But O'Brien

Script: Antonio Segura

Art: José Ortiz

 

José Ortiz created the character of But O'Brien - The Bodyguard for the Italian magazine Torpedo in 1990.

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With script by Antonio Segura, the series is set in the American roaring twenties. The main character is a failed boxer turned bodyguard who has an uncanny ability to get into trouble. 

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Key Points:

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• Although a minor series in the output of these two geniuses, it contains sequences of great brilliance

• It is curious to see how Ortiz's art, vigorous and energetic as always, seems to be influenced by another series set in the same period, Torpedo 1936