Marcelo Frusin (born 27 December 1967 in

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) is an international

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. His notable works include a run on ''

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''.

Biography

Frusin started his career working for the Argentine Columba Publishing house in 1993. For the Italian publisher Universo, he has illustrated the ''Niko Slavo'' series in ''

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'' magazine between 1994 and 1997. In 1998 he started working for the US market in

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, making pencils for '' X-Men Unlimited'', written by

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. He later worked for Acclaim Comics also drawing pencils for ''

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'', scripted by

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. Frusin's style resembles his fellow Argentine artist Eduardo Risso ('' 100 Bullets''). Like Risso, Frusin has worked with

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on the

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title ''

'', where his work has become well known, before joining Azzarello on ''

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'' (with fellow Argentine

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taking over on ''Hellblazer'' art duties). He has contributed to other Vertigo titles including '' Flinch'', ''

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'' and '' Weird Western Tales Special''. In addition to his work for Vertigo, Frusin also illustrated two issues of ''

'', and a story for '' X-Men Unlimited''.

Bibliography

* ''X-Mannen'' #191-194 (with writers

and

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, co-pencils by

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and inks by Jose Marzan Jr. and Tim Townsend,

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, 1998) * '' Magnus Robot Fighter'' #14 and #18 (with

, Acclaim Comics, 1998) * ''

'' #143, 151–156, 158–161, 164–167, 170–174, 177–180, 184–186, 189-193 and 197-200 (

, 1999–2004): ** ''Telling tales'' (with

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, includes ''Hellblazer'' #143, 1999, tpb, 2004, ) ** ''Good Intentions'' (with

, collects ''Hellblazer'' #151-156, 2000–2001, tpb, 2002, ) ** ''Freezes Over'' (with Brian Azzarello, includes ''Hellblazer'' #158-161, 2001, tpb, 2003, ) ** ''Highwater'' (with Brian Azzarello, includes ''Hellblazer'' #164-167, 170–174, 2001–2002, tpb, 2004, ) ** ''Red Sepulchre'' (with Mike Carey, includes ''Hellblazer'' #177-180, 2002–2003, tpb, 2005, ) ** ''Third Worlds'' (with Mike Carey, includes ''Hellblazer'' #184-186, 2003, tpb, 2005, ) ** ''Staring at the Wall'' (with Mike Carey, includes ''Hellblazer'' #189-193, 2003–2004, tpb, 2006, ) ** ''Stations of the Cross'' (with Mike Carey, includes ''Hellblazer'' #197-200, 2004, tpb, 2006, ) * "First Among Men" (with Joe Pruett, in '' Weird Western Tales'' vol. 2 #2,

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, May 2001) * ''

'' (with

, 2005–2008): ** ''A Kin of Homecoming'' (collects ''Loveless'' #1-5, 2005–2006, tpb, 2006, ) ** ''Thicker Than Blackwate'' (collects ''Loveless'' #6-12, 2006, tpb, 2007, ) ** ''Blackwater Fals'' (collects ''Loveless'' #13-21, May, 2008)

References

External links

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Marcelo Frusin
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