Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri

Infobox Comics creator

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birthname = Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri
birthdate = birth date and age|1944|2|29
location = Venice, Italy
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nationality = Italian
area = artist, writer
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notable works = "Druuna" saga
awards = Harvey Award, 1995

Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri (February 29, 1944, Venice) is an Italian comic book writer and illustrator, noted for his works of highly detailed renderings of the human form, particularly erotic images of women. He is best known for his work on the "Druuna" erotic science fiction series.

Early career

Serpieri moved to Rome in his youth to study painting and architecture at the Fine Art Academy in Rome under Renato Guttuso, and began his career as a painter in 1966, but in 1975 he shifted his focus to comics when he took on work from Italian comics magazine "Lanciostory".cite web | last = gralon.net | title =Serpieri | url = http://www.gralon.net/articles/art-et-culture/bande-dessinee/article-paolo-eleuteri-serpieri-8.htm ] A big fan of the American Old West, Serpieri co-created "L'Histoire du Far-West" ("The Story of the West"), a series about the history of the Old West, with writer Raffaele Ambrosio, which was published in the magazines "Lancio Story" and "Skorpio". Some of the titles were "L'Indiana Bianca" ("The White Indian") and "L'Uomo di Medicina" ("Medicine Man"). Beginning in 1980 Serpieri worked on collections like "Découvrir la Bible", as well as short stories for magazines such as "L'Eternauta," "Il Fumetto" and "Orient-Express".

Druuna

In 1985, he published "Morbus Gravis", the first work of the "Druuna" saga. The series is noteworthy for featuring realistic and explicit content including graphic violence and sex. These books have been very successful, selling more than a million copies in twelve languages.cite web | last =Lambiek | title =Serpieri | url =http://lambiek.net/artists/s/serpieri_pe.htm] The English language translations are published by Heavy Metal.

Due to the interest in this series, Serpieri has also published numerous sketchbooks, such as "Obsession", "Druuna X", "Druuna X 2", "Croquis", "Serpieri Sketchbook", "Serpieri Sketchbook 2" and "The Sweet Smell of Woman". Serpieri's highly detailed portrayals of well-endowed heroines have earned him the distinction of "Master of the Ass".

Serpieri is also credited with design work on the 3-D video game "Druuna: Morbus Gravis", based on his heroine.cite web| last = Moby Games | title =Druuna: Morbus Gravis for Windows | url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/druuna-morbus-gravis]

elected bibliography

* "Morbus Gravis" ("Severe Disease") (1985, Dargaud, ISBN 3933187699)
* "Druuna" (1987, Dargaud, ISBN 2908406632)
* "Creatura" (1990, Bagheera, ISBN 3933187710)
* "Carnivora" (1992, Bagheera, ISBN 3933187729)
* "Mandragora" (1995, Bagheera, ISBN 2908406322)
* "Aphrodisia" (1997, Bagheera, ISBN 2908406691)
* "La Planète oubliée" ("The Forgotten Planet") (2000, Bagheera, ISBN 2908406608)
* "Clone" (2003, Bagheera, ISBN 2908406721)

Awards

* 1995: Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material cite web | last =Harveyawards.org | title =1995 Harvey Award Nominees | url = http://www.harveyawards.org/awards_1995nom.html ]

ources

* [http://www.bedetheque.com/auteur-131-BD-Serpieri-Paolo-Eleuteri.html Serpieri albums] Bedetheque fr_icon
* [http://bdoubliees.com/journalpilote/auteurs5/serpieri.htm Serpieri publications in "Pilote"] and [http://bdoubliees.com/bodoi/auteurs5/serpieri.htm "BoDoï"] BDoubliées fr_icon;Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.druuna.net/ Druuna official site] fr_icon en_icon
* [http://lambiek.net/artists/s/serpieri_pe.htm Serpieri biography] at Lambiek Comiclopedia
* [http://www.english.ufl.edu/imagetext/archives/v2_2/mjones/ Ecofeminist Themes in Serpieri's "Morbus Gravis"] article at Interdisciplinary Comics Studies