Chrissie Zullo is a

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whose notable works include the covers for '' Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love''. Her work been compared to that of

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Early life

Chrissie Zullo was born in Canada. She has since lived in

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, and

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, before settling in

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. Zullo has stated that

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is an influence on her art, as well as historical French and Japanese art in general. Her style, which she describes as "flowy, dreamy, and whimsical", is also influenced by modern comics artists such as

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and

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, and names ''

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'' #2 as her favorite James Jean cover.

Career

Chrissie Zullo was recognized by an editor at the DC Talent Search at San Diego Comic Con 2008. After six months, she was offered the job for illustrating the covers of the '' Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love'' series. Her first interior sequential work was on ''

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'' #26. For the release of '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' in 2015, Zullo was commissioned by

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to create a series of "Women in Star Wars" posters as comic book style portraits. In 2018, Zullo was chosen to be part of DC Collectibles' ''DC Artists Alley designer vinyl collection''. Four vinyl figures were created based on Zullo's artwork.

Technique and materials

Zullo uses acrylic wash to render her illustrations in black and white, and colors them with

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Reception

David Pepose, reviewing Zullo's work on ''

'' #26 for

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, praised her work on that issue, stating that "her style could not be more suitable for the pure emotion this tale evokes".

Selected bibliography

* Covers for '' Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love'' #1 - 6 * Covers for ''Cinderella: Fables are Forever'' #1 - 6 * Sequentials on interiors for ''

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'' #100 * Sequentials on interiors for ''

'' #26 * Covers for ''

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'' (2016) #1-6 * Variant cover for ''

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'' vol. 2 #2 * Variant cover for '' Hack/Slash'' #34 * Variant cover for ''

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'' vol. 3 #1 * Variant cover for ''

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'' - Leia * Variant cover for '' Batman: The Adventures Continue'' #1 * Variant cover for ''Vengeance of Vampirella'' #1 * Variant cover for ''The Last Witch'' #1 * Variant cover for ''By the Horns'' #1

References

External links

* * Dueben, Alex
"Chrissie Zullo's "Cinderella" Story"

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, August 25, 2010
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"Chrissie Zullo - Cinderella Fables are Forever 01"
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