Wether Dell'Edera is an Italian comic book artist who is best known for Something Is Killing the Children, which he provided art for and co-created, and its spinoffs House of Slaughter and Book of Butcher.[1][2]
Werther Dell'Edera | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) |
| Occupation | comic book artist |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Notable work | Something Is Killing the Children |
Biography
editWether Dell'Edera was born in Bari, Italy in 1975. He currently lives in Rome, Italy.[3] After finishing high school in Bari, he decided that university did not interest him and chose to move to Rome to attend the Roman School of Comics.[4] His first job in the comics industry was in 2003 working as a draftsman on Road's End, published by Magic Press. Followed by working for Eura Editorial on projects Detective Dante and John Doe.[5] He then started working with American publishers his first being Vertigo working on Loveless, then Dark Entries. He has also worked with Marvel Comics on many occasions, his main comic being Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business.[6][7][8] They have collaborated with Sergio Bonelli Editore creating comics; Orfani, Dylan Dog, and Le Storie.[5] He worked with Tiziano Sclavi creating The Voices of Water in 2019.[9] In 2019 he co-created Something Is Killing the Children with James Tynion IV published by BOOM! Studios.
Bibliography
edit| Work | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Road's End | 2003 | Draftsman |
| Detective Dante | 2005-2007 | Drawings |
| John Doe | 2006-2008 | Drawings |
| Loveless | 2005-2008 | Illustrator |
| Punisher War Journal Annual[6] | 2008 | Penciller |
| X-Force Special: Ain't No Dog[7] | 2008 | Penciller |
| Dark Entries | 2009 | Illustrator |
| Orfani[10] | 2013-2018 | Illustrator |
| G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files[11] | 2013-2014 | Illustrator |
| Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business[8] | 2014 | Illustrator |
| Le Storie #49[12] | 2016 | Drawings |
| Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie | 2017 | Illustrator |
| Briggs Land (Vol 2) | 2018 | Illustrator |
| The Crow: Momento Mori[13] | 2018 | Illustrator |
| Something Is Killing the Children | 2019-Present | Co-Creator; Illustrator |
| Aliens: Colonial Marines - Rising Threat (cancelled) | 2019-2020 (planned) | Illustrator |
| Batman/Dylan Dog[14] | 2019, 2023 | Illustrator |
| Razorblades[15] | 2020 | Illustrator (Guest?) |
| He Who Fights With Monsters[16] | 2021 | Illustrator |
| House of Slaughter | 2022-Present | Co-Creator; Illustrator |
| The Voices of Water[9] | 2022 | Illustrator |
| Bloodborne: The Bleak Dominion | 2023 | Cover Artist (#1 Issue) |
| Knight Terrors Flash | 2023 | Cover Artist |
| Book of Butcher[2] | 2023-Present | Illustrator |
| The Flash #6 | 2024 | 1:25 Variant Cover |
Awards
edit| Year | Organization | Work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Treviso Comic Book Festival[17] | The Crow: Memento Mori | Best Italian Cover Artist | Won |
| 2019 | Etna Comics[18] | Not Applicable | Best Italian Designer | Won |
| 2020 | Eisner Awards | Something Is Killing the Children | Best New Series | Nominated |
| 2020 | Harvey Awards | Something Is Killing the Children | Book of the Year | Nominated |
| 2021 | Lucca Comics & Games[19] | Something Is Killing the Children | Best Design | Won |
| 2022 | Eisner Awards | Something Is Killing the Children | Best Continuing Series | Won |
| 2022 | Ringo Awards | Something Is Killing the Children | Best Series | Won |
| 2022 | Ringo Awards | Something Is Killing the Children | Best Single Issue (#20) | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Werther dell'Edera's Flowpage".
- ^ a b "BOOK OF BUTCHER #1 First Look". BOOM! Studios. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ Clark, Travis. "Inside a day in the life of an award-winning comic-book artist, whose indie hit is being adapted into a Netflix series". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Maglione, Fabio (2008-05-19). "Werther Dell'Edera: Vertigo Made in Italy 1° parte - Comicus". www.comicus.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ a b Antonio (2014-07-19). "20 anni di Marvel Italia: Werther Dell'Edera • Sbam! Comics". Sbam! Comics (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ a b "Punisher War Journal Annual (2008) #1 | Comic Issues | Marvel".
- ^ a b "X-Force Special: Ain't No Dog (2008) #1 | Comic Issues | Marvel".
- ^ a b Waid, Mark; Robinson, James (2014-07-16). Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business. Marvel Entertainment. ISBN 978-1-302-37758-8.
- ^ a b Sclavi, Tiziano; Dell'Edera, Werther (2022-11-22). Voices of Water. Ablaze, LLC. ISBN 978-1-68497-019-3.
- ^ "Orfani, a ottobre la nuova mini serie a fumetti della Bonelli - Panorama". 2013-11-21. Archived from the original on 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "Werther dell'edera (Something is Killing the Children)". 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Golem". shop.sergiobonelli.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "werther dell'edera - Comic Artist - The Most Popular Comic Art by werther dell'edera". www.comicartfans.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ "Batman/Dylan Dog by Werther dell'Edera is Published This Month". 8 June 2023.
- ^ IV, James Tynion (2020-07-30). "18: Razorblades: The Horror Magazine". The Empire of the Tiny Onion. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ Browne, Wendy (2021-09-15). "INTERVIEW: Francesco Artibani and Werther Dell'Edera Bring Us He Who Fights With Monsters". WWAC. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ Bianchi, Emanuele (2018-10-01). "Treviso Comic Book Festival 2018: tutti i vincitori dei Premi Boscarato". Lega Nerd (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ Comicus, Redazione (2019-06-09). "Etna Comics: i vincitori del Premio Coco 2019 - Comicus". www.comicus.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "Palmares - Lucca Comics Awards". 2023-06-10. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-12-05.