Franco Aureliani

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Franco Aureliani
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Aureliani at the 2011 New York Comic Con
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
Tiny Titans
Awards2009, 2011, and 2014 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids
2011 Harvey Award for Best Original Graphic Publication for Young Readers

Franco Aureliani is an American comic book writer/artist, best known for writing the DC Comics series Tiny Titans , for which he won two Eisner Awards in 2009 and 2011. Tiny Titans also won a Harvey award in 2011. He was also nominated for another Harvey in 2013 for another project from DC Comics, Superman Family Adventures . He and longtime writing partner and friend, Art Baltazar, won their third Eisner in 2014 for the Dark Horse Comics children's series Itty Bitty Hellboy . He also teaches art at Carmel High School.

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Career

Franco Aureliani is the artist and co-writer with Art Baltazar of Tiny Titans , for which the two won the 2009 and 2011 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids. [1] Baltazar and Franco co-wrote DC's Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam! and the comic book adaptation of Young Justice . [2] In 2012, DC launched a new series titled Superman Family Adventures which was written and drawn by Baltazar and Aureliani. [3] In 2013, Baltazar and Aureliani launched a revival of The Green Team for DC. [4] [5] That series was canceled in January 2014. [6]

Aureliani is an art teacher at Carmel High School in Carmel, New York. [7]

Awards

Bibliography

Aw Yeah Comics! Publishing

Blindwolf Studios/Electric Milk Comics

Dark Horse Comics

DC Comics

DC Comics and Archie Comics

Dynamite Entertainment

Stone Arch Books

Little Bee Books

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References

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  2. Franco Aureliani at the Grand Comics Database
  3. Parkin, JK (February 10, 2012). "First look at the cover to Superman Family Adventures #1". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2012. DC Comics has revealed the cover to the first issue of Superman Family Adventures, the new all-ages title by the former Tiny Titans team of Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani.
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