Silver (cartoonist)

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Guido Silvestri
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Silver at Lucca Comics & Games in 2008
Born (1952-12-09) December 9, 1952 (age 71)
Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Area(s) Cartoonist
Pseudonym(s)Silver
Notable works
Lupo Alberto
Awards U Giancu's Prize, 1998

Guido Silvestri (born 9 December 1952 in Carpi [1] ), known by his pen name Silver, is an Italian comic book creator. Silver began his comics career as an apprentice of Franco Bonvicini (Bonvi). [1] Silver created the series Lupo Alberto , [2] which began in 1974. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "LUPO ALBERTO - MA E' VITA QUESTA? L'autore." La Repubblica . Retrieved on 4 February 2012.
  2. "A Milano una mostra per i 35 anni di Lupo Alberto Archived 2012-08-03 at archive.today ." La Stampa . 20 November 2009. Retrieved on 24 April 2011.