Andrea Sorrentino

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Andrea Sorrentino (born April 21, 1982 in Naples) is an Italian comic book artist known for his work for DC Comics , Marvel and Image Comics . His work includes I, Vampire and Green Arrow for DC Comics , Uncanny X-Men , All-New X-Men and Old Man Logan for Marvel and Gideon Falls for Image Comics .

He his known for his unique style made of heavy inks and creative layouts.

In December 2012 he was awarded 'Best Comic artist of 2012' by ign.com [1]

In July 2019 he won, together with writer Jeff Lemire , an Eisner Award for their creator-owned series Gideon Falls . [2]

Career [ edit ]

Sorrentino's first published work was for ' God of War ' in 2010, written by Marv Wolfman (based on the Sony videogame for PlayStation), for Wildstorm. He then went to illustrate I, Vampire for DC Comics with writer Joshua Hale Fialkov . [3] After a 15 issues run on the series, Sorrentino rose to popularity in the comics industry thanks to his work with writer Jeff Lemire on Green Arrow from 2013 to 2014. [4] [5]

In 2015 he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel [6] and worked with writer Brian Michael Bendis on two X-Men annuals (for Uncanny X-Men and All-New X-Men ), on two All-New X-Men issues, and then on the Old Man Logan limited series. [7]

In 2016 he has rejoined writer Jeff Lemire to produce art for the ongoing Old Man Logan series. [8] After 16 issues he announced he would leave the series for another important Marvel project, Secret Empire .

in 2017 he worked on Marvel's Secret Empire event, drawing 4 out of the 10 main issues, the Marvel Free Comic Book Day 2017 special and the Secret Empire : Omega issue. [9]

In October 2017, he announced a new collaboration with writer Jeff Lemire for an Image Comics creator-owned horror ongoing series: Gideon Falls . The series started in March 2018 [10] and in June 2018 it was announced to be adapted for TV by Hivemind, with Lemire and Sorrentino serving as Executive Producers on the project. [11] In October 2019, Aquaman and Saw director James Wan , was also announced to join the TV adaptation as Executive Producer. [12]

in July 2019, Gideon Falls has been rewarded with an Eisner Award as 'Best New Series of 2018' [13]

in October 2019, while still working on Gideon Falls , Sorrentino has paired again with Jeff Lemire to produce a 3-issues limited series for DC Comics, Joker: Killer Smile. [14] The series had a one-shot follow up in June 2020 called Batman: The Smile Killer. [15]

In September 2021, he teamed up with Jeff Lemire to create Primordial, a 6 issue Sci Fi Cold War thriller miniseries for Image Comics. [16] The series concluded in February 2022.

From October to December 2021.he worked on Batman: The Imposter for DC Comics with Mattison Tomlin . the series was a 3 issue limited series.

In 2024, Sorrentino was accused of involving the using of AI-generated for the creation of some artworks, for comics such as Batman'. [17] [18]

Awards [ edit ]

Bibliography [ edit ]

WildStorm [ edit ]

DC Comics [ edit ]

Marvel Comics [ edit ]

Image Comics [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Best Comic Artist - Best of 2012 - IGN" . IGN . Retrieved 2017-04-25 .
  2. ^ "Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners List" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2020-08-01 .
  3. ^ "The Full 52 DCU Titles Revealed" . CBR . 2011-06-10 . Retrieved 2017-04-25 .
  4. ^ "Jeff Lemire & Andrea Sorrentino Take on GREEN ARROW in February" . ifanboy.com . Retrieved 2017-04-25 .
  5. ^ "The Best Moments in Jeff Lemire & Andrea Sorrentino's GREEN ARROW Run" . ifanboy.com . Retrieved 2017-04-25 .
  6. ^ "ANDREA SORRENTINO Signs Exclusive With MARVEL" . Newsarama . Retrieved 2017-04-25 .
  7. ^ "Bendis & Sorrentino Revive "Old Man Logan" In Latest "Secret Wars" Series" . CBR . 2015-02-13 . Retrieved 2017-04-25 .
  8. ^ "OLD MAN LOGAN To 'Face His Past' In ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL Ongoing" . Newsarama . Retrieved 2017-04-25 .
  9. ^ "Marvel Announces Secret Empire Event Series From Spencer, McNiven, More" . CBR . 2017-02-10 . Retrieved 2017-04-25 .
  10. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Lemire & Sorrentino Explore Horror in Gideon Falls" . CBR . 2017-10-03 . Retrieved 2018-01-08 .
  11. ^ "Horror Comic 'Gideon Falls' to Be Developed for TV by Hivemind (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2020-08-01 .
  12. ^ "James Wan Joins 'Gideon Falls' TV Adaptation" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2020-08-01 .
  13. ^ "Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners List" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2020-08-01 .
  14. ^ "DC INTRODUCES TWO NEW MINISERIES, JOKER: KILLER SMILE AND THE QUESTION: THE DEATHS OF VIC SAGE, THIS FALL UNDER DC BLACK LABEL" . DC . 2019-07-11 . Retrieved 2020-08-01 .
  15. ^ Quaintance, Zack (2020-02-13). "Syndicated Comics" . The Beat . Retrieved 2020-08-01 .
  16. ^ "Primordial #1 (of 6)" . Image Comics . Retrieved 2022-03-03 .
  17. ^ Johnston, Rich (23 Mar 2024). "Accusations Over DC Comics Artists Using Artificial Intelligence Mount" . Bleeding Cool . Retrieved 26 April 2024 .
  18. ^ "DC Comics 'looking into' claims that Batman artist used AI for comic book art | indy100" . www.indy100.com . Retrieved 2024-04-26 .
  19. ^ "Best Comic Artist - Best of 2012 - IGN" . IGN . Retrieved 2017-04-25 .
  20. ^ "Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners List" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2020-08-01 .
  21. ^ "Andrea Sorrentino" . DC Comics . Retrieved 2022-02-01 .
  22. ^ "GIDEON FALLS" . Image Comics . Retrieved April 13, 2022 .
  23. ^ "PRIMORDIAL" . Image Comics . Retrieved April 13, 2022 .
  24. ^ "FCBD 2022 BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS PRELUDE (MR)" . Free Comic Book Day . Retrieved April 13, 2022 .
  25. ^ "BONE ORCHARD: THE PASSAGEWAY OGN HC" . Image Comics . Retrieved April 13, 2022 .
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