Following on from the glorious tome focused on the work of Emanuele Taglietti, we have a similarly gorgeous volume highlighting the work of the prolific Italian artist Alessandro Biffignandi. The name might not be as instantly recognisable to Anglo audiences as some, but his varied work throughout his career is certainly worth seeking out.
While many people are now familiar with some of the delights that have come out of Italian entertainment industry giallo movies being one of the more popular and well-known there are still some hidden subcultures just waiting to be discovered and appreciated by the uninitiated. ‘Sexy fumetti’, a term used to describe a particularly lurid and erotic range of comic books that became immensely popular in the ‘70s is one such thing. And Alessandro Biffignandi was a master of this illustrated
from Horror and Sci Fi Magazines http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/book-reviews-latest-literary-releases/16009-sex-horror-alessandro-biffignandi-book
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