Michelangelo La Neve (14 March 1959 – 18 January 2022) was an Italian comics writer and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in Tarsia, in the province of

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, La Neve grew up in

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, and after graduating from high school he moved to Rome. He made his professional debut in the early 1990s writing comics stories mainly of horror genre for magazines such as ''Zio Tibia'', ''Splatter'', ''

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'' and ''Mostri''. After writing the miniseries ''ESP'' for the magazine ''

Intrepido ''Intrepido'' (Italian language, Italian for "Intrepid"), also referred to as ''L'Intrepido'', was a weekly comic magazine published by Casa Editrice Moderna between 1935 and 1998. History and profile The first issue was published on 23 Februar ...

'', between 1992 and 2006 he collaborated with

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 ...

, as a writer for the comic book 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 ...

'' and '' Martin Mystère''. In later years he focused his activity on graphic novels (notably ''Day of the Magicians'', illustrated by ), and started collaborating as a screenwriter with

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for the TV-series ''

L'ispettore Coliandro ''L'ispettore Coliandro'' is an Italian television series aired on Rai 2 since 2006, starring Giampaolo Morelli, directed by Marco Manetti and Antonio Manetti (collectively referred to as Manetti Bros.). The series is a black comedy crime thrill ...

'' and ''

Inspector Rex ''Inspector Rex'' (German: ''Kommissar Rex''; Italian: ''Il commissario Rex'') is an Austrian-Italian police procedural comedy-drama television series created by Peter Hajek and Peter Moser. Originally an Austrian series aired from 1994 to 2004 ...

'' and for the films ''

Song'e Napule ''Song'e Napule'' is a 2013 Italian crime-comedy film written and directed by Manetti Bros. and starring Alessandro Roja and Giampaolo Morelli. It premiered at the 2013 Rome Film Festival. For their performances, Carlo Buccirosso and Paolo Sassan ...

Ammore e malavita ''Ammore e malavita'' is a 2017 Italian musical comedy film directed by the Manetti Bros. It was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Claudia Gerini as Donna Maria * Carlo Buccirosso ...

'' and ''

Diabolik ''Diabolik'' ( or ) is an Italian comic series created by sisters Angela and Luciana Giussani. One of the most popular series in the history of Italian comics, ''Diabolik'' was created in 1962 and consists of more than 900 volumes, and has led ...

''. La Neve was married to Mariella Pazienza, the sister of comic artist

Andrea Pazienza Andrea Pazienza (; 23 May 1956 – 16 June 1988), was an Italian comics artist and painter. Biography Early life Pazienza was born in San Benedetto del Tronto, province of Ascoli Piceno, in 1956. Growing up in his father's town of San Severo ...

. He died after a long illness in Rome on 18 January 2022, at the age of 62. His son Lorenzo is also a comics writer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:La Neve, Michelangelo 1959 births 2022 deaths Italian comics writers Italian screenwriters People from the Province of Cosenza