Monster Allergy
Monster Allergy is an Italian comic book series created by Alessandro Barbucci, Katja Centomo, Francesco Artibani and Barbara Canepa of Sky Doll. Barbucci and Canepa had previously co-created the W.I.T.C.H. comic series. Allergy lasted 29 issues; however, it is still in the course of reprints in newspaper stands on the 13th of every month.
Monster Allergy

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- Creator
- Alessandro Barbucci · Katja Centomo · Francesco Artibani
- Date
- 2003
- Genre
- fantasy comics
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Monster Allergy is an Italian comic book series created by Alessandro Barbucci, Katja Centomo, Francesco Artibani and Barbara Canepa of Sky Doll. Barbucci and Canepa had previously co-created the W.I.T.C.H. comic series. Allergy lasted 29 issues; however, it is still in the course of reprints in newspaper stands on the 13th of every month.
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In 2008, Barbara Canepa stated that she and her co-creators gained back the copyright to Monster Allergy after its first publishing run. On 24 May 2015, Tunué announced the new edition of the complete comic book, in two volumes of over 700 pages each, including a final unpublished episode. A sequel series titled Monster Allergy Evolution began in 2016.
Key facts
Key facts
• Format — Comic book series • Limited — 29 • Ongoing — Finished • Genre — Action-adventure, comedy-horror, urban fantasy, science fiction • Publisher — Buena Vista Comics Panini Comics • Date — October 3, 2003 • Issues — 35 • Writers — Francesco Artibani • Inkers — Cristina Giorgilli Daniela Vetro • Colorists — Pamela Brughera Barbara Canepa • Editors — Sun Productions • Creators — Katja Centomo Francesco Artibani Alessandro Barbucci Barbara Canepa • Sort — Monster Allergy
Plot
Plot
Monster Allergy details the adventures of Elena Potato, who moves with her family to Old Mill Village, and Ezekiel Zick, whose father is missing and is affected by all sorts of allergies including one that allows him to see monsters. Together, they uncover the secrets of the world of monsters. Zick and Elena face terrible danger and enemies, which they are usually able to overcome. They are aided by Timothy-Moth, Zick's "cat", who is actually a kind of monster called a Tutor. Timothy oversees the monsters who live in Zick's house which is an oasis for criminal monsters. Monster Allergy Evolution follows the adventures of Zick and Elena in college, where they eventually enter into a romantic relationship.
Chapters
Chapters
In the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, and other countries, Monster Allergy was published as a comic magazine last September 2004. However, Summit Media (the publisher of Monster Allergy in the Philippines) stopped publishing Monster Allergy at the 14th issue. In Malaysia, it stopped publishing it at the 27th issue. Chuang Yi Singapore finished publishing it until the 29th issue, the last of the comic book series. The comic book titles are quite different from the television series titles. Every issue contains a 44-page Monster Allergy story except the 30th issue that has 30 pages.
The Beginning
The Beginning
• 1. The House of Monsters
Magnacat
Magnacat
• 2. The Pyramid of the Invulnerable / The Pyramid of Invulnerability • 3. The Mystery of Mister Magnacat • 4. The Suspended City
The Monster Thrills
The Monster Thrills
• 5. The Stellar Tutor • 6. Here Comes Charlie Schuster • 7. Pickled Monsters • 8. The Keeper of the Lighthouse • 9. The Return of Zob • 10. Inside the Hollow Tree • 11. The Anguanas of Er
Meet the Thaurs
Meet the Thaurs
• 12. The Other Tamer • 13. The Mask of Fire • 14. Together Again
Deep in the Monster World
Deep in the Monster World
• 15. The Ancient Armoury • 16. Stormy Weather • 17. The Last Anchor • 18. The Lost Monsters • 19. The Great Escape • 20. Mushrooms and Chestnuts
New Adventures
New Adventures
• 21. A Trip to Kalamaludu-Si • 22. The Two Sisters • 23. The Form of the Shadow • 24. Sinistro's Circus • 25. The Invaders • 26. The Fall of the Barrymore House • 27. The Eye of Maggoth • 28. The 101st Door / The Hundredth and First Door • 29. Only for Elena
The Ending
The Ending
• 30. The Tamer Cemetery
Monster Allergy Evolution
Monster Allergy Evolution
• 31. Domolacrum • 32. The Valley of the Bombos • 33. Do Not Kill • 34. Ariadne's Thread • 35. The Voice of the Shadow
Trading card game
Trading card game
A trading card game based on the same name was created by Upper Deck Company. It contains 110 collectible cards to play. Art was done by Blason Studio.
Video game
Video game
A 3D action adventure PC game was developed Artematica Entertainment in 2006. Copies of the game were given away in cereal boxes in Italy
Television series
Television series
An animated series based on the comics was jointly produced by Futurikon, Rainbow, M6, Rai Fiction and ZDF. It was broadcast on Rai 2 in Italy, on Nickelodeon in The Netherlands and Belgium, on KiKa in Germany, on M6 in France, on YTV in Canada, and on Kids' WB in the United States.
Course of the series
Dated record
Course of the series
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2003
Monster Allergy created.
2003
Monster Allergy is recorded from 2003.
2019
Monster Allergy 1 digitised by Open Library.
2020
Monster Allergy 2 digitised by Open Library.
2021
Monster Allergy 3 digitised by Open Library.
2022
Monster Allergy 4 (2 catalogued editions) digitised by Open Library.
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- Italy
Named but not plotted · 1
Monster Allergy is associated with Italy.
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Primary material
Digitised editions and texts
Monster Allergy 4 (2 catalogued editions) (2022) — Open Library.
Monster Allergy 3 (2021) — Open Library
Monster Allergy 2 (2020) — Open Library
Monster Allergy 1 (2019) — Open Library
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Notes from the source article
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Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Alessandro Barbucci in inducks.org.
- 2.The Creators of Monster Allergy in Newsarama.com.
- 3.Monster Allergy, Sky Doll and me. - Barbara Canepa. April 2008.
- 4.Tutto Monster Allergy, in due volumi di oltre 700 pagine. 25 May 2015.
- 5.Monster Allergy - Television Tropes and Idioms.
- 6.Monster Allergy in Toonarific.com.
- 7.Monster Allergy in Summitmedia.ph
- 8.Listing issues of the comic book series.
- 9.Upper Deck to Launch 'Monster Allergy TCG'.
- 10.Monster Allergy Trading Card Game Website
- 11.Monster Allergy Trading Card Game Screen shots.
- 12.Monster Allergy on vazcomics.org. vazcomics.org.
- 13.KiKa. Monster Allergy: 26-teilige italienisch-deutsche 2-D-Zeichentrickserie 2006.
- 14.Nieuw bij Nickelodeon: 'Monster Allergy'.
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