Fires (comic book)
| Fires (Fuochi) | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1988 |
| Page count | 68 pages |
| Publisher | Dolce Vita |
| Creative team | |
| Writer | Lorenzo Mattotti |
| Artist | Lorenzo Mattotti |
| Original publication | |
| Published in | alter alter |
| Date of publication | 1984 |
| Language | Italian |
| Translation | |
| Publisher | Catalan Communications |
| Date | 1988 |
| ISBN | 978-0-87416-048-2 |
| Translator | Tom Leighton |
Fires (Italian: Fuochi) is a 1984 Italian comic book by Lorenzo Mattotti. It follows a young naval officer as he investigates an island which mysteriously is on fire and around which many vessels have disappeared, discovering that it is inhabited by supernatural beings.[1]
Fires was published in the comics magazine alter alter in 1984 and as a book in Italian by Dolce Vita in 1988.[2] It was published in an English translation via French in 1988.[3]
The book was very well received by critics and led Vanity Fair to hire Mattotti as its main illustrator.[3] Publishers Weekly wrote that it "displays the artistry of European comics at their very best".[1] The German edition received the 1992 Max und Moritz Award.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Fires". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "La nuova edizione di 'Fuochi' di Lorenzo Mattotti, un capolavoro del fumetto". Fumettologica (in Italian). Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ a b Italian Literature since 1900 in English Translation 1929-2016. University of Toronto Press. 2019. p. 424. ISBN 978-1-4875-0292-8.
- ^ "Max und Moritz Award since 1984". Comic Salon. Retrieved 14 July 2025.