Chrissie Zullo

Chrissie Zullo
Zullo at the 2011 New York Comic Con.
Area(s)	Penciller
Notable works	Fables
Influences James Jean Winsor McCay Alphonse Mucha Adam Hughes Travis Charest

Chrissie Zullo is a comic book artist whose notable works include the covers for Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love. She works on pencils and traditional media and colors her work in Photoshop. She names James Jean as among her influences,^[1] and her work has also been compared to that of Tara McPherson.^[2]

Early life

Chrissie Zullo was born in Canada. She has since lived in South Florida and North Carolina before settling in New York.^[1]

Zullo has stated that Alphonse Mucha is an influence on her art, as well as historical French and Japanese art in general. Her style, which she describes as "flowy, dreamy, and whimsical", is also influenced by modern comics artists such as Winsor McCay, Adam Hughes, Travis Charest and James Jean,^[3] and names The Umbrella Academy #2 as her favorite James Jean cover.^[4]

Career

Chrissie Zullo was recognized by an editor at the DC Talent Search at San Diego Comic Con 2008.^[2] After six months, she was offered the job for illustrating the covers of the Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love series.^[1] Her first interior sequential work was on Madame Xanadu #26.^[2]

Technique and materials

Zullo uses acrylic wash to render her illustrations in black and white, and colors them with Adobe Photoshop.^[1]

Reception

David Pepose, reviewing Zullo's work on Madame Xanadu #26 for Newsarama, praised her work on that issue, stating that "her style could not be more suitable for the pure emotion this tale evokes".^[5]

Selected bibliography

• Covers for Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love #1 - 6
• Covers for Cinderella: Fables are Forever #1 - 6
• Sequentials on interiors for Fables #100
• Sequentials on interiors for Madame Xanadu #26
• Variant cover for Hack/Slash #34

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Fables Cinderella by Chrissie Zullo". http://sigmatestudio.com/2011/05/fables-cinderella-by-chrissie-zullo/. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Chrissie Zullo's "Cinderella" Story". http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=28004. Retrieved 2011-05-19. 
3. ^ "Fables Cinderella by Chrissie Zullo". http://sigmatestudio.com/2011/05/fables-cinderella-by-chrissie-zullo/. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 
4. ^ "Cover Op – Chrissie Zullo rocks Jean & Umbrella". http://www.boomtron.com/2010/09/chrissie-zullo-james-jean-umbrella-academy-art/. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 
5. ^ David Pepose (August 26, 2010). "Best Shots Rapid Reviews: BATMAN, CAPTAIN AMERICA, More". Newsarama. http://www.newsarama.com/comics/best-shots-rapid-reviews-100826.html. Retrieved 2011-05-19. 

External links

• Chrissie Zullo at the Comic Book DB
• Dueben, Alex. "Chrissie Zullo's "Cinderella" Story", Comic Book Resources, August 25, 2010
• "Chrissie Zullo's Blog"
• "Chrissie Zullo's Deviantart
• "Chrissie Zullo - Cinderella Fables are Forever 01", May 20, 2011

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Name	Zullo, Chrissie
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Short description	Comic book artist
Date of birth
Place of birth	Canada
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