Torpedo (comics)

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Torpedo, or Torpedo 1936, is a Spanish comics series written by Enrique Sánchez Abulí and drawn by Jordi Bernet, which depicts the adventures of the character Luca Torelli, a heartless hit man, and his sidekick Rascal, in context of the violent organized crime culture of New York during the Great Depression era.

1 History
2 Bibliography (French)
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

The series was originally developed by Abulí and veteran artist Alex Toth, who drew the first two stories in 1981. The collaboration ended when Toth decided he did not share Abulí's darkly humorous view of mankind, and withdrew from the project.^[1] He was then replaced by Jordi Bernet, whose artistic style of was well suited for the dark and violent subject matter.

Torpedo 1936 was first published in issue 32 of the Spanish horror comics magazine Creepy in February, 1982.^[2] The first two issues featured Toth's artwork, and starting issue 34, with the story De perro a perro, Bernet was responsible for the drawings. Torpedo went on to be featured in several Spanish comics magazines, such as Thriller, Comix International, Totem el comix, Co & Co and Viñetas, and albums were published, translated into several languages.^[3] The public response to the series became substantial, it and was awarded with the 1986 Angoulême Best Foreign Album Award.^[4] Eventually, a dedicated magazine named Luca Torelli es Torpedo started publication in May, 1991.

[edit] Bibliography (French)

Luca Torelli es Torpedo Issue No.1 (1991)

INT. Torpedo L'intégrale (2006, with Alex Toth, Vents d'Ouest, ISBN 2-7493-0339-7)
HS 0. Torpedo: 9 nouvelles sanglantes (1988, Vents d'Ouest, ISBN 2-87695-065-0)
1. Tuer c'est vivre (1983, with Alex Toth, L'Echo des Savanes, ISBN 2226017836)
2. Mort au comptant (1984, L'Echo des Savanes, ISBN 2226019510)
3. Ni fleurs ni couronnes (1984, Albin Michel, ISBN 2226022139)
4. Chaud devant! (1985, Albin Michel, ISBN 222602297X)
5. En voiture, Simone (1986, Albin Michel, ISBN 2226027297)
6. Sale temps! (1987, Albin Michel, ISBN 2226027432)
7. Sing-Sing Blues (1987, Albin Michel, ISBN 2876950340)
8. Monnaie de singe (1988, Comics USA, ISBN 287695043X)
9. Debout les morts (1988, Comics USA, ISBN 2-876950545)
10. Dieu reconnaîtra les tiens! (1990, Comics USA, ISBN 2876951142)
11. Rien ne sert de mourir (1994, Comics USA, ISBN 2876952254)
12. Devine qui va morfler ce soir... (1995, Comics USA, ISBN 2876952343)
13. Cuba (1997, Glénat, ISBN 2723421147)
14. Adieu, gueule d'amour (1999, Glénat, ISBN 2723426726)
15. Affreux, sales, bêtes, méchants et immondes (2004, Toth, ISBN 2913999107)