Fabio Civitelli (born 9 April 1955,
Lucignano
Lucignano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about southwest of Arezzo.
Lucignano borders the following municipalities: Foiano della Chiana, Marcian ...
) is an
Italian comic artist best known for illustrating stories for
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 ...
, a popular comic in
Italy
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. Civitelli is often remarked as being highly skilled with ink drawings, which allows him to draw clean strips. His own interpretation of the character, Tex, respects the old tradition set by
Aurelio Galleppini while being modern and pleasant. He often stated, in the past, that
Marvel Comics
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authors,
Gian Luigi Bonelli and
Alex Raymond
Alexander Gillespie Raymond Jr. (October 2, 1909 – September 6, 1956) was an American cartoonist who was best known for creating the '' Flash Gordon'' comic strip for King Features Syndicate in 1934. The strip was subsequently adapted into m ...
influenced his style of drawing.
Civitelli is skilled in drawing faces, often inspired by famous actors and celebrities, whose likeness he uses to represent some minor characters in the strips.
External links
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Short biographyof Fabio Civitelli
1955 births
Living people
People from Arezzo
Italian comics artists
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