Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri

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Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri
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BornPaolo Eleuteri Serpieri
(1944-02-29) 29 February 1944 (age 79)
Venice, Italy
NationalityItalian
Area(s)artist, writer
Notable works
Druuna saga
Awards Harvey Award, 1995

Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri (born 29 February 1944) is an Italian comic book writer and illustrator, noted for his works of highly detailed renderings of the human form, particularly erotic images of women. He is best known for his work on the Druuna erotic science fiction series.

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Early career

Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri was born on 29 February 1944 in Venice. He moved to Rome in his youth. He studied architecture and painting at Rome's Fine Arts Academy in Rome under Renato Guttuso, and began his career as a painter in 1966, but in 1975 he shifted his focus to comics. [1] He produced work for the Italian comics magazine Lanciostory. [2] A big fan of the American Old West,[ citation needed ] Serpieri co-created L'Histoire du Far-West (The Story of the West), a Western series about the history of the Old West, with writer Raffaele Ambrosio, which was published in the magazines Lanciostory and Skorpio . Some of the titles were L'Indiana Bianca (The White Indian) and L'Uomo di Medicina (Medicine Man). Beginning in 1980 Serpieri worked on collections like Découvrir la Bible, as well as short stories for magazines such as L'Eternauta, Il Fumetto and Orient Express .

Druuna

In 1985, he published Morbus Gravis, the first work of the Druuna saga. The series is noteworthy and controversial for featuring realistic and explicit content including graphic violence and sexual content. These books have been very successful, selling more than a million copies in twelve languages. [1] The English language translations are published by Heavy Metal .

Due to the interest in this series, Serpieri has also published numerous sketchbooks, such as Obsession, Druuna X, Druuna X 2, Croquis, Serpieri Sketchbook, Serpieri Sketchbook 2 and The Sweet Smell of Woman. Serpieri's highly detailed portrayals of well-endowed heroines have earned him the distinction of "Master of the Ass". [1]

Serpieri is also credited with design work on the 3-D video game Druuna: Morbus Gravis , based on his heroine. [3]

Awards

Selected bibliography

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri". Lambiek Comiclopedia . Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  2. "Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri". gralon.net. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  3. Moby Games. "Druuna: Morbus Gravis for Windows". Archived from the original on May 9, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  4. "1995 Harvey Awards". Harvey Award. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

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