Monster Allergy is an Italian comic book series created by Alessandro Barbucci, Katja Centomo, Francesco Artibani and Barbara Canepa of Sky Doll. Barbucci and Canepa had previously co-created the W.I.T.C.H. comic series.[1] Monster Allergy lasted 29 issues; however, it is still in the course of reprints in newspaper stands on the 13th of every month.[2] In 2008, Barbara Canepa stated that she and her co-creators gained back the copyright to Monster Allergy after its first publishing run.[3]
| Monster Allergy | |
|---|---|
 Cover of issue #1 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Buena Vista Comics Panini Comics |
| Format | Comic book series |
| Genre | Action-adventure, comedy, fantasy |
| Publication date | October 3, 2003 |
| No. of issues | 35 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Katja Centomo Francesco Artibani Alessandro Barbucci Barbara Canepa |
| Written by | Francesco Artibani |
| Inker(s) | Cristina Giorgilli Daniela Vetro |
| Colorist(s) | Pamela Brughera Barbara Canepa |
| Editor(s) | Sun Productions |
On 24 May 2015, Tunué announced the new edition of the complete comic book, in two volumes of over 700 pages each, including a final unpublished episode.[4]
A sequel series titled Monster Allergy Evolution began in 2016.
Plot
editMonster Allergy details the adventures of Elena Potato, who moves with her family to Old Mill Village, and Ezekiel Zick, whose father is missing and is affected by all sorts of allergies including one that allows him to see monsters. Together, they uncover the secrets of the world of monsters. Zick and Elena face terrible danger and enemies, which they are usually able to overcome. They are aided by Timothy-Moth, Zick's "cat", who is actually a kind of monster called a Tutor. Timothy oversees the monsters who live in Zick's house which is an oasis for criminal monsters.[5][6]
Monster Allergy Evolution follows the adventures of Zick and Elena in college, where they eventually enter into a romantic relationship.
Characters
editChapters
editIn the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, and other countries, Monster Allergy was published as a comic magazine last September 2004. However, Summit Media (the publisher of Monster Allergy in the Philippines) stopped publishing Monster Allergy at the 14th issue.[7] In Malaysia, it stopped publishing it at the 27th issue. Chuang Yi Singapore finished publishing it until the 29th issue, the last of the comic book series. The comic book titles are quite different from the television series titles. Every issue contains a 44-page Monster Allergy story except the 30th issue that has 30 pages.[8]
The Beginning
edit- 1. The House of Monsters
Magnacat
edit- 2. The Pyramid of the Invulnerable / The Pyramid of Invulnerability
- 3. The Mystery of Mister Magnacat
- 4. The Suspended City
The Monster Thrills
edit- 5. The Stellar Tutor
- 6. Here Comes Charlie Schuster
- 7. Pickled Monsters
- 8. The Keeper of the Lighthouse
- 9. The Return of Zob
- 10. Inside the Hollow Tree
- 11. The Anguanas of Er
Meet the Thaurs
edit- 12. The Other Tamer
- 13. The Mask of Fire
- 14. Together Again
Deep in the Monster World
edit- 15. The Ancient Armoury
- 16. Stormy Weather
- 17. The Last Anchor
- 18. The Lost Monsters
- 19. The Great Escape
- 20. Mushrooms and Chestnuts
New Adventures
edit- 21. A Trip to Kalamaludu-Si
- 22. The Two Sisters
- 23. The Form of the Shadow
- 24. Sinistro's Circus
- 25. The Invaders
- 26. The Fall of the Barrymore House
- 27. The Eye of Maggoth
- 28. The 101st Door / The Hundredth and First Door
- 29. Only for Elena
The Ending
edit- 30. The Tamer Cemetery
Monster Allergy Evolution
edit- 31. Domolacrum
- 32. The Valley of the Bombos
- 33. Do Not Kill
- 34. Ariadne's Thread
- 35. The Voice of the Shadow
Merchandises and other media
editTrading card game
editA trading card game based on the same name was created by Upper Deck Company.[9] It contains 110 collectible cards to play.[10][11] Art was done by Blason Studio.
Video game
editA 3D action adventure PC game was developed Artematica Entertainment in 2006. Copies of the game were given away in cereal boxes in Italy [12]
Television series
editAn animated series based on the comics was jointly produced by Futurikon, Rainbow, M6, Rai Fiction and ZDF. [13] It was broadcast on Rai 2 in Italy, on Nickelodeon in The Netherlands and Belgium,[14] on KiKa in Germany, on M6 in France, on YTV in Canada, and on Kids' WB in the United States.
References
edit- ^ "Alessandro Barbucci in inducks.org". Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ^ "The Creators of Monster Allergy in Newsarama.com". Archived from the original on 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ^ "Monster Allergy, Sky Doll and me... - Barbara Canepa". April 2008. Archived from the original on 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "Tutto Monster Allergy, in due volumi di oltre 700 pagine". 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ^ "Monster Allergy - Television Tropes and Idioms". Archived from the original on 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ^ "Monster Allergy in Toonarific.com". Archived from the original on 2006-11-21. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ Monster Allergy in Summitmedia.ph Archived 2009-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Listing issues of the comic book series". Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ^ "Upper Deck to Launch 'Monster Allergy TCG'". Archived from the original on 2007-07-07. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ Monster Allergy Trading Card Game Website Archived 2009-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Monster Allergy Trading Card Game Screen shots". Archived from the original on 2009-06-13. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ Monster Allergy on vazcomics.org Archived 2013-04-16 at archive.today
- ^ "Monster Allergy: 26-teilige italienisch-deutsche 2-D-Zeichentrickserie 2006" (in German). KiKa. Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "Nieuw bij Nickelodeon: 'Monster Allergy'". Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
External links
edit- Monster Allergy at Disney Comic Worldwide
- (in French) Monster Allergy in SOLEILPROD
- (in Italian) Monster Allergy at komix.it