Torpedo (comic)
Torpedo or Torpedo 1936 is a Spanish comic book . It was written by Enrique Sánchez Abulí and originally drawn by Alex Toth , who was replaced by Jordi Bernet after two eight-page episodes . The comics are about Luca Torelli called Torpedo , a contract killer in the context of the Great Depression and the gang wars of the 1930s in New York . 15 albums have been released since 1981.
Framework story
In the framework story, which is not shown chronologically, Luca Torelli emigrates from Italy to New York as a young orphan and comes into contact with criminal gangs. Over time, he established himself as a dreaded contract killer known as the Torpedo. His assistant is Rascal, a somewhat simple-minded crook who was originally supposed to kill Torelli, but who failed and was left alive.
meaning
Torpedo , according to Franco Fossati in The large illustrated Ehapa comic dictionary, an “ extremely interesting figure ”, was awarded the prize for the best foreign comic at the 1986 Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d'Angoulême . Andreas C. Knigge praises the work of Jordi Bernet, who “made Torpedo into a masterpiece of crime comics in a light, yet authenticity-bound style ”.
literature
- Franco Fossati: The large illustrated Ehapa comic lexicon . Ehapa Verlag, Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-7704-0865-9 , p. 263
- Andreas C. Knigge: Comics . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 1996, ISBN 3-499-16519-8 , pp. 304-305
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Franco Fossati: The large illustrated Ehapa comic lexicon . Ehapa Verlag, Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-7704-0865-9 , p. 263
- ^ Andreas C. Knigge: Comics . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 1996, ISBN 3-499-16519-8 , p. 304