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2 unusual facts about Andrea Pazienza


Andrea Pazienza

He later participated to such editorial experiences as Cannibale, Il Male and Frigidaire, where he created hundreds of comics with his unique and unmatched style, grown out of American underground comics (as represented by visionaries like Rick Griffin and Victor Moscoso), Italian Renaissance art and Walt Disney comics.

He made his debut in the spring of 1977 in the magazine Alteralter with his first comic story, "Le straordinarie avventure di Pentothal" (Pentothal's extraordinary adventures), the surrealistic and psychedelic story of an alter ego named from a sedative (Penthothal).


Alberto Rapisarda

Since 1983, he has also collaborated with Zio Feininger, a comics school and cultural association which was founded in Bologna by Andrea Pazienza, Lorenzo Mattotti and others, and has the goal of promoting Italian cartoonists through exposition and live performance.


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