Davidé Fabbri Explained

Nationality:	Italian
Pencil:	y
Notable Works:	Victorian Undead, Star Wars and Starship Troopers
Awards:	Nominee for a Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards in 2010 (for Victorian Undead)

Davidé Fabbri is an Italian comic book artist. He has worked mainly for Dark Horse Comics on various Star Wars series. He also worked for Dynamite and recently for DC Comics.^[1] In 2010, he worked on Victorian Undead, written by Ian Edginton for WildStorm. This series pitted Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson against a legion of undead zombies. It was nominated for a Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards in 2010.^[2]

"Being a fan of science fiction, and doing my work almost entirely abroad, I found it enjoyable the idea of returning from Italian readers with a publication of this kind." Davidé Fabbri talking to 'Marcello "Mars" During' about Kepher, an Italian comic series he illustrated all the covers for, published by Star Comics in 2012.^[3]

Published work

Writer

• 9-11: Artists Respond, Volume One (2002)

Penciller and Inker

• #15 (for DC Comics) Jun 12 2013 written by Derek Fridolfs and Karen Traviss.^[4]
• Operation Overlord #1-4 (2014-2015) #1 written by Michaël Le Galli, #2-4 written by Bruno Falba for Glénat Éditions

Penciller

• Mutant Chronicles Golgotha #1-4 (1996) Acclaim Comics, written by William King ^[5]
• Mutant Chronicles Sourcebook (1996), #5 of the above series for Acclaim Comics
• Starship Troopers

Insect Touch #2-3 (1997) with co-writer Warren Ellis with art by Davidé and Paolo Parente for Dark Horse Comics. Collected in Starship Troopers (1998)

• Starship Troopers: Dominant Species #1-4 (1998) for Dark Horse Comics, written by Jan Strnad^[6]
• Starship Troopers (1998), a collected trade paperback of above
• Star Wars Vol 5, 7, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 36-41 (1998) for Dark Horse Comics
• Star Wars (1999) for Dark Horse Comics #36,37,40,42,46 and 47
• Star Wars Sonderband #10 (1999) for Dark Horse Comics, written by Randy Stradley
• Star Wars Tales #5 and #17 (1999) for Dark Horse Comics
• Xena: Warrior Princess Blood and Shadows (1999) for Dark Horse Comics, written by John Wagner with pencils by Davidé and Mike Deodato. A trade paperback collects Xena #7-10 (2001)
• Star Wars: Jedi Council: Acts of War #1-4 (2000) for Dark Horse Comics, written by Randy Stradley. Collected into a trade paperback
• Planet of the Apes (movie adaptation) (2001) for Dark Horse Comics, written by Scott Allie
• #3-6, 16-18 and 36-40 (2002) for Dark Horse Comics
• - The Empire Strikes Back #1-4 (2002) for Dark Horse Comics. Collected into a trade paperback ASIN: B00BHM8B7Y
• 9-11 Respond, Volume One (2002)
• Star Wars Omnibus #8,10 and 17 (2006) for Dark Horse Comics
• (2007) for Dark Horse Comics, written by Mike Kennedy
• Paolo Parente's Dust (2007) for Image Comics #1, with others
  • Jusqu'au Dernier (Star Wars Rébellion, Vol 1 'Until the Last') (2007) by Delcourt, written by Welles Hartley Brothers in Arms #1-4 (2008) Gearbox Software and Dynamite Entertainment, written by Mike Neumann. Davidé helped with plotting^[7]
• Star Wars: Luke Skywalker: The Last Hope for the Galaxy (2008) for Dark Horse, a trade paperback of various Star Wars comics
• Book #1 A Fire on Mars (2009) for Wildstorm Comics, written by Paul De Meo^[8]
• Star Wars: Halloween Special 2009 "Planet of the Dead" (2009) for Dark Horse, written by Steve Niles. It reprints Star Wars #17 and was a give-away issue
• Dust Wars #1-3 (2010) for Image Comics, written by Christopher Morrison
• Victorian Undead #1-6 (2010) for WildStorm, written by Ian Edginton. Trade paperback -
• Victorian Undead II: Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula #1-5 (2011) for WildStorm, written by Ian Edginton. Trade paperback -
• - No Man Left Behind (2012) for Dark Horse Comics, written by Joshua Williamson. Davidé and others provided pin-up art to this freebie given away at San Diego Comic-Con 2012
• Free Comic Book Day - Serenity/Star Wars (2012) for Dark Horse Comics, written by Zack Whedon^[9]
• Star Wars: Agent of the Empire - Hard Targets (2012) for Dark Horse Comics, written by John Ostrander, Haden Blackman, Jeremy Barlow, Chuck Dixon^[10]

Inker

• Starship Troopers: Insect Touch (1997)
• Starship Troopers (1998)
• Starship Troopers: Dominant Species (1998)
• SpyBoy (1999)
• 9-11 (2002)
• Brothers in Arms (2008)
• Victorian Undead (2010)
• Victorian Undead II (2011)
• Batman: Arkham Unhinged (2011)
• Batman: Arkham Unhinged (2012)
• Star Wars: Agent of the Empire - Hard Targets (2012)

Colorist

• Starship Troopers: Insect Touch (1997)
• Starship Troopers (1998)
• Star Wars (1999)
• Star Wars: Empire (2002)
• Star Wars: Luke Skywalker: The Last Hope for the Galaxy (2008)

Cover artist

• Star Wars: Jedi Council: Acts of War (2000)
• Alien vs. Predator: Sand Trap (2007)
• Brothers in Arms (2008)
• Kepher (2011) Star Comics (#1-8 written by Roberto Cardinal and Stefano Nocilli)^[11]
• Operation Overlord (2014-2015) Glénat Éditions (#1 written by Michaël Le Galli, #2-4 written by Bruno Falba)

Other work

• Provided art for Orzowei graphic novelisation by Alberto Manzi in June 1984.^[12]
• Provided art for Asimov's Science Fiction magazine #2 - 18 (1994)^[13]
• Provided the Italian cover for The Crack in Space novel by Philip K. Dick in 1995.^[14]
• Provided art for the cover of Niccolò Ammaniti's book Fa un po' male (It's a little bad) on 1 June 2004 by Giulio Einaudi .^[15]
• Provided pencilled art for The Lord of the Rings Masterpieces (sketch cards) - Topps (2006) ^[16]
• Provided pencilled art for Star Wars Heritage sketch cards (2004) ^[17]
• Provided pencilled art for Star Wars: Clone Wars sketch cards (2004)
• Provided pencilled art for sketch cards (2004)^[18]
• Provided art for Indiana Jones Masterpieces trading cards - Topps (2008)

External links

• • Bryan Talbot went on a tour of Italy in 2006 and met David Fabbri

Notes and References

1. Web site: Davide Fabbri; DC Comics . dccomics.com . 2013 . 9 November 2013.
2. Web site: Davide Fabbri; DC Comics . Charles . Prepolec . www.sherlocknews.com . 24 February 2010 . 9 November 2013.
3. Web site: Intervista agli autori di kepher la splendida miniserie sci fi prodotta da star comics 1 parte . Marcello . During . www.comicsblog.it . 24 February 2012 . 10 November 2013 . 12 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112075326/http://www.comicsblog.it/post/15353/intervista-agli-autori-di-kepher-la-splendida-miniserie-sci-fi-prodotta-da-star-comics-1-parte . dead .
4. Web site: Davide Fabbri . www.dccomics.com . 2013 . 9 November 2013.
5. Web site: Mutant Chronicles Golgotha (1996) comic books . www.mycomicshop.com . 9 November 2013.
6. Web site: Starship Troopers: Dominant Species (1998) comic books . www.mycomicshop.com . 9 November 2013.
7. Web site: BiA Comic Interview . www.gearboxsoftware.com . 28 March 2008 . 9 November 2013.
8. Web site: Red Faction: Guerrilla . www.atomicavenue.com . 2009 . 9 November 2013.
9. Web site: Zack Whedon Flips "Star Wars" and "Serenity" for Free Comic Book Day . Shaun . Manning . www.comicbookresources.com . 21 December 2012 . 9 November 2013.
10. Web site: Preview Star Wars Agent of the Empire Hard Targets 4 . https://archive.today/20131110230216/http://www.comicosity.com/preview-star-wars-agent-of-the-empire-hard-targets-4/ . dead . 10 November 2013 . www.comicosity.com . 2013 . 6 November 2013.
11. Web site: Kepher studies Davide Fabbri . www.comicosity.com . 6 March 2013 . 9 November 2013 . 2 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130302140851/http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/kepher-gli-studi-di-davide-fabbri . dead .
12. Web site: Orzowei . www.comicosity.com . June 1984 . 9 November 2013.
13. Web site: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (Phoenix) . www.uraniamania.com . 1994 . 10 November 2013.
14. Web site: The Crack in Space . www.philipkdickfans.com . 1995 . 9 November 2013.
15. Web site: Fa un po' male . www.goodreads.com . 1 June 2004 . 9 November 2013.
16. Web site: Davide Fabbri . www.starwarssketchcards.com . 2006 . 10 November 2013.
17. Web site: Davide Fabbri . www.starwarssketchcards.com . 2004 . 9 November 2013.
18. Web site: Sketch card artists . www.starwarssketchcards.com . 2004 . 10 November 2013.