Attilio Micheluzzi Explained

Attilio Micheluzzi (11 August 1930 – 20 September 1990) was an Italian comics artist.

Biography

Born in Umag, at the time part of Italy, Micheluzzi graduated in architecture and worked for several years in Africa. Returned to Italy in the early 1970s, in 1972 he started collaborating with the magazine Corriere dei Piccoli, often under the pen name Igor Arzbajeff.[1]

Among the best-known comics created by Micheluzzi, there were the science fiction series Roy Mann, with texts by Tiziano Sclavi, and the adventure series Petra Chérie and Johnny Focus.[1]

Micheluzzi died in Naples.

The Napoli Comicon in Naples has held the Premio Attilio Micheluzzi (Attilio Micheluzzi Awards) honouring comics creators annually since 1998.[2]

References

  1. Book: Franco Fossati. Dizionario Illustrato del Fumetto. Mondadori, 1992. 8804355441. 176–177.
  2. Web site: Napoli Comicon: candidati ai primi Attilio Micheluzzi 2017. DimensioneFumetto.it . Italian . 2021-01-14.

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