Mathias work in progress Volume 4

Mathias work in progress Volume 4

Location: Rome

SERIE: Mathias

STORY/ART: Giancarlo Malagutti

GENRE: Adventure/Mystery/Thriller/Fantasy

TARGET READERSHIP: All ages, both sexes

SETTING: Well known and characteristic cities and locations in Italy

SET IN: The Present Day

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STRUCTURE & TONE OF THE STORIES: The two protagonists in this series are

children and, despite their superhuman potentialities, they behave as such. They always

travel accompanied by an adult, they never go out late at night and wherever they stay

they’re in the company of relatives. It is within this context that the storyline develops in

its own way. They’re not out to put the world to rights, yet they are endowed with a

strong sense of justice and they seek to do good in the face of evil.

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COLLECTION: Each episode is 44 pages long and is a complete and free-standing story.

Reading them in order is recommended. In full colors.

5 episodes ready for print.

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Mathias is a blond 10 year-old. He’s knowledgeable for his age as a result of his

somewhat cosmopolitan education.

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Anna is a freckly 10 year-old redhead. Orphaned at an early age she has an elderly

bedridden granny. Lively, intelligent and with a searching mind, she’s the one with the

sense of humour and sharp one

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SYNOPSIS: Whilst staying on holiday with his grandparents Mathias learns that they

belong to a small colony of aliens who’ve been trapped on planet earth since the 1500’s.

Despite having fully adapted to life on earth they harbour dreams of one day returning to

their own planet. In a series of flashbacks to their earlier life, the comics explore the

history and culture of Italy, the main focus of attention being on the Renaissance.

Mathias is a direct descendent of this alien race and as a consequence he is endowed with

higher than average intellectual powers. He discovers he has superhuman cerebral

telekinetic and suchlike abilities over which he has little control, indeed they manifest

themselves at odd moments, particularly when he is under stress. The baddies, a group of

rebel Aliens who’ve splintered from the colony, believe they can gain world domination

with the help of Mathias and Annie. But as the guardians of the linchpin are Mathias’

grandparents, the rebels have to work hard at getting hold of him.

It is in this web of intrigue that the adventure unfolds.

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ARTIST BIO: Giancarlo Malagutti began his career in 1973 by drawing cartoons for the

monthly publication Horror. He has worked alongside Renzo Barbieri and Giorgio

Cavedon on several cartoons. Malagutti has drawn several one off short stories for

Intrepido, Monello and Albo TV and has inked the drawings of Sergio Zaniboni for

Diabolik which is where he began to write scripts. In 1981 he began freelancing for IF,

working on Japanese cartoons including Princess Zaffiro, Tiger Man and Bia. In 1982 he

created the series The Reporters drawn by Zaniboni for Orient Express. After having

written a story line for Martin Mystère he worked as a commercial artist for some twelve

years until 1994 when he resumed his work in cartoons, writing stories for Lupo Alberto,

Cattivik and Mystère.

Most recently he has been working on the characters of Chris Carella in collaboration

with Sergio Zaniboni and both the drawings and script for Mathias www.mathias.is.it

(For a short biography visit

http://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/malagutti_giancarlo.htm)