Ways To Turn Into Wolves

Fiction and comic

Nel tempo ho imparato a capire cosa significa quando nelle biografie degli autori si legge "vive tra... e la...". In questo periodo mi trovo in Sicilia e nel prossimo mese e mezzo curerò un Laboratorio di scrittura per la narrativa e il fumetto per cui le iscrizioni sono ancora aperte.
Gli incontri si terranno presso il Centro Giovanile Mistero Buffo di Acireale (CT), sede del locale Circolo Arci e dell' Associazione Scarti , realtà da anni attive sul territorio nell'ambito della promozione sociale e della diffusione della cultura.
Si partirà sabato 19 Marzo alle ore 18 . Dopo proseguiremo ogni giovedi (sempre alle ore 18) until April 21. The activity is aimed at those who are interested in writing, seek opportunity to discover, refine and improve their skills.

During the workshop we will explore the theoretical knowledge and shall exercise will be held for the composition of a narrative story and a cartoon, a view that considers the experience of writing as a channel of communication with the outside world and expression of reality. For information about the course (duration, cost, etc.. Etc.) Ask me. Finally there is also a facebook page dedicated.
The striking poster above instead was kindly created by Roberta Nanfitò.

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Tsunami

No, not rhetoric. The cataclysm that is shaking the Japanese can not really leave me indifferent. In the first instance as in Japan lives a dear relative. During the day we were able to hear from him. The first thought was honest about his condition, very frightened but otherwise all right. Compared to the affected areas of the South, to be precise in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on the east coast of the country, fortunately, the least affected by the violence of the shock and tsunami.
Later, our thoughts go to Japan as a whole, this country so far yet so close to ours, especially for the generations of the past forty years have intertwined with Japanese culture more or less ties pronfondi due mainly to Japanese comics and animation, but also to the cinema, literature, all 'art of the country of the Rising Sun. Our imagination, like it or not, is partly soaked in influences of Japan, it seems obvious, no need to disturb the talented essayists in the industry. in mind we are all a little 'Japanese.
Finally, the historical reasons. During World War II Italy and Japan were allies. We know how that turned out. Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki marked a tipping point in human history. The Japanese
to overcome the disasters have shown great tenacity and a willingness in the past.
In Japan, however, many nuclear plants have suffered serious damage from the quake. The latest news admit the possibility of leakage of radioactivity into the environment. What is happening should lead all to a deep reflection on the relationship between man and nature. And the fate of man on Earth. We also cartoonists have to deal with the reality of these arguments, we can not remain indifferent.
The image above is a reproduction of a work by Japanese Katsushika Hokusai entitled The Great Wave of Kanagawa , which is part of a cycle dedicated to the broader views of Mount Fuji taken in the early nineteenth century. Hard not to think of the tsunami that struck Japan. If the paint can "see" before, even the comic then it could "get" before. To help understand the present and imagine a different future.