Chrissie Zullo Explained

Birth Place:Canada
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Notable Works:Fables

Chrissie Zullo is a comic book artist whose notable works include the covers for . Her work been compared to that of Tara McPherson.[1]

Early life

Chrissie Zullo was born in Canada. She has since lived in South Florida, North Carolina, and New York City, before settling in Connecticut.

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, and names The Umbrella Academy #2 as her favorite James Jean cover.[2]

Career

Chrissie Zullo was recognized by an editor at the DC Talent Search at San Diego Comic Con 2008.[1] After six months, she was offered the job for illustrating the covers of the series.[3] Her first interior sequential work was on Madame Xanadu #26.[1]

For the release of in 2015, Zullo was commissioned by Fandango Media to create a series of "Women in Star Wars" posters as comic book style portraits.[4]

In 2018, Zullo was chosen to be part of DC Collectibles' DC Artists Alley designer vinyl collection. Four vinyl figures were created based on Zullo's artwork.[5]

Technique and materials

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

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".[6]

Selected bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chrissie Zullo's 'Cinderella' Story. Dueben, Alex. CBR.com. en-US. live. August 25, 2010. November 28, 2022. January 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126091716/https://www.cbr.com/chrissie-zullos-cinderella-story/.
  2. Web site: Cover Op – Chrissie Zullo rocks Jean & Umbrella. 2011-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20120312041634/http://www.boomtron.com/2010/09/chrissie-zullo-james-jean-umbrella-academy-art/. 2012-03-12. dead.
  3. Web site: Fables Cinderella by Chrissie Zullo. Creating a Graphic Novel: Art – Food – Photography. en-US. live. May 2011. November 28, 2022. May 12, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110512224511/http://sigmatestudio.com/2011/05/fables-cinderella-by-chrissie-zullo/.
  4. Web site: Lussier . Germain . See the Heroines of Star Wars In All Their Animated Glory . Gizmodo. December 8, 2015. January 30, 2021.
  5. Web site: SDCC: Pop Artist Chrissie Zullo Unveils an Adorable Batch of DC Vinyl Figures . Comic Book Resources . January 30, 2021.
  6. Web site: David Pepose. Best Shots Rapid Reviews: BATMAN, CAPTAIN AMERICA, More. Newsarama. August 26, 2010. 2011-05-19.