Claudio Castellini (born 3 March 1966) is an Italian

comic book artist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and ...

. According to his website, Castellini has a "love for technical details, influenced by artists like

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and

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Biography

Castellini's first work was the March 1989 episode for the Italian horror series ''

Dylan Dog ''Dylan Dog'' is an Italian horror comics series created by Tiziano Sclavi and published by Sergio Bonelli Editore since 1986. The series features the eponymous character, a paranormal investigator who takes on cases involving supernatural ele ...

'' published by

Sergio Bonelli Editore Sergio Bonelli Editore (formerly CEPIM and other names) is a publishing house of Italian comics founded in 1940 by Gian Luigi Bonelli (1908–2001). It takes its name from its former president, comic book writer Sergio Bonelli (1932–2011), son of ...

. It was followed by a second Dylan Dog story in September 1990. In 1991 Castellini collaborated in the graphic elaboration of ''

Nathan Never 200px, Cover for ''Nathan Never'' #1. ''Nathan Never'' is a black-and-white, science fiction Italian comic book, published monthly in Italy since 1991 by Sergio Bonelli Editore. It is written by Michele Medda, Antonio Serra and Bepi Vigna. Arti ...

'', a

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

series whose covers he drew until issue #59. His first work for

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was ''

Silver Surfer The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first a ...

: Dangerous Artifacts'', a Silver Surfer graphic novel written by

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, published in June 1996. He produced covers for ''Cosmic Powers Unlimited'' and ''Elektra Magazine'', drew ''

Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in ''The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first ...

Unlimited'' from 1993 to 1995, and worked on the

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miniseries, ''

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''. Castellini others works include ''

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'', ''

Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, films (including '' Conan the Barbarian'' and '' Conan the Destroyer'') ...

'' and '' Batman: Gotham Knights''. He drew the 100-page comic book one-shot ''Man and Superman'' in 2019 with writer

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Bibliography

CrossGen

*''CrossGen Chronicles'' #1 (2000) *''CrossGen Sampler'' (vol. 1) #1 (2000)

Dark Horse

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Dark Horse Presents ''Dark Horse Presents'' was a comic book published by American company Dark Horse Comics from 1986. Their first published series, it was their flagship title until its September 2000 cancellation. The second incarnation was published on MySpace, r ...

'' #137 (1998) *''

Star Wars Tales ''Star Wars Tales'' is a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics, beginning on September 29, 1999, and completing its run on July 13, 2005. Each issue is 64 pages and features a few unrelated stories from various eras of the ''Star Wars'' ...

'' (vol. 1) #1-2 (1999)

DC/Wildstorm

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Green Lantern Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...

Gallery (pinup)'' #1 (1996) *'' Batman: Gotham Knights'' #19 (2001) *''

Robotech ''Robotech'' is a science fiction franchise that began with an 85-episode anime television series produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production and first released in the United States in 1985. The show was adapted from t ...

(variant cover)'' #5 (2003) *'' Thundercats: The Return (variant cover)'' #4 (2003) *''

America's Best Comics America's Best Comics (ABC) is a comic book publishing brand. It was set up by Alan Moore in 1999 as an imprint of WildStorm, an idea proposed to Moore by WildStorm founder Jim Lee when it was still under Image Comics. History ''America's Best ...

(tpb)'' (2004) *''Batman: Gotham Knights'' #69-74 (covers only) (2005) *''

Superman/Batman ''Superman/Batman'' is a monthly comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular superheroes: Superman and Batman. ''Superman/Batman'' premiered in August 2003, an update of the previous series, ''World's ...

'' (variant cover) #37-38 (2007) *''

Countdown A countdown is a sequence of backward counting to indicate the time remaining before an event is scheduled to occur. NASA commonly employs the terms "L-minus" and "T-minus" during the preparation for and anticipation of a rocket launch, and eve ...

'' #22, 24-26 (2007) *''Joker's Asylum II: Harley Quinn'' #1 one shot (2010) *''Man and Superman'' (one-shot) (2019)

DC and Marvel

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'' #1-4 (DC, 1996)

Dynamite Entertainment

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Red Sonja Red Sonja is a fictional sword and sorcery comic-book superheroine created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Barry Windsor-Smith for Marvel Comics in 1973, partially inspired by Robert E. Howard's character Red Sonya of Rogatino. Marvel Comics ...

'' (vol. 1) #14 (2006)

Marvel

*'' Fantastic Four: Unlimited'' (vol. 1) # 4 (1993) *''Fantastic Four: Unlimited'' (vol. 1) #5-8 (1994) *''

Starblast The New Universe is an imprint from Marvel Comics that was published in its original incarnation from 1986 to 1989. It was the first line produced by Marvel Comics utilizing a pre-conceived shared universe concept. It was created by Jim Shooter, ...

'' (vol. 1) #1 (1994) *''Silver Surfer: Annual (Pinup)'' #7 (1994) *''Marvel Swimsuit Spezial (Pinup)'' (vol. 1) #3 (1994) *''Official Marvel Index to the X-Men'' #5 (1994) *''Fantastic Four: Unlimited'' (vol. 1) #9 (1995) *''Fantastic Four: Unlimited'' (vol. 1) #10-13 (1995) *''Cosmic Powers: Unlimited'' (vol. 1) #1-4 (1995) *'' Captain Marvel'' (vol. 1) #1 (1995) *''Elektra Megazine'' #1-2 (1996) *''

: Dangerous Artifacts'' (vol.1) #1 (1996) *'' Peter Parker: Spider-Man'' (vol. 1) #77 (1997) *''

: Conan and the Stalker of the Woods'' (vol. 2) #1-3 (1997) *''Conan the Barbarian: River of Blood'' (vol. 1) #1-3 (1998) *''Shadow & Light'' (vol. 1) #3 (1998) *''

Blade A blade is the portion of a tool, weapon, or machine with an edge that is designed to puncture, chop, slice or scrape surfaces or materials. Blades are typically made from materials that are harder than those they are to be used on. Historic ...

: Sins of the Father'' #1 (1998) *''

X-Men Unlimited ''X-Men Unlimited'' was the title of three comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The purpose of this title was to run stories that fit between the main X-Men comics. The stories included all characters (heroes and villains) from the X-tit ...

'' (vol. 1) #23 (1998) *''

The Mighty Thor Thor Odinson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is based on the Norse mythological god of the same name, the Asgardian god of thunder whose enchanted hammer Mjolnir enables h ...

: Lord of Asgard'' (vol. 2) #57,66 (2003) *'' Captain Marvel'' (vol. 4) #9 (2003) *'' Wolverine: The End'' (vol. 1) #1-6 (2004) *''Fantastic Four: Foes'' #6 (2005)

Sergio Bonelli Editore

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'' #30 and 48 (1989–1990) *''

'' #1 (1991) *''

'' #1-59 (1991–1996, only cover) *''Nathan Never Speciale'' #1-5 (1992–1995, only cover)

Miscellaneous

*''Best Comics'' #24 *''Comic Art:Nathan Never'' #85 (1991) *''Comic Art:Nathan Never'' #100 (1993) *''Comic Art:Nathan Never'' #101 (1993) *''Silver Surfer (Preview)'' #0 (1995) *''Batman Black & White '' #2 (2002)

References

External links

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