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WHAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT LEGS
LEGS AND BRAINS, an editorial article published in Gioia,
on February 20th 1995:
"Will Legs, the First Lady at Bonelli's, become as famous as Tex?...".
NOW THERE'S A NEW ARRIVAL IN COMIC STRIPS: SHE'S CALLED LEGS, by Piero Zanotto.
An article published
in
Il Gazzettino del Luned́, on Monday 13th Feburary 1995: "After two
years of careful study the publisher Sergio Bonelli has decided to make the big leap:
to devote a new cartoon series to a female character, whose nickname - "Legs" -
hints at her physical features…".
HERE COMES LEGS, A CARTOON MIXTURE OF A MAN AND A WOMAN, by Elisabetta Montanari.
An article published in
La Notte, on November 26th 1994: "It is based on the classical paradigm,
but the characters are a bit less classical: May gets into trouble, is captured by
the wicked character of the moment, but it's not a knight with a splendid suit of
armour who rushes to rescue her: instead, it's her apartment mate Legs, who has to
take up arms and emerge victorious...".
AND LEGS TOOK UP HER BAZOOKA, by
Silvia Del Pozzo.
An article published in Panorama, on February 10th 1995:
"(Legs) has immediately caused a sensation because this series has broken with an unquestioned, though unwritten, rule: she's the
first woman in the totally male stable of Bonellian heroes...".
COMICS GO FEMALE: HERE COMES LEGS WEAVER, by Gianni Brunoro.
An article published in Il Mattino di Padova, on January 19th 1995:
"She's beautiful, rebellious and outrageous. She's the first woman protagonist at Bonelli's...".
LEGS AND SHANNA, COMIC STRIP WOMEN, by Renato Pallavicini. An article published in
L'Unità, on January 15th 1995:
"Another woman protagonist, another weird
and wonderful future, in an atmosphere midway between Blade Runner and cyberspace.
A totally female comic strip not only as regards the protagonist, but also in terms
of the presence of women authors and illustrators on the team of this new
publication...".
LEGS - WOW, THOSE "LEGS"!, by Pier Paolo
Simonato.
An article published in Il Gazzettino, on January 19th 1995:
"(Legs)
hunts criminals, traffickers, mutated and mutants in a land of the future, but
she's an optimistic and sunny-spirited woman, and works perfectly as a foil to the
uncertain and insecure agent with the white forelock...".
WOMEN TO WOW, STRIP WOMEN, by Claudio Paglieri.
An article published in Il Secolo XIX, 19 January 1995:
"They are tough, hard and bold, a sort of metropolitan Rambo, they are the women
protagonists of the new albums...".
PAPER HEROINES. A NEW ATMOSPHERE IN COMICS,
by Thomas Martinelli.
An anrticle published in Il Tirreno,
on December 22nd 1994:
"The time seems to have come for Wonder Woman's grandchildren to
conquer an important share of the universe of popular action comics...".
HERE IS LEGS WEAVER, AGENT 007 IN A SKIRT, by Antonella Murgia. An article published in
Il Giorno, on January 5th 1995:
"This strip will probably be successful,
if we consider that women today constitute 20-25% of the comic strip readership. Legs
intends to keep at a distance both from the Barbarella-like sexy heroine and from
the excessively masculine policewoman...".
A PAPER HEROINE'S DEBUT, by Nicoletta Camorcia. An article published in
Il Giorno, on December 11th 1994: "She was created as a secondary protagonist
in the shadow of Nathan Never, but soon realized she could shine with her own
light. Trained, optimistic and beautiful, she's enough to stun even her most
illustrious competitors...".
HELP! AGGRESSIVE WOMEN INVADING COMIC STRIPS,
by Leonardo Gori.
An article published in La Nazione, on January 5th 1995: "It is a sort
of Copernican revolution, that may lead to great changes in the basic ideology of the
so-called "popular" strips...".
SHOCKING GIRLS, by Daria Bignardi. An article published in Anna,
on January 1995: "Space detectives, policewomen of the future, adventurous young girls.
Wild and beautiful. These are the new heroines, ready to fight for success. With
all possible means...".
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