Coast to Coast with Renato Zane Episode 23, “Fumetti”
November 13, 2020. “Fumetti.” This episode explores the history and popularity of Italian comics. Professor Vittorio Frigerio of Dalhousie University explains the growth of the art form, the global popularity of Italian-created Disney stories and the development of the graphic novel format.
As an aid to the audio conversation, here are some links that can be used for reference:
Topolino magazine https://www.topolino.it/
Topolino history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topolino
Tex Willer artwork: https://binged.it/2IrkNgc
Tex Willer history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex_Willer
Corto Maltese character: https://bit.ly/3f41TYD
Hugo Pratt artwork: https://bit.ly/36tVIcq
Cocco Bill artwork https://binged.it/2UfjlQt
Benito Jacovitti bio: https://bit.ly/32HO8tK
Dalhousie French Studies publication: https://ojs.library.dal.ca/dfs
Multilingual journal on popular literature and media culture https://journals.openedition.org/belphegor/
