Paolo Bisi (born September 27, 1964 in Piacenza, Italy), is an Italian comic book artist, mostly known for his work on "Mister No", "Zagor" and "Lazarus Ledd" series. [1] [2]
He won the national Italian competition for young comics artist "Pierrlamibichi" in Prato, in 1981. After getting his degree at the Art Institute of Parma, he worked between 1987 and 1993 as a storyboard and layout artist, as well as illustrator for children books, for numerous clients in Milano.
He returned to comics in 1992, with "La Casa dei Fantasmi", a story he created with writer Marcello Toninelli, published in Dark Magazine (Granata Press). He then worked with writer Ade Capone on "Requiem" (Intrepido and Liberty publishers, 1995) and two "Lazarus Ledd" stories (Star Comics).
In 1996, Bisi joined the regular staff of Sergio Bonelli Editore, drawing series "Mister No" and "Zagor". He also made three-part series "Manson" with Cédric Rassat for the French publisher Glénat, about serial killer Charles Manson (2008-2010).
Italian comics also known as fumetto[fuˈmetto], plural form fumetti[fuˈmetti]. The most popular Italian comics have been translated into many languages. The term fumetto refers to the distinctive word balloons that contain the dialog in comics.
Tex Willer is the main fictional character of the Italian comics series Tex, created by writer Gian Luigi Bonelli and illustrator Aurelio Galleppini, and first published in Italy on 30 September 1948. It is among the most popular characters of Italian comics, with translations to numerous languages all around the world. The author took inspiration from Sardinia, where he grew up as a kid. The fan base in Brazil is especially large, but it is very popular also in Finland, Norway, Greece, Turkey, Croatia, France, India, Serbia, Bosnia, Israel and Spain.
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