Toppi, Sergio

Born in Milan. Of the same generation as Battaglia, Crepax and Hugo Pratt, Toppi is one of great masters of the Italian comic strip which he is profoundly going to transform and to influence during the years 70-80. Born in Milan. Of the same generation as Battaglia, Crepax and Hugo Pratt, Toppi is one of great masters of the Italian comic strip which he is profoundly going to transform and to influence during the years 70-80. He develops in the biggest Italian magazines a style profoundly original and innovative but rest little known in France. Between 1998 and 2000 will appear, the cycle of four albums of the series “Le collectionneur”. Event which was very noticed in autumn 2000, the Editions Mosquito publishes the monumental Sharaz-de who received an unanimous reception of the public and the criticism.