Riccardo Burchielli (born 27 February 1975) is an

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artist known for his work on the DC/

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comic book series ''

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'', his first work in the United States.

Early life

Burchielli was born in

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, near

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."Interview with Burchielli"
fumettidicarta.

Career

Burchielli began his career in 1997, with a story of Desdy Metus and later he worked for Ediperiodici. From 2003, he illustrated three stories for ''John Doe''. In 2005 he co-created

with writer Brian Wood: the series, published under

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;

label, was a huge success in both the United States and the rest of the world. It is thanks to his extraordinary work on

that in 2007 he received the prestigious Gran Guinigi Award for Best Artist at

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. After

, he continued to lend his art to the major publishers and characters of the American comic book industry, drawing

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, Conan and

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. In 2010, he was among the founding members of Italian Job Studio, a creative collective active in the television and cross-media production field. In the same year his works were exhibited at the Cité dell'Architecture in Paris as part of the Exhibition Archi & BD, alongside those of masters such as Moebius,

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and Frank Miller. In 2014 he worked on Highway To Hell, a horror miniseries winner of two Ghastly Awards and nominated for the prestigious

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, written by

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and Boosta. While collaborating with Sergio Bonelli Editore on Dylan Dog, in recent years he put his skills as a storyteller at the service of brands such as

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an
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and as a character designer for cinema and video games. In 2021 DMZ became a TV series directed by Golden Globe winner

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for the American platform

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. His works are characterized by an intense representation of the conflict between body and space, in which his skillful use of light and shadow enhances physical and conceptual contrasts.

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* 1975 births Living people People from the Province of Pisa Italian comics artists {{Europe-comics-creator-stub