1. History

2. Legacy

3. References

Isabella ({{lang-it|Isabella Duchessa dei Diavoli}}, i.e. "Isabella Duchess of the Devils") is an Italian comic book series created by Giorgio Cavedon as the writer and Sandro Angiolini as artist.

History

The series started in 1966 and it was inspired in plot and title by the renowned novel Angélique, the Marquise of the Angels and its on-screen adaptation, which had had a significant success at the Italian box office. Set in 17th century France, it features the adventures of Isabella de Frissac, an uninhibited noblewoman that faces any sort of vexation and torture.^[1][2]

The series is considered a progenitor of Italian adult comics, especially because of its sado-masochistic elements, which were an absolute innovation in the fumetti panorama.^[2]

Starting from July 1969 Gaspare De Fiore and Umberto Sammarini replaced Angiolini as artists. Publications ceased in October 1976, after 263 issues.^[1]

A comic book collection series, Isabella Gigante was published between 1969 and 1971.^[1]

Legacy

A film adaptation, Isabella, Duchess of the Devils, directed by Bruno Corbucci and starring Brigitte Skay in the title role, was released in 1969.^[3]

The comic book also inspired a series of novels, Le memorie di Isabella.^[2]

References

• Thestor strutti
• Thestor swanepoeli
• The Story
• The Story about Ping
• The Story (Album)
• The Story (Bizzy Bone album)
• The Story (Brandi Carlile album)
• The Story Girl
• The Story Goes...
• Thestor yildizae
• The Story Keepers
• The Story Museum
• The Story of 1
• The story of ab
• The Story of Ab
• The Story of a Boy Who Went Forth to Learn Fear
• The Story of a Clever Tailor
• The Story of Adèle H.
• The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit
• The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit
• The Story of Ah Long
• The Story of a Modern Woman
• The story of a modern woman
• The story of a mother
• The Story of a Mother