Basil détective privé page 03
Artists: Giorgio Cavazzano (Penciller) , Sandro Zemolin (Inker) , François Corteggiani (Writer)
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DescriptionJust looking at my gallery, it should be pretty much clear that I love Disney.I also love Giorgio Cavazzano's art, he's one of the main reasons I still love comics today. And I do love Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle's most famous creation that was and still is a major inspiration for so many people as of today. Combine all of the above and you have the comic book adaptation of the 1986 Disney animated movie "The Great Mouse Detective", written by François Corteggiani and marvelously illustrated by Giorgio Cavazzano. And for me, mid-80's Cavazzano is at the very top of his game. "The Great Mouse Detective" is the 26th Disney animated feature film, directed by Burny Mattinson, David Michener, and the team of John Musker and Ron Clements. The main characters are all mice and rats living in Victorian London. Based on the children's book series Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus, it draws heavily on the tradition of Sherlock Holmes with a heroic mouse who consciously emulates the detective; Titus named the main character after actor Basil Rathbone, who is best remembered for playing Holmes in film. Sherlock Holmes also mentions "Basil" as one of his aliases in the Arthur Conan Doyle story "The Adventure of Black Peter". The Great Mouse Detective was released to theaters on July 2, 1986, to positive reviews and financial success, and as such, the new senior management of the company was convinced that their animation department was still a viable enterprise and this set the stage for the Disney Renaissance. I was looking for Basil pages since I first started collecting comic book art, then 2020 came and the stars finally aligned. Here's page 03, with Olivia Flaversham, an eight-year-old Scottish mouse who seeks Basil's help in finding her toymaker father, and Major Dr. David Q. Dawson, previously of the Queen's 66th Regiment in Afghanistan (he eventually becomes Basil's associate, friend, and personal biographer). Olivia is coming out from her hiding place and desperately searching for her dad, who's missing (something bad happened, we see the signs of a struggle). Then we see Dawson in the foggy (and rainy) streets of London. Panels rich of cross-hatching, stunning silhouettes and the marvelous roundness of Cavazzano's style in that period. Please check below the other pages I own from this story: - page 10 - page 18 - page 23 - page 38 Huge thanks to Fabio! Paper size: 35 x 50 cm Social/Sharing |
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kent mansley 
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 8/10/2020
Huge congrats, Fabio! I love this book as well. So glad you have a page in your collection now!
Fabio C.
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 8/11/2020
kent mansley wrote:
Huge congrats, Fabio! I love this book as well. So glad you have a page in your collection now!
thanks!
(it's not the only Basil page I got, expect to see a few more in the next months) ;)
Monty B
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 8/31/2020
Stunning page!!! I love the fog in this one... :-)
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