The Football Gang
by Enrico Nebbioso Martini, Loris De Marco
Tunué, 2020
128 pages
17×24 cm
A story about sport and friendship in which boys and girls of every kind get to the field and play. Pokemon style adventures and challenges in the soccer world.
Street football is perhaps the most “genuine” team sport in the world, played at all latitudes, by people from all social backgrounds, in all types of circles and climates. No special equipment or resources are required, and the fact that you only need a ball, perhaps a fence, a wall, or whatever thing to mark the goal area, and the will to have fun together, has certainly helped its wide- spread diffusion.
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 Artemisia – Diomede’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.
Nominated to the Premio Boscarato 2020.
Rights sold: Spain (Algar), Catalan (Animallibres), Valencian (Bromera)
Rights available in all other territories
Enrico Nebbioso Martini has been active as a writer and screenwriter for several years. He founded Cyrano Comics, one of the longest-running self-production groups in Italy. He collaborates with various publishing companies such as Noise Press, Weird Comic, Shockdom, Reika Manga, and Tunué. He writes for advertising and fiction, and has participated in numerous anthologies.
Loris De Marco studied at the Comics School in Milan. He collaborates with various companies creating illustrations, storyboards and concepts. He made his debut in the world of comics by drawing short stories in self-productions (Cyrano). As a colorist he collaborated with Greta Xella in the stories created for Renbooks, Effequ, and Attaccapanni Press. Passionate about calligraphy, he creates logos and titles for books and games (Karmapolis, Heart-shaped Mouth, Historia).
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