The first comic you ever read + the ones which inspired you to write/draw one

@Llyrel Llyrel
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:35:28 +0000

@Llyrel wrote:

Pretty sure my first comic was Topolino... which would be the Italian name for Mickey Mouse XD (one thing that will never cease to amaze me is how apparently Mickey comics are waaaaaaaay bigger here in Italy than they are in the US? No, seriously, we have a TON of Mickey/Donald themed comic books and series, Topolino being just the most famous and longest running one).

Both Topolino and the W.i.t.c.h. comics were my biggest inspirations to draw and write my own comics. My favorite artists were Giorgio Cavazzano and Paolo Campinoti for Mickey comics and Alessandro Barbucci and Daniela Vetro for W.i.t.c.h.. I was also a big fan of series such as X Mickey (...did I mention that we have a ton of Mickey-inspired series? XD) and Monster Allergy, also by Disney.
I already mentioned it once, but I actually did try to get hired by Disney Italy... alas, it didn't go well, but that still didn't stop me from making comics (and, in a way, I prefer it that way: I get to tell the stories I want at the pace that I want, which... wouldn't have really been possible when working for such a big company).