Massimo Mattioli

Italian cartoonist and illustrator known for creating Squeak The Mouse and characters such as Pinky and Joe Galaxy; associated with underground comics and magazines like Cannibale and Frigidaire.

Created Squeak The Mouse, a wordless comic notable for mixing childish drawing with graphic violence and sexual content. The Squeak books were sometimes seized and censored by the Press Jury. Mattioli produced material for magazines such as Cannibale and Frigidaire and created the character Pinky for Il Giornalino.

Collected observations and a single review highlight Massimo Mattioli's underground, irreverent comics, notably Squeak The Mouse. The work juxtaposes childish drawing with extreme content and attracted censorship. Recommended for adult readers and collectors.

For:Fans of underground comics, adult readers, and comic-book collectors interested in provocative, graphic satire.