Fumettologica Explained

Fumettologica
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Type:Comic books, pop culture
Language:Italian
Creator:Matteo Stefanelli
Current Status:Online
Headquarters:Milan, Italy

Fumettologica is a news website covering comic book–related news and discussion, considered the most important Italian information source on the topic.

History

The site was founded in 2013 - debuting online on October 22nd - by Matteo Stefanelli, essayist and professor at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore,[1] together with Lucio Staiano,[2] owner of Shockdom. Stefanelli is also publisher of the site.[3]

Fumettologica was born as the ideal continuation of two blogs specializing in comics that were among the most successful in previous years, Fumettologicamente by Stefanelli and Conversazioni sul fumetto by Andrea Queirolo (who became editor-in-chief of the site), expanding the field of action to animation and the various creative areas close to comics (cinema, television, literature, video games, music, art, design). At first, Queirolo was working along with Niccolò de Mojana, a journalist and web editor who had worked for Disney and Rolling Stones.[4]

Defined as «the most important Italian site dedicated to comics»,[5] cited by various Italian and international media, such as [6] Washington Post,[7] Le Figaro,[8] Courrier International,[9] il Post,[10] Cartoon Brew[11] and /Film,[12] among the reference publications on comics in Italy, the site presents its own journalistic content and translations of articles by some of the most prestigious authors of national and international comics criticism international - from Paul Gravett to Joe McCulloch, or from publications such as The Comics Journal, ActuaBD, Cases d'Histoire. Over the years it has also published unpublished comics by important Italian authors: Davide Toffolo, Paolo Bacilieri, and the column Tippy Tuesday by Tuono Pettinato.[13]

The site is also media partners of the main Italian comics and literary festivals: Lucca Comics & Games, starting from 2017, BilBOlbul from 2014 onwards, Napoli Comicon in 2015,[14] with the specific role in selecting candidates for the "Best Webcomic" category of the Attilio Micheluzzi Award,[15] Turin International Book Fair starting from 2023;[16] [17] it has also developed partnerships with the magazines Illustratore Italiano (2017 and 2018) and L'Indice dei libri del mese (2016).[18]

Notes and References

  1. News: 10 January 2016 . 2 July 2015 . Nerdando . Due chiacchiere con: Lucio Staiano (Shockdom) .
  2. News: 24 January 2016 . 31 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160131115942/http://milano.repubblica.it/dettaglio-news/milano-16:23/11741 . 27 October 2013 . . Fumetti, informazioni e approfondimenti: nasce giornale on line 'Fumettologica' .
  3. News: 10 January 2016 . Matteo Stefanelli . 22 October 2013 . Fumettologica . Buongiorno, Fumetto .
  4. News: 3 August 2018 . 3 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180803133723/http://www.finzionimagazine.it/news/attualita-news/nasce-fumettologica/ . Davide Foresi . 23 October 2013 . Finzioni . Nasce Fumettologica .
  5. News: 9 October 2019 . Francesco Fasiolo . 26 September 2016 . . I fumetti e il superpotere dell'eternità .
  6. News: 17 January 2022 . Lorenzo Tondo . 5 January 2022 . en . The Guardian . ‘People said I didn’t have enough talent’: the rise of Italy’s graphic novel gonzo .
  7. News: 12 February 2020 . Hannah Denham . 26 July 2019 . en . The Washington Post . ‘Lion King’ has been clouded by intellectual property controversy for 25 years. Here’s the story behind it. .
  8. News: 12 July 2017 . Pauline Verduzier . 25 August 2014 . fr . Le Figaro . Milo Manara répond à la polémique Spider-Woman .
  9. News: 12 February 2020 . 11 February 2020 . fr . Courrier International . Claire Bretécher, l’adieu à une “pionnière” de la bande dessinée .
  10. Web site: 12 July 2017 . Il Post . Fumettologica .
  11. News: 7 November 2016 . Amid Amidi . 12 December 2014 . en . Cartoon Brew . Roger Allers On His Struggle to Make Films at Disney Post-‘Lion King’ .
  12. News: 7 November 2016 . Peter Sciretta . 1 April 2015 . en . /Film . Concept Art From Brad Bird’s The Spirit Adaptation That Never Happened .
  13. Web site: 1 January 2015 . Tuono Pettinato . Fumettologica . Tippy Tuesday .
  14. Web site: 24 January 2016 . 6 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906090821/http://www.comicon.it/sponsor-partner/ . Sponsor e partner 2015 .
  15. News: 24 January 2016 . 13 April 2015 . Fumettologica . Napoli Comicon e Fumettologica promuovono i talenti dei webcomics italiani .
  16. News: 11 June 2023 . 11 May 2023 . Fumettologica . Gli eventi sul fumetto da non perdere al Salone del libro di Torino 2023 .
  17. News: 14 February 2024 . 14 February 2024 . Fumettologica . Il manifesto del Salone del libro di Torino 2024 disegnato da Sara Colaone .
  18. Web site: 7 November 2016 . 7 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161107221352/http://www.lindiceonline.com/speciale-comics/ . L'Indice - Speciale Comics . L'Indice dei libri del mese.

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