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Dirt is a raw, grotesque, dystopian tale, which contains a reflection on memory, human beings and all of us, as people.
“Inside Dirt there’s a bit of everything: it reminds me of The Last of Us, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Billy Bat. The worldbuilding is cool, and inside there is a bit of thriller, road movie, buddy movie. It’s a beautiful story, of those that are a pleasure to read. Rincione is a great artist, a creator and a skillful builder of panels. Each panel looks like a complete painting.”
Giulio Rincione
DIRT - volume 1 I Figli di Edin
DIRT - volume 2 Skeentopolis
Dario Moccia
Giulio Rincione
The Sons of Edin
In 2040, a lethal virus has killed most of the world’s population, turning Earth into a desolate land. In this post-pandemic world, in which all technology that still exists is seen as black magic, Dirt wanders alone. How could he survive? Dirt isn’t human, he is a car toon. He was created in the 50s by an advertising company who made him a star as the face of a brand of cigarettes.
Dirt is arrogant and ill-tempered, and that’s the rea son why he has lost many things in life. So, he now travels in a destroyed world hoping to find his death. Instead, he meets the Sons of Edin, a group of violent wanderers born after the pandemic, and, very unex pectedly, finds a way to move forward…
quel can-coniglio coso deve essere nei paraggi!
io ho smesso di fumare e lui che fa? fuma!
puzza di
fumo!
dove sei, maledetto?
vieni fuori!
“Dirt is different from today’s usual reads, it’s a story that can make a difference.” Nerdevil
Dirt is back, more evil and disrespectful than ever, to criticize a society dominated by influ encers.
The unlikely duo formed by Dirt and the ani mator Mark Gerber continues their wandering in the desolate post-pandemic land, until they find Skeentopolis, the las human communi ty founded by the famous influencer Darius Skeento. Here, cartoons somehow seem to be thriving. The duo’s destiny seem to change when they find out that the cartoon who rules over the city is Mister Magic, Mark’s first ani mated creation! Through a battle to the last follower, Dirt will have the chance to show that his show is the “TOP” show, finding once again his well-deserved fame. He might as well find out why his dreams lately have been tormented by a mysterious girl who seems connected to his past…
Giulio Rincione
EAT ME
FRANCESCO MATTEUZZI
“ ”
A raw, intimate tale that shows us how, sometimes, our perception of reality depends on us.
Giada has several complicated relationships: with her family, with her passions, and with food. She tried to escape, but destiny has brought her back home, to face all these things, as well as herself. But when the world around her starts becoming raw and violent, only her relationships can save her.
Is
something terrible and surreal really happening, or have her disorders started to play with her?
GREGORIO DI ANGILLA
FrancescO MeMo BaRbara BoRlini
THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
This story is set in a future so close, that it’s already here. It doesn’t contain possible scary scenarios, but a reality that is already oppressing us: the consequences of climate change and ecological disruption that we deal with every day. This book shows how the impact of human actions on the environment is not an abstract topic, but it is instead an evident and irreversible reality. The stories of the two main characters are like the two sides of the same coin. You can decide where to start from, and understand that we are the ones who build our future, day after day.
Dubble cover
... CapiTo? Dice Che Se AmmaZza Un Dull, CorrE A Casa E UcciDe Il Suo PoveRo CagnOlinO!
PoveRo Cane, Mi SpiaCe Per Lui!
Ah Ah! BravO! Che Si FottAno!
Ciao, FratElliNo!
Adam, Tony! Come ButtA? Nora! Cosa Fai Qui?!
OMNIBUS
SEVEN GRAPHIC NOVELS GUIDE THE READER TO DISCOVER A DIFFERENT CRIME EACH TIME COLLECTED IN JUST ONE BOOK WITH A NEW UNPUBLISHED STORY.
● VIOLENCE ● EXTORSION ● CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY ● KIDNAPPING ● THEFT
SCAM VIOLENCE THEFT MURDER EXTORSION KIDNAPPING CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY
A FINE PRIMAVERA...
“ABBIAMO UN 640, SIGNOR GIUDICE.
L’IMPUTATA È LA SIGNORA GRETA MILTON.”
“GRAZIE CANCELLIERE. DUNQUE, SEDICI PERSONE OFFESE, UNA SOMMA DI DUE MILIONI DI EURO…"
“L’ISTRUTTORIA È ESAURITA, SIGNOR GIUDICE. SIAMO PRONTI PER LA DISCUSSIONE…”
“SIGNOR GIUDICE, LA MIA ASSISTITA VORREBBE RILASCIARE DELLE DICHIARAZIONI PERSONALI.”
"...PUBBLICO MINISTERO, CI RICORDA LE INCOMBENZE DELL’UDIENZA DI OGGI?”
“CI SONO OPPOSIZIONI DA PARTE DEL PUBBLICO MINISTERO?" "NESSUNA OPPOSIZIONE, SIGNOR GIUDICE.”
MI CHIAMO GRETA MILTON E SONO UNA TRUFFATRICE. NON SO FARE ALTRO, SIGNOR GIUDICE. MA OGGI, SE VORRÀ ASCOLTARE LA MIA STORIA FINO ALLA FINE...
LA TRUFFA È UN’ARTE RAFFINATA.
SI BASA SULLA CURA DEI DETTAGLI.
SULLA CONOSCENZA DELLA FRAGILITÀ, DELL’ECCESSO, DELLA PAURA E DEI DESIDERI DEGLI ALTRI.
L’HO APPRESA CON FATICA E DEDIZIONE, LAVORANDO A STRETTO CONTATTO CON IL MAGGIOR NUMERO POSSIBILE DI PERSONE.
PARRUCCHIERA, COMMESSA, COLF, SEGRETARIA... HO PROVATO QUALUNQUE MESTIERE CHE POTESSE INSEGNARMI QUALCOSA.
“PREGO, SIGNORA MILTON! SI AVVICINI AL MICROFONO ED ESPONGA QUANTO HA DA DICHIARARE…”
...PER
E HO RISALITO LA CATENA ALIMENTARE FINO AL PUNTO IN CUI PER AVERE UNA PREDA TI BASTA SCEGLIERE.
SARÀ STATO CINQUE ANNI FA...
SUALZO The Improviser
“ - Fumettologica ”
Sualzo is able to tell, with great sensitivity, a personal story, everybody’s story.
Elia Sabaz goes by living day to day, chasing the dream of becoming a star of jazz music. Meanwhile, he works as a teacher, and tries to survive the bad luck that seems to follow him. Only the unexpected meeting with Giuditta will be able to shake him and convince him to take control of his life in search of happiness.
Francesca Picozzi
Greta Xella
What brings you here?
Six short stories, six therapy sessions, all linked by the same person: their psychotherapist Francesca. The stories go through different aspects of human psychology, all unique and universal at the same time, to which so many young people can relate. At the end of each chapter, an easy but detailed ex planation of the topic that was dis cussed in theapy: anxiety, eating disorders, sexuality, fear of the future… Even Francesca goes to therapy, linking her story to those of her patients, and offer ing precious advice on how to bring out the best in us.
SENTO IL CUORE CHE BATTE ALL’IMPAZZATA, COME SE FOSSE IN CORSO UN INFARTO...
NON POSSO RESPIRARE
BENE, MI SEMBRA CHE L’ARIA NON RIESCA A ENTRARE NEI POLMONI...
TORNERÒ A PESARE AL GRAMMO OGNI ALIMENTO...
E INIZIO A SUDARE TANTISSIMO, COME SE FOSSI DENTRO A UNA SAUNA.
A PESARMI DOPO OGNI PASTO...
... A FISSARMI PER ORE, DISGUSTATA DAL MIO RIFLESSO.
GRAPHIC NOVELS
WORKING CLASS ENEMIES
An ambitious graphic novel on contemporary society. “ ”
A gun thrown from an overpass, a body lef t lying in a ditch. The protest of a group of workers who are about to lose their jobs. The arrival of a group of migrants to a homeless shelter. A woman struggling to decide whether or not to keep the baby she’s carrying... what is it that holds these stories togetwher? Desperation, rage, disillusionment or… a gun? As Checov said, once a gun is shown in a story, sooner or later someone will fire it.
il boss tedesco non è venuto. è venuto cusaga, il direttore, con sindacalisti...
hanno detto che dalla germania hanno mandato una mail dove dicono che confermano la chiusura dello stabilemnto.
insomma, tuo padre gli ha dato un cazzotto in faccia che gli
hanno anche detto di stare calmi che comunque ci saranno gli ammortizzatori sociali e...
ha spaccato il naso.
Sara Dealbera
The Mantises
Tetti Lupa is a farmstead inhabited by a group of women. Men cannot enter, and at night all the women gather around the fire to hear terrible stories about cruel and violent men. There's only one male in the farm: Terzo, a young kid who was born there and was exceptionally allowed to stay. Caterina and Terzo are very good friends, and she loves him very much. Even though he is a boy, Terzo is not mean, so why do all the other women treat him so roughly? Caterina starts doubting the beliefs of her sisters, especially after a terrible accident hits the quiet life of the farmstead…
A brighter light Sualzo
Mr. Voynich is a well-known antique books dealer. After his wife lost her memory and forgot everything about him and their life together, his life has been overturned, and he spends his days spying on her and trying to make her remember something of the life they shared. He is cynical and rude with everyone, except for his nephew Carlo and Anna, who assists him at his bookshop.
One day, a young woman arrives to the bookshop with a book to sell, and somehow manages to catch Mr. Voynich’s attention. Will she show him the path to get over his life’s painful events, or will it be just an illusion?
A story about a book dealer who overcomes a hard time in his life. World Spanish Rights sold:
in quanto me stesso, a ogni istante, un enorme fatto di memoria
THE FIRST GRAPHIC NOVEL ABOUT M.C. ESCHER ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH.
IMPOSSIBLEWORLDS
THE INFINITE SEARCH FOR AN ORDER INSIDE THE CHAOS OF HIS – AND EVERYBODY’S – LIFE. RIGHTS SOLD: SPAIN
GERMANYAND
A journey in the life and work of Maurits Cornelis Escher, an artist – or a graphic designer, as he liked to describe himself – that fascinated the whole world.
This graphic novel is a unique opportunity to get to know this artist, a discreet and restless genius who worked between art, mathematics, physics, science, nature and design. It’s the perfect read to dive into the many paradoxes that Escher created through perspective, geometry and composition and that keep inspiring the new generations of artists in all fields.
Laura Cimino
Sergio Algozzino
nellie bly
Preface of David Randall, senior editor of Independent on Sunday
A woman that has become a symbol
USA, France, Russia, Spanish World Rights sold:
half of the xix Century, the first woman journalist to deal with the news. A graphic novel telling the story of a woman who became an icon, examined through the juxtaposition with a girl who wants to pursue the same career.
The story, told through her memories, recalls her professional adventures: when she pretended to be crazy and she was interned to carry out an investigation about a mental hospital, or when she solo travelled around the world in 72 days, in a period when such actions were unthinkable for a woman.
Nellie Bly was one of the few journalists who interviewed Belva Ann Lockwood, the first woman nominated to the US presidential elections in 1884. In those years, the first advertising campaigns were born, and many of them used Bly’s face.
“chi si nasconde dietro la firma Lonely Orphan Girl?”
“lei ci andò?”
Salve, direttore. sono Lonely Orphan Girl.
Ah! dunque lei è la nostra audace signorina!
Direttore Madden, miss Elizabeth Cochran per lei.
Se l’autrice della comunicazione firmata Lonely Orphan Girl invierà il suo nome e il suo indirizzo a questo ufficio, come semplice garanzia di buona fede, ci farà un favore e riceverà le informazioni che desidera.
La sua scrittura e le sue argomentazioni mi divertono molto, sa! Cosa?
Le piacerebbe scrivere per noi?
La ringrazio, ma…
Io, veramente…
In persona!
Certo, ero convinta di quel che scrivevo.
Le propongo di redigere per il nostro giornale un articolo sulla condizione della donna oggi. Allora, che ne pensa?
Accetto! oh, altroché se accetto!
Sabrina Gabrielli
Invisible Colors
Friendship, bonding, empathy, support, music
A story about strength, love, friendship, rock music and about the will of overcoming the difficulty of not seeing the world in colors
Two years have passed since Leila stopped seeing colors. She spends her days in her studio apartment, she’s resigned to see the world in sepia and to see food as an unattractive monochromatic thing. Until the night in which she meets Luca, a pizza delivery guy that she sees covered in the color orange, and everything changes. In a whirlwind of old memories, new friends and rock concerts, Leila tries to understand the reason behind the sudden explosions of color that have been striking her. Why does it keep happening? Is it just her imagination, is it due to the surgery she had after the stroke, or is it something else…?
Come stai?
bene, giusto un po’ infredDolita.
Scusa il ritardo, ho finito lezione più tardi del previsto.
Ma è il caffè del distributore? Come fai a berlo?
l’ho preso solo per scaldare le mani! se di
Leila!
A Misty Nest
The story of the family made by Davide and Valeria and their adoptive son Gabriel, a South American kid. Their long adoption process, their stay abroad while getting to know him, the small everyday challenges and achievements. Once back, they will face good and stormy times, escapes from home and legal challenges. The adoption process masterfully described in all its implications, through an evocative trait that gives the story a strong emotional impact.
The story of an adoption: from the loss of a never-born child to hope for a new life together with a child coming from far away.
All the emotions of the first encounter, the joy of the first time you hear someone saying “mom” and “dad”, as well as the doubts, the second thoughts and difficulties.
KIDS & YA
and the legend of silver dragon
A story about time traveling, generational gaps, dragons, robots, dinosaurs, climate change and, above all, great friendships.
Terry Time is a curios and creative kid. One day, in his father’s studio, he finds an old phone that can travel in time. And that’s how the quest to find the last dinosaur on Earth gets started…!
a C lassi C for all nat Ure- loving C hildren green Boar YelloW Whale red PlUMBee revolUtion UPside doWn
the effeCt of hUManKind on the environMent told to the little ones
USA (volumes 1,2,3) and Germany Rights sold:
Timothy Top is eight years old and, on a moonless night, he receives a superpower that will change his life: thanks to his green thumb he can heal plants. Timothy will then embark on an adventure to save the city park, targeted by the terrible unscrupulous entrepreneur Mr. Plumbee. it ’s With little a Cts that We C an Change the World the Mes:
Ecology
Respect of Nature
Climate change
Activism
... LO FAREMO SPARiRE!
PRENDETE
QUESTO BA EO
E TOGLiETEMELO
DA A ViSTA!
Dawn on the horizon
A newcomer upsets Brina’s life. But, as at the end of each scary night, the dawn will come.
Brina's life flows placidly, and she is surrounded by the love of her family. But her peaceful life is about to be quickly upset by the arrival of a new kitten, Zola, who steals the attention of Brina’s humans, Marg and Sam. Brina sees Zola as an intruder and decides to leave her house… the perfect beginning to a new adventure. Brina gets kidnapped, and Zola will look for her and help her get back home. During their adventure together, Zola will prove to be a mess but also a sincere friend.
Ciao gattina, il lavoro ci aspetta.
E CON LA COLAZIONE IN FAMIGLIA. GRATTINI E CROCCANTINI.
VORREI CHE I MIEI UMANI RESTASSERO SEMPRE CON ME...
...MA A VOLTE ANCHE LE FORMULE PERFETTE HANNO QUALCOSA DA AGGIUSTARE.
TOCCA QUINDI TENERSI OCCUPATI CONATTIVITÀ FRENETICHE... ...STIMOLANTI...
...DELIZIOSE.
INSOMMA, LA ROUTINE QUOTIDIANA DI OGNI BUON FELINO DI CASA. FINCHÉ...
Every friend it's an adventure
USA, France, Russia, Ukraine
2
Every new day reveals a different adventure to discover the city, the value of being together and the importance of helping others. With her experiences, after having learnt to get out on her own, Brina will be a guide for her friends, will help them discover their path and will be the first to learn new things: her adventures will let her know many more things about the world.
and the feline Sun Gang
The city cat Brina and her owners move to the mountain for the Summer holidays. There, she meets some stray cats who are called “The Feline Sun Gang”. Her new friends convince her to run away and become a free cat. But if the raids in the wood makes Brina aware of a life style and an emancipation she didn’t know anything about it, on the other hand this new situation will throw her owners into panic.
Thefootballgang
Thefootballgang
THE BEST COACH IN THE WORLD
Quit the chit-chat, it's time to play!
The final stage of the Fut-Rua tournament has finally started, and Matteo and his team can't wait to face the strongest teams in the competition. But someone is trying to mess things up for them... who could hate street soccer so much to be willing to erase it from the face of the earth?
TEO, CHE FACCIAMO?
RISPONDE...
OK. NON SERVE CHE VI SPIEGHI LA SITUAZIONE.
È L’ULTIMA PARTITA DEL GIRONE. SE NON VINCIAMO, LA QUALIFICAZIONE DIVENTA COMPLICATA.
TRU-
QUINDI RIMBOCCHIAMOCI LE MANICHE!
MA ABBIAMO VISTO CHE, CON VANIA DAVANTI ALLA DIFESA, LA SQUADRA FUNZIONA. AL RESTO PENSEREMO IO E DIOMEDE.
DI MISIA NEANCHE L’OMBRA.
ORA O MAI PIÙ!
SIAMO SENZA
CIOLI...
GIÀ.
SENZA MISIA...
NEBBIOSO - DE MARCO
footballgang
The Thefootballgang
THE LEGENDS OF FUT RUA
Matteo and his team, consisting of Diomede, Artemisia and the Hardwin twins, are playing a match in the Fut Rua championship, when the match's outcome is put at risk by a series of unsporting behaviors by Artemisiawhich are no news at all.
But what happens when a new talented player joins the team? Will the group of friends manage to stick together?
NEBBIOSO - DE MARCO
Matteo has recently moved to the city, and when he can't resist the temptation to kick the ball, he runs into a group of bullies. Together with the rugby player Diomede, he challenges them to street football, and that is how the team bound to become a legend is born. Soon, it will be joined by the beautiful ArtemisiaDiomede's sister -, the rich young master Hardwin and his twin brother... many personalities who, first of all, have to learn to stick together, survive the other fearsome teams, such as the Shocking Lizards, and unravel the mystery of the Street Football tournament.
Alice Coppini
My strange friend
A wonderful book about a family story.
A leap in the past and in grandma’s memories.
Emma spends many afternoons at her grandma Lina’s home. So boring! During a rainy day, she goes up to the attic and finds a box filled with old photos. Suddenly, a lightning strikes the house, and Emma is sent to the past, where she meets Andreina, a little girl that looks very much like a girl she had seen in the photos from the box. Slowly, the two girls become very good friends. But who is Andreina? And why is there a picture of her at grandma Lina’s house?
Alice Coppini is a children’s books’ illustrator
She graduated in illustration at IED and MiMaster. In 2017 she was selected for the Bologna Children’s Book Fair’s exhibition. Her works have been published by several Italian publishing houses.
An adventurous story about facing the loss of our loved ones and accepting pain
The value of friendship during difficult times of life
Rights sold: Norway, Spain
What happens inside us when someone we love dies?
Lamia, a smart and strong girl, will experience it on her own skin. She’s very attached to her old dog Otto and to her neighbor Marzia, so when they both die, one shortly after the other, she will have to face a very difficult moment.
From that moment on, weird things start happening around her: the street lights’ light starts trembling, her backyard is filled with sudden noises and scary shadows. The presence of her new neighbor, Michele, complicates things even more.
How will Lamia, together with her friend Lu, deal with all this? A graphic novel in which the harsh reality of feelings is perfectly mixed with a fantastic and mysterious story.
foRevEr
The book for the girls who read Raina Telgemeier and are now teenagers RIGHTS SOLD: SPANISHPORTUGALWORLD, FRANCE
From the Andersen Award winners of the graphic novel CATTIVE RAGAZZE, with more than 15.000 copies sold
"Controra" is a term used in southern Italy to name the hottest hour of the day, when one rests during Summer days. It is precisely at this moment, while her parents sleep in the tourist village where they are spending their holidays, that Viola meets a local boy while repairing an old boat. The young man does not seem like everyone else, and from the few words exchanged with her, she perceives his particular sensitivity and wants to help him. Very soon, the spark of love ignites between the two young people
The encounters between Viola and Ireneo are considered wrong by her parents, to the point to forbid them and punish her; it is possible that her friends, too, would find them wrong, if only they knew, and this is why Viola doesn’t tell them her secret. On the contrary, the relationship between her friend Valeria and Gabriele is considered “right”, almost “perfect”, at least for some time.
Viola e Ireneo find their “space” to grow, experiment and become what they are while the others, especially the adults, cannot see but a “mistake”… and the concept of “mistake” is a central element for our story.
A story gently revealing the magic of first love The acceptance of one’s own body and diversities
Assia Petricelli Sergio Riccardi
E come mai non ti sei iscritta all’artistico?
Disegni così bene.
Mah... è solo un passatempo. Forse sì, mi sarebbe piaciuto fare l’artistico, ma non ho provato neanche a proporlo ai miei, non me lo avrebbero mai permesso.
Hanno voluto che mi iscrivessi a una scuola seria, che mi desse una preparazione solida. Sono sempre stata brava a scuola...
Secondo me dovresti fare la
Già mi vedono avvocato o manager d’impresa.
sì... la pittrice...
pittrice.
ELISABETTA ROMAGNOLI
Look at you
Iris loves music, especially Red Hot Chili Peppers, and has a difficult relationship with her father , who doesn't understand her life choices. Alternating dreamlike and wonderfully realistic illustrations, the author takes us on a journey along the life of the protagonist, showing us that there's always time to fix things, to follow our dreams and to define ourselves as individuals.
IT'S TIME TO GROW UP... AND GET A SERIOUS JOB.
THE ONIRIC TALE OF THE DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A DAUGHTER, WHO'S LOOKING FOR HER IDENTITY AND HER PLACE IN THE WORLD, AND HER GRUFF AND AUTHORITATIVE FATHER.
The story of the boy who changed our way to communicate and see the world, from his childhood to the technologic revolution.
Talent can be spotted since childhood, and Guglielmo Marconi had an extraordinary one. He is the man that changed our way to communicate forever. Thanks to his passion and dedication, we can now reach the whole world with a tap on our phones.
Sending a message to the other side of a hill might seem an easy task, but 150 years later… here we are, communicating with any part of the world. Francesca moved to Oxford to know more about Guglielmo Marconi’s life, and finds out many less known things about one of the most brilliant minds of the last centuries.
THE AUTHORS
Laura Tenorini is a translator specialized in non-fiction. She’s also a nature lover and lives and works surrounded by nature and woods.
Mirka Ruggeri is a cartoonist. Among her works, the graphic novel Canale Mussolini, adapted from Antonio Pennacchi’s award winning novel.
Cecilia Raneri
Foreign rights manager rights@tunue.com