Mary Cagnin | |
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 Mary Cagnin in CCXP 2018. | |
| Born | 23 March 1990  |
| Works | Bittersweet, Black Silence |
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| Website | http://www.marycagnin.com/ |
Mariana Cagnin, better known as Mary Cagnin is a Brazilian comic artist. [1]
Mary Cagnin | |
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| Mary Cagnin in CCXP 2018. | |
| Born | 23 March 1990 |
| Works | Bittersweet, Black Silence |
| Awards |
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| Website | http://www.marycagnin.com/ |
Mariana Cagnin, better known as Mary Cagnin is a Brazilian comic artist. [1]
Graduated in Visual Arts at Unesp, Cagnin currently works as an illustrator and cartoonist. In 2009 she started the manga-style series Vidas Imperfeitas [1] in fanzine format, [2] [3] [4] the sixth and final issue of the fanzine was released as a free PDF in 2012, [5] the following year, the series was published by HQM Editora under the HQM Mangá label, [1] [6] in a total of 3 issues. [2] In 2016, she launches the sci-fi story Black Silence crowdfunding project on the website Catarse, [7] and in 2017, she participates in the graphic novel A Samurai: A Samurai: Primeira Batalha, by Mylle Silva. [8] She is awarded the Prêmio Angelo Agostini as penciller and writer. [9] [10] Also in 2017, she is invited by the Brazilian Embassy to participate in the Gothenburg Book Fair. In 2019 she launches the webcomic Bittersweet, which is nominated for Troféu HQ Mix in 3 categories. [11]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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| 2017 | Prêmio Angelo Agostini | Best Penciller | Black Silence | Won | [12] |
| Troféu HQ Mix | Best New Talent (Penciller) | Nominated | [13] | ||
| Best New Talent (Writer) | Nominated | ||||
| 2020 | Prêmio Angelo Agostini | Best Colorist | Bittersweet | Won | [14] |
| Best Webcomic | Nominated | [15] | |||
| Troféu HQ Mix | Best Colorist | Nominated | [16] | ||
| Best Pencille | Nominated | ||||
| 2021 | Prêmio Angelo Agostini | Best Penciller | Bittersweet | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| Best Writer | Won | ||||
| Best Independent Release | Nominated |
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