Ferdinando Tacconi
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Fredinando Tacconi was an Italian
comics artist
.
Tacconi was born in Milan. He earned a degree in Applied Arts from Castello Sforzesco
. Tacconi entered the comics field after World War II
, working on a number of comics in Italy, France
, and the United Kingdom
.
His main works included Gli Aristocratici, which he co-created with Alfredo Castelli
, L'uomo del Deserto, L'uomo di Rangoon, Dylan Dog
and Nick Raider
. He often worked for Il Giornalino
.
Tacconi died in Milan after a long period of poor health. He was 83.
Italy
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comics artist
Comics artist
A comics artist is an artist working within the comics medium on comic strips, comic books or graphic novels. The term may refer to any number of artists who contribute to produce a work in the comics form, from those who oversee all aspects of the work to those who contribute only a part.-Comic...
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Tacconi was born in Milan. He earned a degree in Applied Arts from Castello Sforzesco
Castello Sforzesco
Castello Sforzesco is a castle in Milan, Italy, that used to be the seat and residence of the Duchy of Milan and one of the biggest citadels in Europe and now houses several of the city's museums and art collections.-History:...
. Tacconi entered the comics field after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, working on a number of comics in Italy, France
France
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, and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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His main works included Gli Aristocratici, which he co-created with Alfredo Castelli
Alfredo Castelli
Alfredo Castelli is an Italian comic book author and writer.-Biography:Born in Milan, Castelli began his comic book career at an early age, creating the strip Scheletrino, a humor series for Italian comic book Diabolik, when he was only 16 years old.In 1966, with Paolo Sala, he created Comics Club...
, L'uomo del Deserto, L'uomo di Rangoon, 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...
and Nick Raider
Nick Raider
Nick Raider is a fictional comic detective whose series was published from 1988 to 2005 by Sergio Bonelli Editore in Italy. Graphically inspired by the American actor Robert Mitchum, it was created by writer Claudio Nizzi and artist Giampiero Casertano. His partner Marvin Brown was inspired by...
. He often worked for Il Giornalino
Il Giornalino
Il Giornalino was an Italian comics magazine published by the Catholic publisher Edizioni San Paolo of Alba, founded in 1924.During its history, the magazine published the Italian translation of numerous American and European comics series, such as Looney Tunes, The Smurfs, Lucky Luke, Popeye,...
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Tacconi died in Milan after a long period of poor health. He was 83.