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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, 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

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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 using AI-generated images for comics such as Batman (contrary to DC Comics policy), which he denied doing.[17][18]

Awards

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Bibliography

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WildStorm

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DC Comics

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Marvel Comics

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Image Comics

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References

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  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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