Bonvi
Author · 3 books
After a brief experience in advertising work, Franco Bonvicini made his debut in the comics world in 1968 with his most famous strip, Sturmtruppen. The strips were published periodically until Bonvi's death. Bonvicini was a friend of another famous Bolognese citizen, singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini. As a duo, they produced a science fiction series called Storie dello spazio profondo (1972). In 1969 he also created Cattivik, another surreal strip parodying the anti-hero Diabolik. The series was to be continued with success by his pupil Guido Silvestri, better known as Silver. Bonvi's second-best known character was created in 1971: Nick Carter, a humourous series featuring a trio of detectives. In the same decade Bonvi created an adult science fiction series, Cronache del dopobomba, which takes place in a grotesque post-apocalyptic world. His most serious comic book, L'uomo di Tsushima was published in 1978. He died in 1995.
