Magnus

The Profile

Magnus is both the pen name of Italian comics author Roberto Raviola (noted in the reviews for his meticulous work on a Tex Willer album) and the name of a 2004 electronic/dance project involving Tom Barman collaborating with C.J. Bolland.

From the provided reviews: the musical Magnus is a 2004 project featuring Tom Barman and C.J. Bolland that produced the album The Body Gave You Everything; the comics Magnus is credited (pen name) with an acclaimed 1996 Tex Willer album La Valle del Terrore and is associated with works such as Alan Ford, Kriminal, and Satanik. The reviews praise the dance/club qualities of the music and the obsessive, meticulous drawing of the comic album.

The DeBaser reviews cover two distinct uses of the name Magnus: a 2004 electro-dance project involving Tom Barman and C.J. Bolland, and the Italian comics author Magnus (pen name of Roberto Raviola) responsible for a celebrated Tex Willer album. Both reviews praise craftsmanship — one for club-ready grooves, the other for obsessive, meticulous comic art.