Vartan (comics)

Vartan

Vartan is an Italian comic book created and drawn by Sandro Angiolini (1920-1985), and published in 200 issues between October 1969 and May 1977 by Furio Viano.[1] An attempt to relaunch the publication in 1980 lasted only six issues.[1] Its genre was Western and its main concern was the erotic adventures of its heroine, described as "white Indian".[2] The title character's name and features were loosely inspired by French singer and actress Sylvie Vartan, at the time quite popular in Italy thanks to a number of hits and television appearances.[1][3]

Vartan is one of many such characters from the Italian fumetti tradition.[4] Other female figures from the same era, and with similarly erotic preoccupations, include Zora la Vampira, Maghella, Biancaneve, Lucifera, Jacula, Yra, Jolanda de Almaviva, and Sukia.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gianni Bono. Guida al fumetto italiano. Epierre, 2003. p. 2037.
  2. ↑ Boschi, Luca (15 March 2011). "Pravda e Francoise Hardy, di Guy Peellaert". Nova (in Italian) (Il Sole 24 Ore). Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Bruschini, Antonio. De Zigno, Federico. Wild west gals: the classics, the bis, the nudies and the WAI. Gingko Press GmbH, 2008. p. 82. ISBN 8882750698.
  4. ↑ Castaldi, Simone (2010). Drawn and Dangerous: Italian comics of the 1970s and 1980s. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 18. ISBN 9781604737776.