Wallestein the Monster

Wallestein the Monster was a central character in one of the pocket digests produced by the Italian publisher Edifumetto which appeared on Italian newsstands between 1972 and 1982. Wallestein's world was one in which the Gothic and the contemporary intertwined.[1]

These comics offered readers a heady mix of Gothic horror, fantasy, sex and violence. Ruined castles, deserted cemeteries and grotesque monsters collided with a world of fast cars, guns and glamour in stories that revelled in depictions of sex and violence that were filtered through the symbols and structures of the Gothic imagination.[2]

The series’ narrative revolved around the exploits of the aristocratic Jimmy Wallestein,[3] whose dashing good looks and affluent lifestyle masked a terrifying secret: the real Jimmy was long since dead, and his place had been taken by a beast of terrifying power who wore a special mask to hide its true features. Wallestein the Monster is the name given to the character who uses Jimmy Wallestein's identity and represents an uber-violent, monstrous alter ego.

References
  1. Barbieri, R., 1972, ‘L’Amante Delle Vergini Morte’, Wallestein Il Mostro v2 #1, Milan: Edifumetto.
  2. Barbieri, R., 1973b, ‘L’Assassino Colpisce Quattro Volte ’, Wallestein Il Mostro v2 #3, Milan: Edifumetto.
  3. Barbieri, R., 1974, ‘Star of Blood ’, Wallestein the Monster #1, London: Top Sellers.
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  8. Barker, M., 1989, Comics: Ideology, Power and the Critics, Manchester: Manchester University Press.
  9. Barbieri, R., 1972, ‘L’Amante Delle Vergini Morte’, Wallestein Il Mostro v2 #1, Milan: Edifumetto.
  10. Barbieri, R., 1972, ‘L’Amante Delle Vergini Morte’, Wallestein Il Mostro v2 #1, Milan: Edifumetto.
  11. Barker, M., 1989, Comics: Ideology, Power and the Critics, Manchester: Manchester University Press.
  12. Barbieri, R., 1975b, ‘Lover of the Dead Virgins ’, Wallestein the Monster #3, London: Top Sellers
  13. Barbieri, R., 1975a, ‘The Assassin Strikes Four Times ’, Wallestein the Monster #2, London: Top Sellers.
  14. Barbieri, R., 1973b, ‘L’Assassino Colpisce Quattro Volte ’, Wallestein Il Mostro v2 #3, Milan: Edifumetto.
  15. Mackenzie, M, Gender and Giallo, 2015, In: Blood and Black Lace Special Edition Dual Format [film, DVD]. Directed by Mario Bava. Italy: Emmepi Cinematografica/Les Productions Georges de Beauregard/Monachia Films
  16. Barbieri, R., 1973, ‘La Stella Di Sangue ’, Wallestein Il Mostro v2 #3, Milan: Edifumetto.
  17. Wrightson, B. and Wein, L., 1971, ‘Swamp Thing’, House of Secrets # 92, New York: DC Comics.
  18. Adam Twycross, Wallestein the Monster (2020) <https://www.koreropress.com/news/wallestein-the-monster/> [accessed 16 April 2020].
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