Caparezza's Orbit Orbit

On the 31th of October acclaimed Italian rapper Caparezza released his latest work, Orbit Orbit, which is both an album for BMG and a graphic novel published by Bonelli.

The graphic novel, available as both hardcover and softcover, written by Caparezza (his debut as comic writer), is drawn by an incredible ensemble of well-known artists: Sergio Gerasi, Riccardo Torti, Nicola Mari, Marco Nizzoli, Renato Riccio, Stefano Tamiazzo, La Came, Yi Yang and Matteo De Longis (cover).

The story features Caparezza as a cosmonaut who embarks on an interstellar journey in search of creative inspiration after a period of isolation. The antagonist is a character named Darktar, clearly inspired by DC Comics' Darkseid.

Caparezza has always been a comic book fan and the album, Orbit Orbit, is crammed with comic book references, including Swamp Thing and Watchmen.

 

Track 4: Darktar

«Nella palude come Swamp Thing»

Track 12 – Pathosfera
«Sono quello freddo della ganga, Dottor Manhattan» 

You can find out all the references on Fumettologica, HERE (in Italian).

The key track of the album is titled A Comic Book Saved My Life. 'Nuff said!