Mauro Boselli (writer)

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Mauro Boselli
Born (1953-08-30) 30 August 1953 (age 69)
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
OccupationComic book and movie writer, editor, novelist
GenreHorror, western, adventure
Years active1984–present
Notable works
Notable awardsMicheluzzi Award [1]

Mauro Boselli (born 30 August 1953 in Milan) is an Italian comic book writer and editor. He is also a novelist, screenwriter, and essayist.

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Career

He joined the staff of Sergio Bonelli Editore in 1984, writing for popular comics titles such as Mister No and Zagor . [2] He became chief editor of the latter in 1993. [2] In 2000 he co-created together with Maurizio Colombo the horror series Dampyr . [2] [3]

Ha has been chief editor of Tex since 2012 and launched a new series titled Tex Willer in 2018. [4]

In 2022, he wrote with Mauro Uzzeo, Giovanni Masi and Alberto Ostini the film adaptation of Dampyr, directed by Riccardo Chemello. [5] [6]

Works

Comics

TitleSeriesIssue(s)Ref.
Mister No Almanacco dell'avventura1994 ed. [7]
Zagor Zagor
(regular series)		#334–36, 345–50, 353–59, 362–67, 376–79, 386–91, 397–400, 411–14, 420–24,
427–35, 469–71, 479–82, 490–93, 552–56, 573–77, 586–88		 [8]
Almanacco dell'avventuraed. 1997, 2001
Speciale Zagor#4, 6, 8–9, 11–12
Tex Willer Tex
(regular series)		#309–10, 407–09, 416–18, 420–22, 435–40, 445–46, 452–54, 458–60, 463–65, 467–70,
473–74, 478–79, 483–84, 488–89, 497–99, 506–07, 523–25, 528–29, 538–39, 544–47,
556–57, 563–64, 569–74, 576–80, 583–84, 593–95, 600–03, 606–08, 611–15, 618–20,
627–28, 633–44, 649–53, 658–61, 668–70, 673–75, 678–79, 682–83, 695–700, 705–07, 716–18		 [9]
Almanacco del wested. 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2013
Maxi Tex#5, 17, 21
Speciale Tex#12, 23–24, 27–28, 32–36
Color Tex#1, 3–6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
Tex. Romanzi a fumetti#2–3, 6–7
Tex Magazine#1, 4, 7
Tex Willer
(second series)		#1–13, 18–28
Speciale Tex Willer#1
Dampyr Dampyr
(regular series)		#1–3, 5–8, 12, 14–17, 20–23, 25, 27–31, 33–38, 40–41, 43–47, 49–55, 57–59, 62, 64–66,
70, 73, 75, 77–78, 81–82, 84, 86–91, 93–94, 97–105, 107, 111–12, 116, 119, 121,
126–27, 130, 133–36, 139, 143–46, 148, 150–53, 157–58, 161–63, 168, 173–74, 177–78,
180, 182–83, 185–88, 192–93, 196–202, 209, 211, 217–19, 222, 224–25, 230–35, 241, 243–44, 246–47, 252		 [10]
Speciale Dampyr#1–2, 4–6, 9, 16
Maxi Dampyr#2, 10
Dampyr Magazine#1
Dylan Dog Dylan Dog
(regular series)		#165 [11]
Dylan Dog Color Fest#9
Le Storie Le Storie
(regular series)		#35 [12]
Speciale Le Storie#2, 6

Novels

Filmography

Film
YearTitleWriterNotes
2022 Dampyr Yes [5]

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  2. 1 2 3 "Mauro Boselli". UBC Fumetti (in Italian). Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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  5. 1 2 "Sergio Bonelli Editore, Brandon Box e Eagle Pictures annunciano un accordo epocale" (in Italian). 3 November 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Movie Adaptation of 'Dampyr' Comic Sets Cast, Starts Production (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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