Editing Giorgio Cavazzano

{{Short description|Italian cartoonist}}
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| birth_place   = [[Venice]], Italy
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'''Giorgio Cavazzano''' ({{IPA|it|ˈdʒordʒo kavatˈtsaːno|lang}}; born 19 October 1947) is an Italian cartoonist, and one of the most famous [[Disney comics]] artists in the world.

==Biography==
Giorgio Cavazzano was born 19 October 1947 in [[Venice]], Italy. At the age of twelve, Cavazzano started to work with his cousin, the cartoonist [[:it:Luciano Capitanio|Luciano Capitanio]], helping him ink comics for the publishers [[Mondadori]] and [[:it:Dardo|Dardo]], as well as a comic story published in the magazine [[:it:Voci d’Oltremare|Voci d’Oltremare]]. Still a teenager, he started his apprenticeship with the renowned Italian cartoonist [[Romano Scarpa]],<ref name="story">{{cite book |last1=Becattini |first1=Alberto |title=Disney Comics: The Whole Story |date=2016 |publisher=Theme Park Press |isbn=978-1-68390-017-7 |pages=178-179}}</ref> and at the age of 15, from issue #70 of ''[[Topolino]]'' (December 1962) ‑ he was Scarpa's personal inker.

Cavazzano made his debut as a cartoonist in 1967 with the story "Paperino e il singhiozzo a martello", while his first script was on "Zio Paperone e il cambio della guardia", in 1985.

At the beginning of his career, his style was affected by [[Romano Scarpa]]'s style and the prevailing tradition of comic drawing of [[Carl Barks]]. Later, Cavazzano developed his own distinctive style, which marks a watershed between the traditional and the modern way of drawing Disney ducks and mice.

In his career, he has co-created numerous characters, including [[List of Donald Duck universe characters#Reginella|Queen Reginella]], [[List of Donald Duck universe characters#Humphrey Gokart|Humphrey Gokart]], [[List of Donald Duck universe characters#O.K. Quack|O.K. Quack]], [[List of Donald Duck universe characters#Pandy Pap|Pandy Pap (Italian name)]], and the most recent one, [[Mickey_Mouse_universe#Brick_Boulder|Brick Boulder]].<ref name=story/> In 1981, he started drawing Disney stories for the French weekly magazine ''[[Le Journal de Mickey]]'' and covers for the magazines ''[[:fr:Mickey Parade|Mickey Parade]]'' and ''[[:fr:Super Picsou Géant|Super Picsou Géant]]''. Since 1994, Cavazzano has been drawing covers and stories for the Scandinavian publisher [[Egmont Group|Egmont]], including the 2003 ''The Saga of Dragon Lords''.

In 1999, he and the writer [[:it:Tito Faraci|Tito Faraci]] launched the Disney noir series of ''[[MM Mickey Mouse Mystery Magazine]]''. Their artistic partnership led him to draw a superhero comic set in Cavazzano's home town Venice, ''Il segreto del vetro'' (2003); this was the very first ''[[Spider-Man]]'' story realized entirely by Italian creators. This is not his only tribute to the Marvel world. The year after, Giorgio drew a cover for a special issue of ''Devil & Hulk'' for the 10th anniversary of Marvel Italy.

Cavazzano has produced many non-Disney comics as well. With writer [[:it:Giorgio Pezzin|Giorgio Pezzin]], Cavazzano introduced "Walkie e Talkie" in ''Il Corriere dei Piccoli'' (1973-1975), "Oscar e Tango" in ''Il Messagero dei Ragazzi'' (1974), "Smalto e Johnny" in ''Il Mago'' (1977), "Capitan Rogers" in ''Il Giornalino'' (1981-1989) and "Timothée Titan" in ''[[Le Journal de Mickey]]'' (1987).<ref>{{cite web |title=Giorgio Cavazzano |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cavazzano.htm |website=Lambiek Comiclopedia |access-date=3 November 2019}}</ref>

With [[Tiziano Sclavi]], the creator of ''[[Dylan Dog]]'', Cavazzano drew the saga of ''Altai & Jonson'' in 1975. He also partnered with [[Bonvi]], the creator of ''[[Sturmtruppen]]'', to produce "Maledetta galassia" and "La Città", published by Sergio Bonelli Editore.

Cavazzano has contributed to the Italian tradition of "[[:it:Parodie Disney|Le Grandi Parodie Disney]]", a series of parodies of literary works, theatre, opera and cinema masterpieces. Cavazzano has drawn parodies of the films ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'', ''[[La Strada]]'', ''[[1900 (film)|1900]]'' and ''[[The Man Without a Past]]''. In 2017, ''Topolino'' published Bruno Enna and Giorgio Cavazzano's homage to [[Hugo Pratt]]'s ''[[Corto Maltese]]'': ''Topo Maltese: Una ballata del topo salato''.

In addition to comics, Cavazzano has produced a vast amount of illustrations and advertising material, among others for Eldorado, [[Fiat]] and [[Xerox]].

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Inducks author|GCa}}
* [https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cavazzano.htm Giorgio Cavazzano] at the [[Lambiek|Lambiek Comiclopedia]]

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