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David’s career as a cartoonist, writer and editor spans over 39 years, when at the age of 23 he started working as British animator, Bob Godfrey's 'ghost artist' drawing Henry's Cat comic strips. He created his most popular character, Psycho Gran in 1987 for the much-loved kids comic, Oink. He's also worked for Whizzer &…

Arianna Pisani is a children's book illustrator, born in Rome on the 18th January 1993. After winning two scholarships for the Scuola Romana dei Fumetti and Nemo Academy of Florence, she has made a career which today led her to work for KM Edizioni as an illustrator and designer for a project by Liana Editorial…

Born in Rome class of 1988, Matteo attended the International School of Comics in Rome from 2013 to 2017. As an illustrator he has worked on a number of titles published in the USA, which include; ” CHANGA AND JADE OBELISK” VOL.1 & 2 and “ONE NATION THE GAUNTLET” for 133Art, “MINE TO AVENGE: THE…

  Renée Rienties is an independent comic artist and illustrator from the Netherlands. Her journey into the world of comics began in 2016 with her small press book titled “My Daily Life Comics.” She serves as both the editor and creator, as well as the artist for the anthology series including “Oyasumi” (2017), “Ripple” (2022),…

Mario Torrisi was born in Rome on October 10, 1996. Always been passionate about drawing and automotive He studied comics at the International School of Comics in Rome. His work was first published by Dynamite Entertainment in October 2017 where he worked on the last 20 pages of “Sheena – Queen of the Jungle…

mayamada is a manga brand rooted in Japanese-inspired comics, community events, and digital content. Co-founded by Nigel Twumasi, the brand delivers inclusive storytelling experiences through its manga universe featuring anthropomorphic characters in a meta television network. The brand brings diverse gaming communities together in welcoming creative workshops and inclusive environments. Their "Do I Look Like…

Steve graduated from Ornerakis School of Applied Arts in 2012. Since then, he’s been working on comics, illustration, writing, and tattooing. In 2021, he wrote the comic “Spazorahoula” (illustrated by Len Gogou), which was published by Jemma Press, and won the award for Best Script at the Greek Comic Awards. Until then, he was mostly…