Christmas Cards 2011

As I wish you all a very Merry Christmas, I'd like to share  some of the greeting cards, I received from around the world.
The first is from Gammelredax Ulf Granberg and The Phantom Crew in Stockholm, Sweden.

Also from Sweden, arrived a card sent by Magnus Eriksson of The Scandinavian Chapter.

Next, a cheerful picture from the great Argentinian artist Cesar Spadari.

And from my hometown of Taranto, Italy comes this card sent by artist Gian Marco De Francisco.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.

AND TO ALL, A GOOD NIGHT!

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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Happy Thanksgiving!

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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)