Buzzelli Collected Works Vol. 3

“The first self-conscious author in comics.” – Domingos Isabelinho“A cornerstone of Italian auteur comics.” – Fabio Donalisio“Buzzelli’s work manages to vividly convey the visionary energy and the unmistakable style of those roaring and extraordinary years in which it was made.” – Emanuele Trevi“Buzzelli is a grand master of comics, whose art is equally effective and powerful both in his realistic representations and in his grotesque caricatures.” – Alias cultural supplement of Il manifesto“Pungent, defiant, derisive; Buzzelli’s art is loaded with a grotesque strength and shows a decadent and vulgar world.” – Robinson, cultural supplement of La Repubblica

Guido Buzzelli (1927-1992) was an Italian cartoonist, writer, illustrator and painter. His career started at age 19, and his comics were published in the Daily Mirror, Metal Hurlant, Charlie Hebdo. In 1973 he received the Yellow Kid Award as best illustrator and author in Italy, and in 1979 won the Crayon d’Or in France. Trained as a classic illustrator, he is considered one of the masters of European comics and inventor of the Italian graphic novel.