I know that some artists created artworks not only based on Corto but also on me for my own autobiography that I'm writing along several other projects at the same time.
During this dark period in this planet blue that we all share with millions of living species named Covid, I've thought on mixing Corto's project with a new one based on John Constantine just because in my mind, they're two sides of the same coin, one bringing dreams and light and other nightmares, inner demons and darkness.
What I know is that I follow both characters since I was a simple teenager.
Below is some info about J.C. that in my opinion is the best comic book character ever.
Many thanks to all international artists that believe in some of my ideas regarding exhibitions or book projects.
I remember the astonishing book covers with design by Dave Mckean published by Titan Books in glorious black & white and the first edition also by Titan Books in colour.
Maybe its first appearance was at DC Sampler 3 as promo to Alan Moore's Swamp Thing's run.
Alan Moore developed the character along Steve Bissette and Jamie (who wasn't Delano at all and that borrowed his name from Alan's first wife Phyllis Moore's lover Deborah Delano) developed the ideas for this character.
Also below are simple pictures with ideas that I'm developing regarding this new project also with some new tributes to Corto or Constantine by international artists.
This will be an hard project to write and I truly hope that I can do a good tribute while writing about these two fascinating characters with help by some of the best international artists that I know of and with help by their magnificient artworks.
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| Hélia believing in Punk rock |
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| Hugo Pratt and Corto Maltese |
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| J.C. with his doppelganger written by Paul Jenkins and drawn by Sean Phillips |
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| No doppelganger |
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| First UK titan editions of volume one and two in black white written by Jamie Delano and drawn by John Rigdway |
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| Russian artist Nadya inside a Dostoievsky quote |
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| First UK titan editions of volume three and four in black white written by Jamie Delano and drawn by John Ridgway, Rick Veitch and Richard Piers Rayner |
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| Me and Nadya inside a Jon Kalman Steffasson's quote |
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| First UK titan book edition of "original sins" in colour written by Jamie Delano and drawn by John Rigdway |
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| Me and Hélia inside each other's mind |
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| First J.C. appearance in DC Sampler 3 and an original Hellblazer page |
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| A Bat by Croatian artist Drazen Kozjan |
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| Original Simon Bisley Hellblazer artworks |
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| An original Hellblazer page by David Lloyd along an illustration by Dave Mckean |
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| Two original Hellblazer pages by artists John Ridgway and John Totleben |
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| Quotes by Russian writer Maiakovsky, French writer Antonin Artaud and Uruguyan writer Lautreamont |
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| An illustration based on J.C. by British artist Brian Bolland |
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| Wearing a personalized t-shirt with Cristiano Ronaldo and Mourinho by Spanish maestro Santiago Sequeiros |
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| An artwork based on a bat by Croatian artist Miron Milic |
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| Quotes by Russian writer Dostoievsky, French writer Rimbaud and Czech writer Kafka |
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| A quote by Czech writer Ranier Maria Rilke |
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| Quotes by Portuguese writer Pessoa, French writer François Villon and Czech writer Ranier Maria Rilke |
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| Astonishing tribute artwork to Constantine by Italian maestro Rolando Cicatelli |
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| Wearing a personalized t-shirt with tributes to Corto Maltese by Italian maestro Stefano Zattera, Bolivian artist Sergio Aguilera, Croatian artist Milivoj Vukojevic and Canadian artist Stan Wany |
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| Tribute to Corto Maltese by Serbian artist Branko Djukic |
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| Fashion mask during Covid - Part one |
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| Tribute to J.C. and Corto by Italian maestro Rolando Cicatelli |
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| Neil Gaiman's Sandman by Kelley Jones |
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| Tribute to Constantine by Serbian artist Branko Djukic |
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| Fashion mask during Covid - Part two |
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| Wearing a personalized t-shirt based on Corto Maltese and Valentina by Spanish maestro Ruben Pellejero |
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| Fashion mask during Covid - Part three |
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| Tribute to Corto Maltese by Italian artist Luca Pozza |
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Fashion mask during Covid - Part four
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| A quote about love by Russian writer Maiakovsky |
Many thanks to all international artists that believe in some of my ideas regarding exhibitions or book projects.
Special thanks to my soulmate Hélia and to Nadya
Stay tuned for more info about this project in this blogue and I bid you farewell with a video dedicated to Hellblazer being the lyrics and video for the song printed in Hellblazer Annual 1, written by Jamie Delano with art by Dean Motter. In the story, the song was the only single that Mucous Membrane, John Constantine's punk band, ever released. It was written by John Constantine and Gary Lester and released in 1978, by "Snot Music" record label.
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