Sergio Zaniboni
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Sergio Zaniboni is an Italian comics artist and writer. He is especially known as the artist of numerous stories for Diabolik
.
Born in Turin
, Zaniboni started his comics career after working in technical design and advertisement. In 1967 he collaborated with the magazine Horror and, two years later, he began to collaborate with Diabolik, for which he still works.
From 1972 he also he collaborates with Il Giornalino
, for which he produced Il Campione (a series set in the boxing world, written by Alberto Ongaro
) and the police series Tenente Marlo, with stories by Claudio Nizzi
. In the 1970s Zaniboni was also artist for the series I Reporters for the magazine Orient Express. In the 1980s his works included Speedy Car for Il Giornalino, and Pam/Peter, a one-shot written by Luigi Mignacco and published on the magazine Comic Art.
In 1991 he pencilled a long story for Tex Willer
. In the same decade Zaniboni produced Reporter Blues e Maj Lin for Il Giornalino. In 2000 he was award the Yellow Kid Award for his work on Diabolik.
His son Paolo Zaniboni is also a comic book artist.
Diabolik
Diabolik is a fictional character, an anti-hero featured in Italian comics. He was created by sisters Angela and Luciana Giussani in 1962. His stories appear in monthly black and white digest-sized booklets. The character was inspired by several previous characters from Italian and French pulp...
.
Born in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Zaniboni started his comics career after working in technical design and advertisement. In 1967 he collaborated with the magazine Horror and, two years later, he began to collaborate with Diabolik, for which he still works.
From 1972 he also he collaborates with 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,...
, for which he produced Il Campione (a series set in the boxing world, written by Alberto Ongaro
Alberto Ongaro
-Biography:Born in Venice, he lived for a long time in South America and England, before returning to his birth city in 1979.A friend and collaborator of Hugo Pratt, he also worked for Il Corriere dei Piccoli...
) and the police series Tenente Marlo, with stories by Claudio Nizzi
Claudio Nizzi
Claudio Nizzi is an Italian comic author.He started his career as comic scriptwriter in 1963, writing for the "Vittorioso", a comic newspaper. During 1969 he started to work for Il Giornalino creating many characters...
. In the 1970s Zaniboni was also artist for the series I Reporters for the magazine Orient Express. In the 1980s his works included Speedy Car for Il Giornalino, and Pam/Peter, a one-shot written by Luigi Mignacco and published on the magazine Comic Art.
In 1991 he pencilled a long story for Tex Willer
Tex Willer
Tex Willer is the main fictional character of the Italian comics series Tex, created by writer Gian Luigi Bonelli and illustrator Aurelio Galleppini, and first published in Italy on 30 September 1948. It is among the most popular characters of Italian comics, with translations to numerous ...
. In the same decade Zaniboni produced Reporter Blues e Maj Lin for Il Giornalino. In 2000 he was award the Yellow Kid Award for his work on Diabolik.
His son Paolo Zaniboni is also a comic book artist.