Vito Delsante (born 1973) is an American

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, known for his work on characters such as '' Batman'',

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and ''

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''.

Early life

Vito Delsante was born in 1973 in Staten Island, New York, United States. He attended high school in

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, and the

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. He now resides in

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, New York.

Career

Delsante worked for the Canadian comics company Speakeasy Comics in a public relations capacity prior to their closing doors in the Spring of 2006, and was seen by some as the only public face in the company's final days. He was also a creator at Speakeasy, with part one of the six part series ''Fallout'' with

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printed as a back-up to '' Beowulf'' #7 before the series was cancelled as a result of the publisher's closing. With the closing of the publisher, the future for ''Fallout'' is uncertain. His first major

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title, '' The Mercury Chronicles'' with artist Mike Lilly, was rumored for publication in 2007. In March 2006, Delsante began a weekly column called ''Random Shuffle'' on

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's comics news website The Pulse. He is a store manager at one of New York's largest comic book retailers, Jim Hanley's Universe. In August 2006 The Chemistry Set, a

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s collective of which Delsante is a member, launched. He produces the comic '' Stuck'' with Thomas Williams and is currently writing ''FCHS'', a "semi-autobiographical look" at his high school days, with artist Rachel Freire. In 2007, Delsante was slated to write a three-issue ''

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'' arc with artist

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. He has written a graphic novel for

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based on the childhood of

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. The book, ''Before They Were Famous'', was due out in July 2008. It never was published, but in February 2009, Aladdin published Delsante's biography of

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, illustrated by Andrés Vera Martínez, part of the same ''Before They Were Famous'' series.

Bibliography

* ''

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'' #9 ("The Couch", with

) * ''

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'' #5 ("Bar Stools", with Lee Ferguson) * '' Reflux Comics'' #3 ("I Love Her Madly", with

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) * in '' Beowulf'' #7 (backup "Fallout, Pt. 1", with

) * ''

'' #109-110, 126, 128 * '' Stuck'' ( The Chemistry Set, with Thomas Williams) * '' Superman'' #676 (Originally '' Superman Confidential'' #9; later changed to #8; subsequently canceled by the publisher; now resolicited as stated.) * '' Cartoon Network Block Party'' #42 * ''

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'' #'s 7 & 8 * '' The Mercury Chronicles'' #0 (with artist, Mike Lilly) * ''FCHS'' ( The Chemistry Set, with artist Rachel Freire) * ''Before They Were Famous:

'' (with artist Andrés Vera Martínez, 2009) * ''Twisted Savage Dragon Funnies'' in ''

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'' #163, August 2010, with artist Rachel Freire.Fiffe, Michel
"Twisted Savage Dragon Funnies"
Fiffe's blog (Mar. 16, 2010).

References

External links

*
The Chemistry Set
- Home of ''Stuck''
SIN Studios Online.com
- official Strength In Numbers Studios website
"Up & Coming: Vito Delsante"
- April 2006 interview (by Chris Arrant at

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)
"Speakeasy Comics Shuts Down"
- March 2006 article (by

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)
"Writer Man of All Trades: Vito Delsante"
- March 2006 interview (by Jen Contino at Comicon.com/The Pulse)
"Vito Delsante talks about STRAY"
- July 13, 2016 interview (by Rik Offenberger at FirstComicsNews.com) {{DEFAULTSORT:Delsante, Vito American comics writers 1973 births Living people American webcomic creators American writers of Italian descent People from Staten Island People from Brooklyn People from Ford City, Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh alumni