Fumettologica
Pop culture website

Fumettologica
Screenshot of Fumettologica homepage in August 2018
Type of site
Comic books, pop culture
Available inItalian
HeadquartersMilan, Italy
Created byMatteo Stefanelli
URLfumettologica.it
LaunchedOctober 22, 2013; 10 years ago (October 22, 2013)
Current statusOnline

Fumettologica is a news website covering comic book–related news and discussion, considered the most important Italian information source on the topic.[1]

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,[2] together with Lucio Staiano,[3] owner of Shockdom. Stefanelli is also publisher of the site.[4]

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.[5]

Defined as «the most important Italian site dedicated to comics»,[1] 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 Over the years it has also published unpublished comics by important Italian authors: Davide Toffolo, Paolo Bacilieri, and the column Tippy Tuesday by Tuono Pettinato.[13]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]

References

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