Guido Crepax

Guido Crepax
Born Guido Crepas
(1933-07-15)15 July 1933
Milan, Italy
Died 31 July 2003(2003-07-31) (aged 70)
Milan, Italy
Nationality Italian
Area(s) Artist, writer
Notable works
Valentina
Anita
Histoire d'O
Belinda
Bianca

Guido Crepas (15 July 1933 in Milan 31 July 2003 in Milan),[1] better known by his nom de plume Guido Crepax, was an Italian comics artist. He is most famous for his character Valentina, created in 1965 and very representative of the spirit of the 1960s. The Valentina series of books and strips became noted for Crepax's sophisticated drawing, and for the psychedelic, dreamlike storylines, generally involving a strong dose of erotism. A film based on his work called Baba Yaga, featuring the character Valentina, was made in 1973.

Works

Valentina books

A marble gravestone on the wall of a crypt
Crepax's grave at the Monumental Cemetery of Milan

Other heroines

Other works

Wargames

Besides his much better known activity as a graphic artist, Crepax was a keen wargamer and wargame designer[2] and collector of paper soldiers, drawn by himself.[3] He was the author of some of the first wargames published in Italy to be widely circulated:

English translations

Stories published in Heavy Metal
Original title and publishing dateEnglish titleDateHMM Issue
Riflesso di Valentina (1979) Valentina: Reflection 1980-12 Vol. 4 No. 9
1981-1 Vol. 4 No. 10
1981-5 Vol. 5 No. 2
1981-6 Vol. 5 No. 3
L'uomo di Harlem (1979), CEPIM (Sergio Bonelli Editore) The Man From Harlem 1983-1 Vol. 6 No. 10
1983-2 Vol. 6 No. 11
1983-3 Vol. 6 No. 12
1983-4 Vol. 7 No. 1
1983-5 Vol. 7 No. 2
1983-6 Vol. 7 No. 3
Valentina pirata (1980), Milano Libri Valentina The Pirate 1983-11 Vol. 7 No. 8
1983-12 Vol. 7 No. 9
1984-1 Vol. 7 No. 10
1984-2 Vol. 7 No. 11
1984-3 Vol. 7 No. 12
1984-4 Vol. 8 No. 1
Hello, Anita! - (1980) L'isola trovata Hello, Anita! 1985 Bride of Heavy Metal
???, 1988 Valentina Rediscovered: Far From Berlin 1988, Fall Vol. 12 No. 3
??? Persona 1992-5 Vol. 12 No. 3

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