EXTRACTS: Illustrators Crime Comics Special © 2020 Book Palace Books (144 pages in full edition)

136 and what makes people tick, and his love of graphic storytelling. Across the world, his stories have provided entertainment to generations of readers, who have surrendered themselves to the chilly embrace of comicdom’s most charismatic psychopath. The series has benefitted from the stellar art of Jordi Bernet, who delivered in spades what his illustrious predecessor Alex Toth failed to achieve, but in 2000 Bernet left the series over creative differences with Abulí. The good news is that Luca Torelli is reborn in a new series: Torpedo 1972 , with graphics by the Argentinian artist Eduardo Risso. The sharp suits, kidskin gloves and blazing Colts semi- autos are back to prove that although crime might not always pay, great characters never die. ● ● Quotes from: ‘Meeting with Enrique S. Abulí, at the Traficantes de Sueños bookstore’, Zona 84 magazine, no. 11, and ‘Bernet—50 years of vignettes’. ● Javier is the author of "Torpedo 1936: ‘Historia de un Gángster sin Alma’, and also hosts the superb Torpedo blog: https://toccatayfuga.blogspot.com