Eduardo Risso
| Eduardo Risso | |
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| Born |
23 November 1959 Leones, Córdoba Province, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Area(s) | Artist |
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Notable works
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100 Bullets Parque Chas Fulù Simon Boy Vampiro |
| Awards |
Eisner Award 2002 Harvey Award 2002, 2003 |
Eduardo Risso (born 23 November 1959) is an Argentine comic book artist. In the United States he is probably best known for his work with writer Brian Azzarello on the Vertigo title 100 Bullets, while in Argentina and Europe he is noted for his collaborations with Ricardo Barreiro and Carlos Trillo. He has received much acclaim for his work.
Risso was born in Leones in Córdoba Province, Argentina, and started as a cartoonist in 1981, drawing his first collaborations for the morning paper La Nación and the magazines Eroticón and Satiricón, all published by Columba editions. In 1986, he worked for Eura Editoriale of Rome, Italy, and in 1987 he drew Parque Chas, scripted by Ricardo Barreiro. The series was first published by Fierro in Argentina and then by Totem in Spain, Comic Art in Italy and finally the complete series as an album in France, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and the United States. In 1988, he drew Cain, again scripted by Barreiro.
Later that same year, Risso did Fulù, scripted by Carlos Trillo, published in Italy, France, Germany, Portugal, the Netherlands, and in Argentina in the Puertitas magazine. The Trillo-Risso duo have also created Simon: An American Tale , published in Italy and France, Borderline, published in Italy and Chicanos, published in Italy and France.
He and writer Brian Azzarello launched the 100 Bullets series for Vertigo in August 1999. Azzarello and Risso collaborated on several Batman stories as well including "Broken City" in Batman #620-625 (December 2003-May 2004); a Batman serial for Wednesday Comics #1-12 (2009); and the Flashpoint: Batman Knight of Vengeance limited series in 2011. Other projects from the team include Spaceman and the 100 Bullets: Brother Lono limited series. Risso and writer J. Michael Straczynski produced the Before Watchmen: Moloch two-issue limited series in 2013.Paul Dini's Dark Night: A True Batman Story graphic novel was drawn by Risso in 2016. He also started work on the Image series Moonshine
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