten 11 minute episodes, blends traditional animation techniques with modern CGI, to be broadcast across all of Latin America on the FOX network throughout 2006 and 2007.
Manara pencilled an X-Men project written by Chris Claremont for Marvel Comics. X-Men: Ragazze in fuga was released in April 2009 in Italy; in July 2010, the book was released in the United States, titled as X-Women.[citation needed]
Bibliography
Original title English title Year Remarks Jolanda de Almaviva - La Figlia del Mare 1971 written by Francesco Rubino La parola alla giuria 1975 written by Mino Milani Alessio, Il Borghese Rivoluzionario Alessio 1975 written by Silverio Pisu Lo scimmiotto The Ape 1976 written by Silverio Pisu Un uomo un'avventura: L'uomo delle nevi The Snowman 1978 written by Alfredo Castelli HP e Giuseppe Bergman HP and Giuseppe Bergman 1978 Le avventure asiatiche di Giuseppe Bergman The Indian Adventures of Giuseppe Bergman 1980 L'uomo di carta, o Quattro dita The Paper Man 1982 Tutto ricominciò con un'estate Indiana Indian Summer 1983 with Hugo Pratt Il gioco Click 1983 Il profumo dell'invisibile Butterscotch 1986 Candid camera Hidden Camera 1988 L'apparenza inganna 1988 Viaggio a Tulum Trip to Tulum 1989 with Federico Fellini L'arte della sculacciata The Art of Spanking 1989 written by Jean-Pierre Enard Le avventure africane di Giuseppe Bergman An Author in Search of Six Characters and Dies Irae 1990 Breakthrough 1990 written by Neil Gaiman Il gioco 2 Click 2 1991 El Gaucho El Gaucho 1991 with Hugo Pratt Il sogno di Oengus 1991 written by Giordano Berti Il viaggio di G. Mastorna detto Fernet 1992 with Federico Fellini La feu aux entrailles 1993 with Pedro Almodóvar Il gioco vol.3 Click 3 1994 Seduzioni 1994 Storie brevi Shorts 1995 I viaggi di Gulliver, o Gulliveriana Gulliveriana 1995 based on text by Jonathan Swift Kamasutra Manara's Kama Sutra 1997 based on text by Vatsyayana Ballata in si bemolle Fatal Rendezvous 1997 L'asino d'oro The Golden Ass 1999 based on text by Apuleius Le avventure metropolitane di Giuseppe Bergman The Urban Adventures of Giuseppe Bergman 1999 Bolero 1999 Tre ragazze nella rete www. 2000 Rivoluzione Revolution 2000 Il gioco vol.4 Click 4 2001 Il profumo dell'invisibile 2 Butterscotch 2 2001 Le donne di Manara Women of Manara 2001 Memory 2001 Fuga da Piranesi Piranese: The Prison Planet 2002 Il pittore e la modella The Model 2002 Pin-up art 2002 Aphrodite Aphrodite, Book 1 2003 written by Pierre Louÿs Donne e motori 2003 Fellini 2003 L'odissea di Bergman The Odyssey of Giuseppe Bergman 2004 I Borgia - La conquista del papato Borgia 1: Blood for the Pope 2004 with Alejandro Jodorowsky The Sandman: Endless Nights 2004 written by Neil Gaiman I Borgia vol.2 - Il potere e l'incesto Borgia 2: Power and Incest 2006 with Alejandro Jodorowsky Quarantasei 2006 with Valentino Rossi I Borgia vol. 3 2008 with Alejandro Jodorowsky X-Men: Ragazze in fuga X-Women 2009 written by Chris Claremont Gli Occhi di Pandora Pandora's Eyes 2009 written by Vincenzo Cerami Adaptations
- Series
- Click (1997 IMDb)
- City Hunters (2006, animated TV series created by Gastón Gorali & Alberto Stagnaro)
- Films
Awards
- 1978: Yellow Kid and Gran Guinigi prize for an Italian artist [3]
- 1998: Harvey Awards: Inducted into the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame [4]
- 2004: Eisner Award, with various artists for Best Anthology, for The Sandman: Endless Nights [5]
Sources
- Manara publications in (A SUIVRE) Pilote, L'Écho des Savanes and BoDoï BDoubliées (French)
- Manara albums Bedetheque (French)
- Manara publications in English www.europeancomics.net (English)
- Footnotes
- ^ a b c Lambiek Comiclopedia. "Milo Manara". http://lambiek.net/artists/m/manara.htm.
- ^ a b c Comiquendo online. "Milo Manara" (in Spanish). http://www.revistacomiqueando.com.ar/2007-04/nota_manara.php.
- ^ Immagine-Centro Studi Iconografici. "13° SALONE INTERNAZIONALE DEI COMICS, LUCCA 13, 1978" (in Italian). http://www.immaginecentrostudi.org/saloni/salone13.asp.
- ^ Harveyawards.com. "1998 Harvey Award Winners". http://www.harveyawards.org/awards_1998win.html.
- ^ Brodart Graphic Novels. "2004 Eisner Award Recipients". http://www.graphicnovels.brodart.com/2004_eisner_awards.htm.
External links
- Official website
- Milo Manara site on Casterman (French)
- Milo Manara biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
- Milo Manara biography on Comiqueando online (Spanish)
- Manara Eurotica catalog NBM Graphic Novels publisher
- Milo Manara at the Internet Movie Database
- La Mansarda di Miele (Honey's Attic) (Italian)
- How to draw a sexy girl by Milo Manara Video on YouTube
Categories:- 1945 births
- Living people
- People from Lüsen
- Italian comics writers
- Italian comics artists
- Italian erotic artists
- Jack Kirby Hall of Fame inductees
- Series
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