Giuseppe Montanari (cartoonist)
{{Short description|Italian comic artist (1936–2023)}}
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| name = Giuseppe Montanari
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| birth_date = {{birth-date|26 November 1936}}
| birth_place = San Giovanni in Persiceto, Italy
| death_date = {{death-date and age|5 August 2023|26 November 1936}}
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| occupation = Comic artist
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Giuseppe Montanari (26 November 1936 – 5 August 2023) was an Italian comic artist.
Life and career
Born in San Giovanni in Persiceto, after graduating from the liceo scientifico Montanari started his career in 1954, collaborating with the graphic studio of {{Interlanguage link|Roy D'Amy|it}} and illustrating western series for the comic magazines I tre Bill, Cucciolo and Tiramolla.{{cite news |last1=Redazione |title=È morto Giuseppe Montanari, storico disegnatore di Dylan Dog |url=https://fumettologica.it/2023/08/giuseppe-montanari-morto-disegnatore-dylan-dog/ |access-date=12 August 2023 |work=Fumettologica |date=6 August 2023 |language=it-IT}}{{cite news |last1=Martino |first1=Gaia |title=È morto Giuseppe Montanari, fumettista e storico disegnatore di Dylan Dog: aveva 86 anni |url=https://www.fanpage.it/spettacolo/personaggi/e-morto-giuseppe-montanari-fumettista-e-storico-disegnatore-di-dylan-dog-aveva-86-anni/ |access-date=12 August 2023 |work=Fanpage.it |date=6 August 2023 |language=it}} He then collaborated with Editoriale Corno and Lanciostory, and also illustrated adult comics for Edifumetto.
In the late 1970s Montanari entered Sergio Bonelli Editore, first collaborating with Il Piccolo Ranger, and since 1986 becoming one of the major artists of the Dylan Dog series, of which he illustrated over one hundred comic books, including 27 comic books of the regular series.{{cite news |last1=Villa |first1=Thomas |title=Morto il fumettista Giuseppe Montanari |url=https://www.artribune.com/editoria/grafica-illustrazione/2023/08/muore-giuseppe-montanari-dylan-dog/ |access-date=12 August 2023 |work=Artribune |date=8 August 2023 |language=it-IT}} Since 2021 he was cover artist of Dylan Dog Oldboy. Other Montanari's collaborations include Martin Mystère, Il Giornalino, L'Avventuroso, Corriere dei Piccoli, Skorpio and Intrepido.{{cite book|author=Bono, Gianni |title=Guida al fumetto italiano|publisher=Epierre, 2003|pages=337, 637-45, 927-8, 1261, 1754}}
References
External links
- [https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/montanari_giuseppe.htm Giuseppe Montanari] at Lambiek
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Category:People from San Giovanni in Persiceto