Wether Dell'Edera is an Italian comic book artist who is best known for Something Is Killing the Children, which he provided art for and co-created, and its spinoffs House of Slaughter and Book of Butcher.[1][2]

Werther Dell'Edera
Born1975 (age 48–49)
Occupationcomic book artist
Years active2003-present
Notable workSomething Is Killing the Children

Biography

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Wether Dell'Edera was born in Bari, Italy in 1975. He currently lives in Rome, Italy.[3] After finishing high school in Bari, he decided that university did not interest him and chose to move to Rome to attend the Roman School of Comics.[4] His first job in the comics industry was in 2003 working as a draftsman on Road's End, published by Magic Press. Followed by working for Eura Editorial on projects Detective Dante and John Doe.[5] He then started working with American publishers his first being Vertigo working on Loveless, then Dark Entries. He has also worked with Marvel Comics on many occasions, his main comic being Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business.[6][7][8] They have collaborated with Sergio Bonelli Editore creating comics; Orfani, Dylan Dog, and Le Storie.[5] He worked with Tiziano Sclavi creating The Voices of Water in 2019.[9] In 2019 he co-created Something Is Killing the Children with James Tynion IV published by BOOM! Studios.

Bibliography

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Work Year Role
Road's End 2003 Draftsman
Detective Dante 2005-2007 Drawings
John Doe 2006-2008 Drawings
Loveless 2005-2008 Illustrator
Punisher War Journal Annual[6] 2008 Penciller
X-Force Special: Ain't No Dog[7] 2008 Penciller
Dark Entries 2009 Illustrator
Orfani[10] 2013-2018 Illustrator
G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files[11] 2013-2014 Illustrator
Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business[8] 2014 Illustrator
Le Storie #49[12] 2016 Drawings
Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie 2017 Illustrator
Briggs Land (Vol 2) 2018 Illustrator
The Crow: Momento Mori[13] 2018 Illustrator
Something Is Killing the Children 2019-Present Co-Creator; Illustrator
Aliens: Colonial Marines - Rising Threat (cancelled) 2019-2020 (planned) Illustrator
Batman/Dylan Dog[14] 2019, 2023 Illustrator
Razorblades[15] 2020 Illustrator (Guest?)
He Who Fights With Monsters[16] 2021 Illustrator
House of Slaughter 2022-Present Co-Creator; Illustrator
The Voices of Water[9] 2022 Illustrator
Bloodborne: The Bleak Dominion 2023 Cover Artist (#1 Issue)
Knight Terrors Flash 2023 Cover Artist
Book of Butcher[2] 2023-Present Illustrator
The Flash #6 2024 1:25 Variant Cover

Awards

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Year Organization Work Award Result
2018 Treviso Comic Book Festival[17] The Crow: Memento Mori Best Italian Cover Artist Won
2019 Etna Comics[18] Not Applicable Best Italian Designer Won
2020 Eisner Awards Something Is Killing the Children Best New Series Nominated
2020 Harvey Awards Something Is Killing the Children Book of the Year Nominated
2021 Lucca Comics & Games[19] Something Is Killing the Children Best Design Won
2022 Eisner Awards Something Is Killing the Children Best Continuing Series Won
2022 Ringo Awards Something Is Killing the Children Best Series Won
2022 Ringo Awards Something Is Killing the Children Best Single Issue (#20) Won

References

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  1. ^ "Werther dell'Edera's Flowpage".
  2. ^ a b "BOOK OF BUTCHER #1 First Look". BOOM! Studios. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  3. ^ Clark, Travis. "Inside a day in the life of an award-winning comic-book artist, whose indie hit is being adapted into a Netflix series". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  4. ^ Maglione, Fabio (2008-05-19). "Werther Dell'Edera: Vertigo Made in Italy 1° parte - Comicus". www.comicus.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  5. ^ a b Antonio (2014-07-19). "20 anni di Marvel Italia: Werther Dell'Edera • Sbam! Comics". Sbam! Comics (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  6. ^ a b "Punisher War Journal Annual (2008) #1 | Comic Issues | Marvel".
  7. ^ a b "X-Force Special: Ain't No Dog (2008) #1 | Comic Issues | Marvel".
  8. ^ a b Waid, Mark; Robinson, James (2014-07-16). Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business. Marvel Entertainment. ISBN 978-1-302-37758-8.
  9. ^ a b Sclavi, Tiziano; Dell'Edera, Werther (2022-11-22). Voices of Water. Ablaze, LLC. ISBN 978-1-68497-019-3.
  10. ^ "Orfani, a ottobre la nuova mini serie a fumetti della Bonelli - Panorama". 2013-11-21. Archived from the original on 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  11. ^ "Werther dell'edera (Something is Killing the Children)". 13 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Golem". shop.sergiobonelli.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  13. ^ "werther dell'edera - Comic Artist - The Most Popular Comic Art by werther dell'edera". www.comicartfans.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  14. ^ "Batman/Dylan Dog by Werther dell'Edera is Published This Month". 8 June 2023.
  15. ^ IV, James Tynion (2020-07-30). "18: Razorblades: The Horror Magazine". The Empire of the Tiny Onion. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  16. ^ Browne, Wendy (2021-09-15). "INTERVIEW: Francesco Artibani and Werther Dell'Edera Bring Us He Who Fights With Monsters". WWAC. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  17. ^ Bianchi, Emanuele (2018-10-01). "Treviso Comic Book Festival 2018: tutti i vincitori dei Premi Boscarato". Lega Nerd (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  18. ^ Comicus, Redazione (2019-06-09). "Etna Comics: i vincitori del Premio Coco 2019 - Comicus". www.comicus.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  19. ^ "Palmares - Lucca Comics Awards". 2023-06-10. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-12-05.