Guido Crepas (15 July 1933 – 31 July 2003),[1] better known by his pen nameGuido Crepax, was an Italian comics artist. He is most famous for his character Valentina, created in 1965 and very representative of the spirit of the 1960s. The Valentina series of books and strips became noted for Crepax's sophisticated drawing, and for the psychedelic, dreamlike storylines, generally involving a strong dose of erotism. His work was often politically motivated too, inspired by his Communist convictions.[2] A film based on his work called Baba Yaga, featuring the character Valentina, was made in 1973.[3]
Guido Crepax
Crepax in 1993
Born
Guido Crepas (1933-07-15)15 July 1933 Milan, Italy
Il processo di Franz Kafka (1999), Piemme, from the novel The Trial by Franz Kafka
Justine and The Story of O (2000), graphic novel of the works by Marquis de Sade and Anne Desclos respectively
Frankenstein (2002), Grifo Edizioni, from the novel by Mary Shelley
Wargamesedit
Besides his much better known activity as a graphic artist, Crepax was a keen wargamer and wargame designer[4] and collector of paper soldiers, drawn by himself.[5]
He was the author of some of the first wargames published in Italy to be widely circulated:
La Battaglia di Trafalgar (Corriere dei Piccoli, 1964)
La Battaglia di Waterloo (Linus, 1965)
La Battaglia di Pavia (Linus, 1967)
La Battaglia del Lago Ghiacciato - Alexandr Nevsky (Linus 1972, poi ristampato da Milano Libri)
Other activitiesedit
He was also active as an animator and as an album cover designer. [6]
