Sara Pichelli

Sara Pichelli
Pichelli at the 2011 New York Comic Con.
Born	Sara Pichelli
Nationality	Italian
Notable works	NYX: No Way Home, Runaways, X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back, Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man
Awards	2011 Eagle Award for Favorite Newcomer Artist
Official website

Sara Pichelli is an Italian comic book artist best known for first illustrating the Miles Morales version of Ultimate Spider-Man. After starting her career in animation, Pichelli entered the comic book industry working for IDW Publishing before joining Marvel Comics in 2008 after getting discovered in an international talent search. After having worked on several Marvel titles, such as Namora, Pichelli was hired as the main artist on the second volume of Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, which premiered in September 2011. Pichelli won a 2011 Eagle Award for Favorite Newcomer Artist.

Career

Pichelli signing books at the New York Comic Con.

Sara Pichelli began her career in animation, working as a storyboard artist, animator and character designer. She said of this work, "It wasn't really for me. I felt like a tiny cog in a machine."^[1] She started working in the comic book industry after meeting comics artist David Messina. Prior to that, she was not particularly interested in comics and preferred animated films and anime.^[1] She worked as a layout assistant for Messina and worked on such titles as the Star Trek comic book series produced by IDW Publishing, including such editions as Star Trek: Countdown and Star Trek: Nero.^[2] In 2008 she submitted her work to the Chesterquest international talent search and was named one of the finalists by Marvel Comics editor C. B. Cebulski, which led to her working for Marvel. She illustrates for Marvel from her home in Rome.^[1]

Pichelli started working for Marvel Comics is 2008 with the limited series NYX: No Way Home,^[3][4] and next with a brief run of the series Runaways with writer Kathryn Immonen in 2009.^[4][5] She worked with Immonen again on the comic book miniseries X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back, released in December 2009, which focused on the X-Men character Pixie.^[6] Pichelli provided art for one of the storylines in the I Am An Avenger anthology series about The Avengers, which ran from 2010 to 2011.^[1] Pichelli joined the team working on Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man starting with the October 2010 issue #15.^[7] Pichelli contributed to the 2011 limited series Ultimate Fallout, where she illustrated the first image of the Spider-Man character as portrayed by Miles Morales in the Ultimate Marvel universe.^[4][8] Pichelli will be the regular artist with the relaunch of Ultimate Spider-Man with Morales as the protagonist, starting in September 11, 2011.^[9] Pichelli, who uses a Cintiq 12wx graphic tablet to illustrate Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man,^[8] added more screentones to her illustrations to give what she called "a more 'pop' feeling to the book, because I think it would fit perfectly with the new series".^[10]

Reception

There are three or four artists we've got at Marvel who are really starting to pop and sizzle and define a new look and style that's distinctly their own. We look at these people as being the next generation of Marvel superstars, and I think Sara is clearly one of them. Her stuff is bubbly and fun and alive and energetic and exciting. It has all the best traits and qualities of humanity and engagingness [that] I'd want in a Marvel artist.

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– Tom Brevoort^[1]

Pichelli won a 2011 Eagle Award for Favorite Newcomer Artist,^[11] beating out fellow nominees Rafael Albuquerque, Fiona Staples, Sean Murphy and Bryan Lee O'Malley.^[12] Marvel Comics senior editor Mark Paniccia said of Pichelli: "Every time I see new pages from Sara she continues to grow as an artist. She's amazing now and I can't imagine where she'll be a year from now."^[4] Marvel Comics editor Tom Brevoort called her "a real breakout talent" and "a top talent primed to explode in a major way".^[1] David Brothers of ComicsAlliance praised her attention to detail and said he particularly likes the way Pichelli draws hair, facial expressions and body language: "The first two add a lot to the atmosphere of the comics she draws, and the third cranks her storytelling up to another level."^[3] IGN writer Jesse Schedeen called Pichelli's art in Ultimate Fallout "energetic, cinematic, and just flamboyant enough to offer a change of pace from the rest of the Ultimate Fallout stories".^[13]

Personal life

Pichelli lives in Rome, Italy.^[14]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Quesada, Joe (August 8, 2011). "Talk to the Hat: Sara Pichelli's 'Utlimate' Introduction". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/611zvsffS. Retrieved August 18, 2011. 
2. ^ Libero, Tempo (October 6, 2009). "Appuntamento bis con Star Trek" (in Italian). Il Cittadino di Monza e Brianza. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/611vUnJul. Retrieved August 18, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Brothers, David (August 9, 2011). "'Ultimate Spider-Man' Artist Sara Pichelli Is A Killer Storyteller". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/611x5hdIJ. Retrieved August 18, 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d} "Sara Pichelli: Eagle Award Winner". Marvel Comics. June2, 2011. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/611x9VkwK. Retrieved August 18, 2011. 
5. ^ Thomas, Brandon (September 4, 2009). "Ambidextrous 310: Brand New Flavor: Days Missing, F4, More". Newsarama. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/611xjaDz8. Retrieved August 18, 2011. 
6. ^ Armitage, Hugh (September 1, 2009). "Marvel's Pixie strikes back". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/611w33sfN. Retrieved August 18, 2011. 
7. ^ Armitage, Hugh (October 12, 2010). "Pirchelli joins 'Ultimate Spider-Man'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/611vlhf5h. Retrieved August 18, 2011. 
8. ^ ^{a b} Cavna, Michael (August 16, 2011). "Miles Morales: Check out Sara Pichelli inking the new Ultimate Spider-Man". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 17, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/61136yjAY. Retrieved August 17, 2011. 
9. ^ Ching, Albert (August 2, 2011). "Identity of the New Ultimate Spider-Man Revealed [Spoilers"]. Newsarama. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/611y6c2E1. Retrieved August 18, 2011. 
10. ^ Richards, Ron (August 16, 2011). "Exclusive: Ultimate Spider-Man Interview with Sara Pichelli with Video!". iFanboy. Archived from the original on August 17, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/6112mFe80. Retrieved August 17, 2011. 
11. ^ Armitage, Hugh (June 1, 2011). "'Walking Dead', Grant Morrison win Eagle Awards". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/611wdSXIS. Retrieved August 18, 2011. 
12. ^ "The Eagle Awards Nominees Announced". MTV. March 14, 2011. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/611wmgj8O. Retrieved August 18, 2011. 
13. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (August 3, 2011). "Ultimate Comics: Fallout #4 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on August 20, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/614R6Yq0S. Retrieved August 20, 2011. 
14. ^ Mark Paniccia (w). Ultimate Spider-Man v2, 2: 26 (November 2011)

External links

• Official website
• Sara Pichelli at the Comic Book DB