Zagor
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Zagor is an Italian comic book created by editor and writer Sergio Bonelli (pseudonym Guido Nolitta) and artist Gallieno Ferri. Zagor was first published In Italy by Sergio Bonelli Editore in 1961.
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Zagor's real name is Patrick Wilding. He was born in Colorado. He is a western character living in an imaginary forest named Darkwood, and located somewhere in the eastern USA. His name Zagor comes from its Indian name "Za-Gor Te-Nay", which means "The Spirit with the Hatchet" . Though the writers don't mention exact dates, Zagor is supposed to be active during the first half of the 19th century. Zagor fights to maintain peace, protect the Indian tribes and hunt down criminals. Son of an army official retiring to live as a pioneer in the forests of the north-east, Patrick Wilding sees his parents die at the hands of a band of Abenaki Indians, led by one Salomon Kinsky. Taken in by a strange vagabond, the boy grows up with only one thought on his mind: revenge. When he is old enough to fulfill this he finds out that his father had himself slaughtered many Indians, and the boy's understanding of the relativity of the concepts of good, evil and justice compels him to transform himself (with his accomplices the Sullivans, a family of acrobats who are his image makers) into Za-Gor-Te-Nay. Better still, shortened, Zagor. He is a kind of avenger always ready to side with the weak and the oppressed, whether red, white or black, whoever they may be. Moving his shack to an island surrounded by quick-sand in a marshy area of Darkwood Forest, Zagor begins his work as a peacemaker. Zagor isn't your typical western character, there's a mix of horror and sci-fi side by side with a bit of humour coming mostly from his side kick Chico.
Even though Zagor is popular in Italy it is even more popular in the countries of ex Yugoslavia where he is being published to this day. It is one of the most popular comics heroes in Turkey since the 1960s. Even a Turkish movie version of Zagor exists...
[edit] Authors (main writers)
- Sergio Bonelli (pseudonym Guido Nolitta), inventor of the series, main writer of series from number 1 until number 182. He also write first 5 editions of Speciale Chico.
- Mauro Boselli, main writer (with Burrattini) of series from number 334
- Moreno Burattini, main writer of series (with Boselli), beginning with number 310
- Decio Canzio, writing for Zagor between numbers 139 and 212
- Ade Capone, writing for Zagor between numbers 263 and 331
- Alfredo Castelli, wrote many stories from number 76 until 229
- Maurizio Colombo, writing for Zagor between numbers 370 and 410
- Luigi Mignacco, writing for Zagor from number 451
- Tiziano Sclavi, wrote many stories from number 184 until 280, and Speciale Chico 6
- Marcello Toninelli, main writer of series from number 203 until 334. He also wrote first 3 editions of Speciale Zagor.
[edit] Authors (main illustrators)
- Gallieno Ferri, artwork creator of character Zagor. He illustrated all covers of the series, from number 1. He illustrate Zagor from number 1.
- Stefano Andreucci, illustrate Zagor from number 330
- Franco Bignotti, illustrated many stories of Zagor from number 26 until 247
- Gaetano Cassaro, illustrate Zagor from number 331
- Alessandro Chiarolla, illustrate Zagor from number 355
- Raffaele Della Monica, illustrate Zagor from number 353
- Franco Donatelli, illustrated many stories from number 37 until 375
- Francesco Gamba, illustrate Zagor from number 140. Also, Gamba illustrated many numbers of Speciale Chico
- Mauro Laurenti, illustrate Zagor from number 334
- Carlo Raffaele Marcello, illustrate Zagor from number 345
- Michele Pepe, illustrated many stories from number 247 until 416
- Massimo Pesce, illustrate Zagor from number 384
- Pini Segna, illustrated Zagor from number 141 until 222
- Marco Torricelli, illustrate Zagor from number 253
