Massimiliano Frezzato (born March 12, 1967) is an
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comic book
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author.
Born in
Turin
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, he studied art in that city and won the first Prize in the 1989 comics contest in
Prato
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. In 1990 he started the series ''Margot'', written by
Jerome Charyn
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.
His most famous work is ''
I custodi del Maser'' (''
Keepers of the Maser''), which appeared in 1996 and has been translated in numerous countries, including
France
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Denmark
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Frezzato's influences include
Moebius,
Enki Bilal
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Tanino Liberatore
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Hayao Miyazaki
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Bibliography
English translations
Hardcover editions by ''
Heavy Metal''
* Keepers of the Maser Series:
** ''Second Moon'' (52 pages, 1997, )
** ''Isle of Dwarves'' (64 pages, 1998, )
** ''Eye of the Sea'' (1999, )
** ''The Iron Tower'' (2000, )
** ''The Edge of the World'' (64 pages, 2003, )
** ''The Lost Village'' (52 pages, 2005, )
** ''The Young Queen'' (script by Massimiliano Frezzato, art by
Fabio Ruotolo) (2007, )
* Other works:
** ''Frezzato Sketchbooks'' (46 pages, 2002, )
Works published in Heavy Metal Magazine (including special issues)
[Based on table of contents at http://www.heavymetalmagazinefanpage.com/]
* Longer stories:
** ''Margot: Queen Of The Night'' (
Jerome Charyn
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and Massimiliano Frezzato) (63 pages, 1995-Overdrive Special - Vol. 9 No. 1)
** ''The Keepers Of The Maser (1): The Second Moon'' (Massimiliano Frezzato) (44 pages, 1997-March - Vol. 21 No. 1)
** ''The Keepers Of The Maser 2: The Isle of Dwarves'' (44 pages, 1998-Spring special - Vol. 12 No. 1)
** ''The Keepers Of The Maser: Kolony: The Essential Survival Guide'' (44 pages, 1998-Spring special - Vol. 12 No. 1)
** ''The Keepers Of The Maser 3: Eye Of The Sea'' (Massimiliano Frezzato and
Nikita Mandryka
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) (44 pages, 1999-July - Vol. 22 No. 3)
** ''The Keepers Of The Maser 4: The Iron Tower'' (Massimiliano Frezzato and Nikita Mandryka) (44 pages, 2000-November - Vol. 24 No. 5)
** ''The Keepers Of The Maser 5: The Edge Of The World'' (Massimiliano Frezzato and Nikita Mandryka) (44 pages, 2003-May - Vol. 27 No. 2)
** ''The Keepers Of The Maser 6: The Lost Village'' (Massimiliano Frezzato and Nikita Mandryka) (51 pages, 2005-September - Vol. 29 No. 4)
** ''The Keepers Of The Maser 7: The Young Queen'' (Massimiliano Frezzato and Fabio Ruotolo) (44 pages, 2007-Spring special - Vol. 21 No. 1)
* Short stories
** ''Dear Enemy'' (9 pages, 1996 - January - Vol. 19 No. 6)
** ''The Pleasure Of Love'' (5 pages, 1996 - November - Vol. 20 No. 5)
** ''Pee Pee'' (4 pages, 1996 - November - Vol. 20 No. 5)
** ''Dog Face'' (5 pages, 1997 - May - Vol. 21 No. 2)
** ''The Last Resource'' (3 pages, 1997 - 20 Years - Fall Special - Vol. 11 No. 2)
** ''Tip-In Series No. 17'' (1 page, 2004 - May - Vol. 28 No. 2)
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annual 1999
* Artwork for the second story, ''Beer Run'', written by
Marc Andreyko
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Notes
External links
Official homepage
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1967 births
Living people
Italian cartoonists
Writers from Turin
Artists from Turin