COMICS E MANGA. LA STORIA DEL FUMETTO IN 10 RACCONTI

Have you ever wondered why Superman, the greatest comic book hero of all time, wears red underpants over his iconic blue costume? And why does Son Goku, one of the most famous characters in Japanese manga, at some point transform into a warrior who has become legendary for his golden hair? These are trivial questions, but their answers are fundamental, because they help us better understand a world – that of comics, the 'ninth art' – which contains within it a universe made of culture, philosophy, and History with a capital 'H'. An 'H' that, in 1938, transformed a simple letter of the alphabet into the first branding symbol of a superhero, forever changing the perception in the collective imagination. Almost a century has passed since that watershed moment, and today comics and manga are omnipresent: from movies to television, from cartoons to video games. The protagonists of their adventures, along with their creators, are now a cultural reality to be reckoned with in order to understand where the roots of the imaginative of our days lie. However, the story of their affirmation is a challenging journey, dotted with obstacles, missteps, betrayals, and plot twists. And it is a story that heralds other, multiple questions: why have comics and manga become so influential? Who are the most important authors who have contributed to making them so indispensable? How did they manage to become a global phenomenon? And what are the events that have made them immortal in the eyes of readers? Let's find out together.