Diabolik

Diabolik is an Italian comic book character that was invented in 1962 by the sisters Angela and Luciana Giussani. The -monthly, black -and-white drawn comic books published publisher in Astorina. From October 2001 to February 2002 published six volumes at Ehapa in Germany.

Content

The gentleman gangster Diabolik lives of jewel theft on a grand scale, he plans with his girlfriend Eva Kant and executes it. Unlike his Italian antipode Dylan Dog, he proves to be a representative of evil and the criminal underworld, however, maintains a certain code of honor. As the inventor of skin tight -fitting face masks he can change his identity and escapes so any time after time his opponent from the world of the law, Inspector Ginko. In addition, Diabolik has other fantastic equipment (such as his draft floor like anesthetic injections ) and a Jaguar as an escape vehicle. Diabolik and Eva basically rob only the rich, not infrequently even criminal people of high society, so that their pitiless, cool demeanor towards their victims have the appearance of poetic justice. Unlike other modern Robin Hood figures, the captured booty however, is not redistributed to the needy. Much more similar to the unscrupulous noble gangster in black jersey the French rogue Fantômas.

Significance and distribution in Italy

In the Italian popular culture Diabolik has a firm place since the sixties; the figure can be measured with Mickey Mouse or Lucky Luke in terms of name recognition quite. Even today the Diabolik - books are represented in large numbers. Since its release in 1962, the charming thief embodies a kind of counter- myth to common, influenced American comic heroes morale. With Diabolik triumphed not only evil; the clean world of supermen will also ridiculed as weak, prone to failure and less intelligent. This is the series at the beginning of the Italian Fumetti neri tradition, which should produce more popular anti - heroes such as crime and Satanik.

Filming

1968 filmed the Italian director Mario Bava the comic under the title " Diabolik " (also: "Danger: Diabolik "); Ennio Morricone composed the film score. John Phillip Law plays the main character Diabolik, his accomplice Eva Kant is played by Marisa Mell. Michel Piccoli occurs in the role of forever losing Inspector Ginko.

In the music video for the song "Body Movin " the Beastie Boys, the film is a parody and scenes used directly.