Kriminal

In the mid-2000s, Bookglobe revived the classic Italian crime-horror icon Kriminal for a six-issue series, bringing the skull-masked antihero back to the page with a modern, gritty sensibility. This run is most associated with writer-artist Magnus, though the character’s original creator, Magnus and Max Bunker, cast a long shadow over the revival. While a short-lived return, it matters as a faithful yet fresh take on the seminal fumetti nero figure, reasserting Kriminal’s place in the pantheon of European pulp antiheroes for a new generation.