Editing Leonardo Ortolani (section)

=== Successful parodies ===
Ortolani created several popular parodies of famous works of fiction and [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbusters]] in his Rat-Man stories. In 1999 Leo Ortolani created ''Star Rats'', a parody of ''[[Star Wars]]''. In 2004 he created ''Il Signore dei Ratti'', a parody of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' trilogy. In 2005 Ortolani published ''Star Rats - Episodio I'', a parody of ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]'', which was the best selling [[Panini Comics]] book in the release month.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paninicomics.it/web/guest/news?id=7682 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194317/http://www.paninicomics.it/web/guest/news?id=7682 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2016 | title=Le top 10 di maggio |access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref> In 2007 Ortolani created ''299+1'', a parody of ''[[300 (comic)|300]]'' and one of his best works.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2007/dicembre/01/Rat_Man_eroe_comico_del_co_7_071201067.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229020553/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2007/dicembre/01/Rat_Man_eroe_comico_del_co_7_071201067.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 29, 2015|title="Rat-Man", l'eroe comico del genio Leo Ortolani|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref> In 2009 he created ''Ratto'', a parody of [[Rambo (film series)|''Rambo'' films]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.rat-man.com/site/IT/IT/mondo_ratman.ashx?IdCont=242 |title = È UNA LUNGA STRADA… |access-date=October 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rat-man.org/2016/07/16/uscito-ratto/|title=Uscito Ratto|date=16 July 2016 |access-date=October 28, 2018}}</ref> In 2010 he published ''Avarat'', a parody of ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]''. In 2011 Leo Ortolani created ''La Quadrilogia dei Sacrificabili'', a parody of [[The Expendables (film series)|''The Expendables'' series]],<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.mediacritica.it/2012/08/27/il-mondo-di-rat-man/|title = Il mondo di Rat-Man |access-date=October 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ubcfumetti.com/italia/?23969|title = La Passione di Rat-Man - la quadrilogia dei "Sacrificabili" |access-date=October 28, 2018}}</ref> that won the award "Fede a strisce 2011" at RiminiComix.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rat-man.org/2011/07/25/premio-fede-a-strisce-2011-per-rat-man/|title=Premio Fede a Strisce 2011 per Rat-Man|date=25 July 2011 |access-date=October 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famigliacristiana.it/articolo/il-gesu-di-ortolani_110811184446.aspx|title=Leo Ortolani, la fede a strisce|access-date=October 28, 2018}}</ref> In 2012 he created ''Il Grande Magazzi'', a parody of ''[[Harry Potter]]'' and ''[[Twilight (novel series)|Twilight]]'' series. That same year he published also ''Allen'', a parody of ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]''. In 2014 Leo Ortolani published ''Star Rats - Episodio II'', a parody of ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'', and then soon after in 2015 he published also ''Star Rats - Episodio III'', a parody of ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]''.