Werther Dell'Edera

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Werther Dell'Edera
Born1975 (age 49–50)
Bari, Italy
Occupation comic book artist
Years active2003-present
Notable work Something Is Killing the Children

Werther Dell'Edera is an Italian comic book artist who is best known for Something Is Killing the Children, which he provided art for and co-created, and its spin-offs House of Slaughter and Book of Butcher. [1] [2]

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Biography

Werther Dell'Edera was born in Bari, Italy in 1975. He currently lives in Rome, Italy. [3] After finishing high school in Bari, he decided that university did not interest him and chose to move to Rome to attend the Roman School of Comics. [4] His first job in the comics industry was in 2003 working as a draftsman on Road's End, published by Magic Press. Followed by working for Eura Editorial on projects Detective Dante and John Doe. [5] He then started working with American publishers his first being Vertigo working on Loveless , then Dark Entries. He has also worked with Marvel Comics on many occasions, his main comic being The Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business. [6] [7] [8] They have collaborated with Sergio Bonelli Editore creating comics; Orfani, Dylan Dog , and Le Storie. [5] He worked with Tiziano Sclavi creating The Voices of Water in 2019. [9] In 2019 he co-created Something Is Killing the Children with James Tynion IV published by BOOM! Studios.

Bibliography

WorkYearRole
Road's End2003Draftsman
Detective Dante2005-2007Drawings
John Doe2006-2008Drawings
Loveless 2005-2008Illustrator
Punisher War Journal Annual [6] 2008Penciller
X-Force Special: Ain't No Dog [7] 2008Penciller
Dark Entries 2009Illustrator
Orfani [10] 2013-2018Illustrator
G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files [11] 2013-2014Illustrator
Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business [8] 2014Illustrator
Le Storie #49 [12] 2016Drawings
Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie2017Illustrator
Briggs Land (Vol 2)2018Illustrator
The Crow: Momento Mori [13] 2018Illustrator
Something Is Killing the Children 2019-PresentCo-Creator; Illustrator
Aliens: Colonial Marines - Rising Threat (cancelled)2019-2020 (planned)Illustrator
Batman/Dylan Dog [14] 2019, 2023Illustrator
Razorblades [15] 2020Illustrator (Guest?)
He Who Fights With Monsters [16] 2021Illustrator
House of Slaughter2022-2025Co-Creator; Illustrator
The Voices of Water [9] 2022Illustrator
Book of Slaughter2022Illustrator
Bloodborne: The Bleak Dominion2023Cover Artist (#1 Issue)
Knight Terrors: The Flash 2023Cover Artist
Book of Butcher [2] 2023Illustrator
The Flash #620241:25 Variant Cover
Green Lantern Dark2024-2025Illustrator
Book of Cutter2025Illustrator

Awards

YearOrganizationWorkAwardResult
2018Treviso Comic Book Festival [17] The Crow: Memento MoriBest Italian Cover ArtistWon
2019Etna Comics [18] Not ApplicableBest Italian DesignerWon
2020 Eisner Awards Something Is Killing the Children Best New SeriesNominated
2020 Harvey Awards Something Is Killing the Children Book of the YearNominated
2021 Lucca Comics & Games [19] Something Is Killing the Children Best DesignWon
2022 Eisner Awards Something Is Killing the Children Best Continuing SeriesWon
2022 Ringo Awards Something Is Killing the Children Best SeriesWon
2022 Ringo Awards Something Is Killing the Children Best Single Issue (#20)Won

References

  1. ↑ "Werther dell'Edera's Flowpage".
  2. 1 2 "BOOK OF BUTCHER #1 First Look". BOOM! Studios. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  3. ↑ Clark, Travis. "Inside a day in the life of an award-winning comic-book artist, whose indie hit is being adapted into a Netflix series". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  4. ↑ Maglione, Fabio (2008-05-19). "Werther Dell'Edera: Vertigo Made in Italy 1° parte - Comicus". www.comicus.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  5. 1 2 Antonio (2014-07-19). "20 anni di Marvel Italia: Werther Dell'Edera • Sbam! Comics". Sbam! Comics (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  6. 1 2 "Punisher War Journal Annual (2008) #1 | Comic Issues | Marvel".
  7. 1 2 "X-Force Special: Ain't No Dog (2008) #1 | Comic Issues | Marvel".
  8. 1 2 Waid, Mark; Robinson, James (2014-07-16). Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business. Marvel Entertainment. ISBN   978-1-302-37758-8.
  9. 1 2 Sclavi, Tiziano; Dell'Edera, Werther (2022-11-22). Voices of Water. Ablaze, LLC. ISBN   978-1-68497-019-3.
  10. ↑ "Orfani, a ottobre la nuova mini serie a fumetti della Bonelli - Panorama". 2013-11-21. Archived from the original on 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  11. ↑ "Werther dell'edera (Something is Killing the Children)". 13 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "Golem". shop.sergiobonelli.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  13. ↑ "werther dell'edera - Comic Artist - The Most Popular Comic Art by werther dell'edera". www.comicartfans.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  14. ↑ "Batman/Dylan Dog by Werther dell'Edera is Published This Month". 8 June 2023.
  15. ↑ IV, James Tynion (2020-07-30). "18: Razorblades: The Horror Magazine". The Empire of the Tiny Onion. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  16. ↑ Browne, Wendy (2021-09-15). "INTERVIEW: Francesco Artibani and Werther Dell'Edera Bring Us He Who Fights With Monsters". WWAC. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  17. ↑ Bianchi, Emanuele (2018-10-01). "Treviso Comic Book Festival 2018: tutti i vincitori dei Premi Boscarato". Lega Nerd (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  18. ↑ Comicus, Redazione (2019-06-09). "Etna Comics: i vincitori del Premio Coco 2019 - Comicus". www.comicus.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  19. ↑ "Palmares - Lucca Comics Awards". 2023-06-10. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
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