Alberico Motta (6 October 1937 - 23 May 2019) was an Italian cartoonist and illustrator.
Alberico Motta | |
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| Born | 6 October 1937 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 23 May 2019 (aged 81) Certosa di Pavia, Italy |
| Occupation | Cartoonist |
Life and career edit
Born in Milan, Motta started his career at just 14 years old, collaborating with some children magazines published by Edizioni Alpe.[1][2] He made his debut as a cartoonist on the magazine Chicchirichì, realizing stories of the title character as well as series created by himself.[1][2]
Starting from 1957 Motta started collaborating, both as an artist and more often as a writer, with the major characters of Edizioni Alpe, notably Tiramolla, Cucciolo, Geppo, Nonna Abelarda, Provolino and the Italian-produced comic versions of Popeye ("Braccio di Ferro"), Felix and Tom and Jerry.[1][2] In 1980 he created the first Italian manga-inspired comic series, Big Robot.[2] In the 1980s he wrote stories for the Walt Disney magazine Topolino and collaborated with the publishing house Epierre.[1][2] He retired from comics in 1992, to work as an art director in an advertising agency.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Fumetti, addio ad Alberico Motta: era il "papà" di Geppo e di Nonna Abelarda". Secolo d'Italia (in Italian). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Morto Alberico Motta, storico disegnatore di Tiramolla e tanti altri personaggi". Il Giorno (in Italian). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.