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idely known as the master of Italian strip cartoons,
CLAUDIO NIZZI was born in
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career on the pages of "Il Vittorioso" in 1963. After that, he experimented with
almost every genre: from African adventures (with "Steve Damon") to sea voyages
(with "Captain Erik"), from abridgements of the literary classics, "I promessi sposi",
"L'isola misteriosa", "Un capitano di quindici anni"
to westerns (his most
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popular strip before
Nick Raider was a western, "Larry Yuma", a
gunman whose gaze was constantly hidden under the brim of his cap), and even love
stories and humorous strips. But, of course, detectives were bound to have a place in his career as
well, and so you meet Lieutenant Mario or the funny Rosco & Sonny,
the protagonists of adventures that are often more romances than detective stories.
Twenty years ago or so, Nizzi started to alternate with Gianluigi Bonelli in
composing the scripts of Tex, a task he is continuing today with great skill
and mastery. In 1988 Nizzi created Nick Raider, the first detective story published
by Sergio Bonelli, of which he is also the supervisor. In 1992, due to the heavy
commitment required for the writing of the Tex stories, Nizzi, appointed Renato Queirolo as the supervisor of the
series, while continuing to
write stories for his new hero; within a brief span of time, the new supervisor gathered together a
well-matched group of scriptwriters and illustrators.
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