Angelo Stano
Encyclopedia
Angelo Stano is an Italian
comic book artist. He is mainly famous for his drawings for Dylan Dog
, for which he drew the very first story. He is the current cover artist of the series.
, in the province of Bari
(Puglia). He graduated at the Politecnico di Milano in 1971, returning to his native region where he began to work for advertisement.
He made his debut for comics in 1973 with a reduction of Jules Verne
's From the Earth to the Moon
. Two years later he produced several stories for Audax, published by Mondadori
.
After several collaborations with other publishers (Ediperiodici, Edifumetto
, Staff di If, Corrier Boy, Universo
), in 1985 he was chosen by Sergio Bonelli Editore
to draw the first episode of Dylan Dog
, written by Tiziano Sclavi
. Stano drew it in a style partly inspired to that of Egon Schiele
. Stano replaced Claudio Villa
as cover artist for the series with #42.
From 1981 to 1999 he taught at the Scuola del Fumetto in Milan
.
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
comic book artist. He is mainly famous for his drawings for Dylan Dog
Dylan Dog
Dylan Dog is an Italian horror comics series featuring an eponymous character created by Tiziano Sclavi for the publishing house Sergio Bonelli Editore...
, for which he drew the very first story. He is the current cover artist of the series.
Biography
Angelo Stano was born at Santeramo in ColleSanteramo in Colle
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, in the province of Bari
Province of Bari
The Province of Bari is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bari.It has an area of 5,138 km², and a total population of 1,594,109 . There are 48 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Bari...
(Puglia). He graduated at the Politecnico di Milano in 1971, returning to his native region where he began to work for advertisement.
He made his debut for comics in 1973 with a reduction of Jules Verne
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...
's From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon is a humorous science fantasy novel by Jules Verne and is one of the earliest entries in that genre. It tells the story of the president of a post-American Civil War gun club in Baltimore, his rival, a Philadelphia maker of armor, and a Frenchman, who build an enormous...
. Two years later he produced several stories for Audax, published by Mondadori
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore is the biggest publishing company in Italy.-History:Founded by the 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori in 1907 to publish the magazine titled Luce!, it soon became an important publisher. Its headquarters are in Milan....
.
After several collaborations with other publishers (Ediperiodici, Edifumetto
Edifumetto
Edifumetto was an Italian publishing house of comics, founded by Renzo Barbieri.A recent example of their publication is Biancaneve by Leone Frollo and Necron by Magnus of 1981.Some of their titles are vampire-themed:...
, Staff di If, Corrier Boy, Universo
Universo
Universo is the name of a fictional Legion of Super-Heroes supervillain in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics universe.-Pre-Zero Hour:...
), in 1985 he was chosen by Sergio Bonelli Editore
Sergio Bonelli Editore
Sergio Bonelli Editore is a publishing house of Italian comics. It takes its name from its president and comic book author, Sergio Bonelli....
to draw the first episode of Dylan Dog
Dylan Dog
Dylan Dog is an Italian horror comics series featuring an eponymous character created by Tiziano Sclavi for the publishing house Sergio Bonelli Editore...
, written by Tiziano Sclavi
Tiziano Sclavi
Tiziano Sclavi is an Italian comic book author, journalist and writer of several novels. Sclavi is most famous as creator of the comic book Dylan Dog in 1986, for Italian publishing house Sergio Bonelli Editore...
. Stano drew it in a style partly inspired to that of Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele was an Austrian painter. A protégé of Gustav Klimt, Schiele was a major figurative painter of the early 20th century. His work is noted for its intensity, and the many self-portraits the artist produced...
. Stano replaced Claudio Villa
Claudio Villa (comics)
Claudio Villa is an Italian comics artist who has primarily worked with Sergio Bonelli Editore, and is currently involved in illustrating several books in the Tex Willer comic series...
as cover artist for the series with #42.
From 1981 to 1999 he taught at the Scuola del Fumetto in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
.