Andrea Sorrentino

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, and Uncanny X-Men, All-New X-Men and Old Man Logan for Marvel.

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

in December 2012 he has been rewarded as 'Best Comic artist of 2012' by ign.com[1]

Career

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.[2] 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.[3][4]

In 2015 he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel[5] 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.[6]

In 2016 he has rejoined writer Jeff Lemire to produce art for the ongoing Old Man Logan series.[7] 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.[8]

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[9]

Awards

Bibliography

Wildstorm

DC Comics

Marvel

Image Comics

  • Gideon Falls #1-16 (with writer Jeff Lemire, 2018-2019)

References
  1. "Best Comic Artist - Best of 2012 - IGN". IGN. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  2. "The Full 52 DCU Titles Revealed". CBR. 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  3. "Jeff Lemire & Andrea Sorrentino Take on GREEN ARROW in February". ifanboy.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  4. "The Best Moments in Jeff Lemire & Andrea Sorrentino's GREEN ARROW Run". ifanboy.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  5. "ANDREA SORRENTINO Signs Exclusive With MARVEL". Newsarama. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  6. "Bendis & Sorrentino Revive "Old Man Logan" In Latest "Secret Wars" Series". CBR. 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  7. "OLD MAN LOGAN To 'Face His Past' In ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL Ongoing". Newsarama. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  8. "Marvel Announces Secret Empire Event Series From Spencer, McNiven, More". CBR. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  9. "EXCLUSIVE: Lemire & Sorrentino Explore Horror in Gideon Falls". CBR. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  10. "Best Comic Artist - Best of 2012 - IGN". IGN. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
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