June 19, 2008
Vladimiro Missaglia, 1933-2008
Gianfranco Goria of
afNews notes that the artist
Vladimirio Missaglia passed away on June 8 in Venice. He was best known for his westerns and his extensive collaborative partnership with his older brother, the screenwriter Ennio Missaglia. Among their creations were
Ray Champion,
Brigade OVNI,
I Tre Marines,
Kali,
Arok and the western
Judas with artist Ivo Parone. They also created a number of erotic comics series for the publisher Elvifrance. His Lambiek.net entry notes that one of the few works Vladimiro completed without his brother scripting was
James, Capitaine Flibuste, which appeared in the magazine
Blek, although he continued working after Ennio's death with one such work being 1997's
Venezia: La Storia, la Leggenda.
He was preceded in death by his brother in 1993. He was 75 years old.
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