Goodbye, Eduardo!

Comic artist Luis Eduardo Barreto  passed away, today, at the age of 57. Barreto, from Uruguay, worked on titles including Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, The New Teen Titans, and  Atari Force. (One of my favorites!) His last work, DC Retroactive The 70′s: Superman,  was published earlier this year.  In July 31, 2011, Eduardo became the artist for the Sunday The Phantom comic strip. R.I. P. Eduardo!
(Also today, the great  Joe Simon, creator of Captain America, the Sandman, the Fly and many, many more has passed away at the age of 98)

Happy Holidays!

To all our Phantom Phriends, all the best for the Holidays... and beyond!

--Sal Velluto and Eugenio Mattozzi

(Coming up next: Your Christmas cards!)

Back to the Future 2

Following the success of my previous two covers, paying homage to the very first issues of Fantomen and Fantomen Annual, I was asked to draw a third homage cover. This one reprises the cover of Fantomen # 4/1950 which was originally drawn (like the other two) by Swedish artist George Camitz.
Perhaps, I should also re-interpret  the remaining two covers drawn by Camitz ( Fantomen 2 and 3/ 1950) What do you think?

My answer to... TIME

Here's  the latest cover of TIME magazine (December 12, 2011 | Vol. 178 No. 23), featuring an article by Joe Klein entitled "Where is the Love?" And here is my rebuttal, in cartoon form!

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To see more of my MittFitts cartoons, and purchase my original cartoon art, CLICK HERE!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Find more of my political cartoons at MittFitts.com

SUPERMITT!

Here's my latest political cartoon for MittFitts!
I guess it didn't take me too long before I gave in to the temptation of drawing a comic book related cartoon.
So, here it is, SuperMitt: fighting for Truth, Justice and the American Way, while repelling the bullets of false criticism.
By the way, if you're interested in purchasing these cartoons' original art, you can now do so, by going to this web page. (Click here)
Net proceeds (payment minus S&H and Paypal  transaction fee) from the sale of these cartoons will be donated to the Mitt Romney for President campaign or to an affiliated political action committee.
Here' what the original of the above cartoon looks like.

Listen To My Radio Interview!

Please, join me on Mitt Romney Radio for an exclusive interview on MittFitts!, my latest adventure in the world of political cartooning. 

The  show will be broadcast live on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 9:00 PM (Easter Daylight Time). 

Recordings of the show will also be available, thereafter, on Mitt Romney Radio and Blog Talk Radio.

During the show you'll have a chance to call-in with questions or comments.

Speaking of political cartoons and radio shows, here's my take on Rush Limbaugh and what he had to say on Mitt Romney...

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Halloween Surprise!

What am I going to be for Halloween, this year? The Phantom? Maybe Guran would be more appropriate ... Hmmm ... Maybe not. I think I'll be a ... Political Cartoonist !  Yeah, you heard me right, a Political Cartoonist! That's something I used to be, a long long time ago,  back in Italy, way before getting into animation and comics.

This time, however my cartoons won't appear on a newspaper, but on a website called MittFitts! : 'Toons for Romney, on Facebook,  on Twitter , and in syndication, on a slew of partner websites.
MittFitts! is an independent initiative, spearheaded by myself and blogger/activist Mike Sage (editor of America Needs Mitt and host of Mitt Romney Radio) to help elect Gov. Mitt Romney President of the United States.

Following is my Halloween cartoon. Go to MittFitts.com  to see what else these misfits for Romney have come up with...

By the way, I think  I'll be a Political Cartoonist, even after Halloween. (But I'll still wear my Phantom costume underneath)

Bonelli Padre e Figlio (Bonelli Father and Son)

(English version, below)

Vorrei dedicare questo mio disegno, intitolato "Padri e figli". alla memoria di Gian Luigi Bonelli (Tex Willer) e di suo figlio Sergio (Kit Willer).

I would like to dedicate this drawing of mine, titled "Fathers and Sons", to the memory of Gian Luigi Bonelli (Tex Willer) and of his son Sergio.(Kit Willer)

Sergio Bonelli Passes Away

 This obituary appears on BIG SHINY ROBOT

Sergio Bonelli, the chairman of Italy’s largest comic book publisher, Sergio Bonelli Editore, passed away today following the complications of an unspecified illness. He was 78 years old.

Born in Milan on December 2, 1932 to Gian Luigi Bonelli, the creator of the popular comic book Tex, Sergio followed in his father’s footsteps by creating and writing characters such as Mister No and Zagor, often under the pseudonyms Guido Nolitta and Annalisa Macchi, eventually becoming an editor, and later chairman and namesake of one of Europe’s largest comic book publishing houses.

His vision made the Italian comic book scene one of the most unique in the world, emphasizing a wide variety of genres, and making monthly serials of 96-page black-and-white paperbacks the predominant format. He also had a hand in overseeing the creation of Dylan Dog, one of the company’s biggest successes, and recruiting several generations of up-and-coming European and South American illustrators, many of whom would later move on to successful careers in the American and Franco-Belgian markets.

The European cultural landscape would have been a lot poorer without Sergio Bonelli, and for those keeping tabs on the international comics scene this truly feels like the passing of a giant.  He will be missed.

To leave a message of condolences on Bonelli's website,  CLICK HERE.