Lelio Bonaccorso Explained

Lelio Bonaccorso
Birth Date:1982 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Messina, Sicily, Italy
Occupation:Comic book writer and artist
Years Active:2009–present

Lelio Bonaccorso (born 2 August 1982 in Messina, Sicily, Italy), is an Italian comic artist and illustrator.[1]

He collaborated with prestigious Italian newspapers such as Corriere della Sera (La Lettura),[2] La Gazzetta dello Sport,[3] L'Unità, Wired[4] and participated in various comic festivals such as Lucca Comics,[5] Napoli Comicon,[6] Etna Comics,[7] Lamezia Comics[8] by exhibiting personal and collective works.

His foreign collaborations, mainly with France,[9] [10] [11] made him well-known also abroad, particularly in Europe, North America and Latin America.[12] [13]

He taught at the School of Comics in Palermo and in Messina.[14] He specialised both in graphic journalism, for which he was awarded in many public occasions, and pop comics, for which Bonaccorso can boasts collaborations with publishing houses as Marvel and Disney.[15] [16]

Biography

Lelio Bonaccorso was born in Messina (Sicily),[17] where he attended the local art school. He continued his studies at the School of Comics in Palermo, where he met the screenwriter Marco Rizzo, with which he began a long and successful collaboration started with the publication, in 2009, of the comic "Peppino Impastato un giullare contro la mafia" (BeccoGiallo), which won the Satire Prize in Forte dei Marmi, the Giancarlo Siani Prize in Naples and the Boscarato Prize for best screenplay.

Their collaboration continues with the publishing of other comics as “Gli ultimi giorni di Marco Pantani" (Rizzoli Lizard), "Que Viva el Che Guevara" (BeccoGiallo), "Jan Karski. L’uomo che scoprì l’olocausto" (Rizzoli Lizard), "Gli Arancini di Montalbano" (La Gazzetta dello Sport), “La mafia spiegata ai bambini" and “L’immigrazione spiegata ai bambini” (Beccogiallo) "Salvezza" and "A casa nostra...cronaca da Riace" (Feltrinelli), the latter also published in France for Futuropolis.[18]

In 2012 Bonaccorso started to collaborate with Marvel and DC Comics/Vertigo. Moreover, this collaboration with the Italian Panini Comics lead him to the realisation of a series of illustrations of the X-Men (Panini/Marvel), of a monthly cover of the Justice League (Panini/DC Comics) and of a poster for Warner Bros and Panini/Dcomics.[19]

Between 2013 and 2021 he published: "Á bord de l'Aquarius" and "Chez nous" with Marco Rizzo (Futuropolis); "Vendetta", "Le Pére Turc" and "Le Sarde" (Glénat) with the screenwriter Loulou Dédola; "Caravaggio e la ragazza" based on a script by Nadia Terranova (Feltrinelli); ”The Passenger" (Tunué) and "Sinai, la terra illuminata dal sole" (BeccoGiallo, Futuropolis).[20]

He edited the illustrations of the books: "Il leggendario Federico II" by Valentina Certo (Giambra),[21] "Capi, colleghi, carriere. Questi sconosciuti" by Marco Morelli (Gribaudo),[22] “Ho visto un re”, by Simone Giorgi (Gribaudo).[23]

In collaboration with the Sicilian director Antonello Piccione, Bonaccorso created several animated shorts films, among them was "U Piscispada".[24] and "To the stars", [25] which was awarded with various national and international prizes.[26] [27] [28] [29]

Furthermore, he took part in the group exhibition promoted by the Arezzo Wave festival, whose works of art were auctioned off by Sotheby's Milan for charity.[30]

Finally, he realised storyboards for commercials, including "Tuscanini" and “The Italian good style" for Caruso, by Giancarlo Giannini, winner of the Bokeh Fashion Film Festival in South Africa.[31]

In December 2021 Bonaccorso organised and the exhibition “Illustrazioni e fumetti al MuMe", in partnership with the Management of the Regional Museum of Messina (MuMe), in which he exhibited his works together with those of the artists Michela De Domenico and Fabio Franchi.[32]

He holds training courses, seminars and meetings in various universities, schools and associations, e.g. the Chile Institute of Italian Culture.[33]

Works

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lelio Bonaccorso . lambiek.net . 22 July 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: Sette giorni di tweet con Lelio Bonaccorso . Corriere della Sera . 22 July 2022 . it . 12 October 2015.
  3. News: Lelio Bonaccorso e il nuovo "Vento di Libertà": il fumettista messinese presenta la graphic novel . 22 July 2022 . Normanno.com . 9 March 2022 . it-IT.
  4. News: I primi titoli dei fumetti Feltrinelli annunciati a Lucca Comics & Games . 22 July 2022 . Wired Italia . 3 November 2017 . it-IT.
  5. Web site: 2020-03-18 . Lelio Bonaccorso e Marco Rizzo . 2022-04-01 . Lucca Comics & Games . it.
  6. Web site: Ospite 2016 Archivi - Pagina 3 di 13 . 2022-04-01 . COMICON . it-IT.
  7. Web site: 2016-08-01 . Per diventare grandi… mai smettere di giocare! Etna Comics . 2022-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160801164425/http://www.etnacomics.com/2016/per-diventare-grandi-mai-smettere-di-giocare/ . 2016-08-01 .
  8. Web site: Redazione . A Lamezia terme la terza edizione del Lamezia Comics & Co ∂ FantasyMagazine.it . 2022-04-01 . FantasyMagazine.it . it.
  9. Web site: Chez nous… paroles de réfugiés : une BD documentaire sur l'accueil des migrants en Italie signée Marco Rizzo et Lelio Bonaccorso . Le Meilleur de la BD . 22 July 2022 . fr-FR . 15 February 2021.
  10. Web site: "Chroniques de Riace", l'intégration en souffrance . ARTE . 22 July 2022 . fr.
  11. Web site: Lelio Bonaccorso . ZOO . 22 July 2022 . fr.
  12. Web site: Lelio Bonaccorso Le Scalinate dell'Arte . www.lescalinatedellarte.com . 22 July 2022.
  13. Web site: Marco Rizzo, Lelio Bonaccorso - "Jan Karski. Człowiek, który odkrył Holokaust" - recenzja i ocena . histmag.org . 22 July 2022.
  14. Web site: Lelio Bonaccorso . Festival Internazionale del Giornalismo . 22 July 2022 . it-IT.
  15. News: Fontana . Giuseppe . Messina raccontata dai fumetti di Lelio Bonaccorso: "La città si è sempre rialzata" . 22 July 2022 . Tempo Stretto - Ultime notizie da Messina e Reggio Calabria . 14 November 2021 . it-IT.
  16. Web site: Lelio Bonaccorso: Libri dell'autore in vendita online . www.ibs.it . 22 July 2022 . it.
  17. Web site: Lelio Bonaccorso . glasshousegraphics.com.
  18. Web site: Auteur Lelio Bonaccorso - livres de Lelio Bonaccorso Futuropolis . www.futuropolis.fr . 22 July 2022 . fr.
  19. Web site: Lelio Bonaccorso . Europe Comics . 22 July 2022.
  20. Web site: Connections. Telling the story of hope . Palazzo Blu . 22 July 2022.
  21. News: Due autori per un Imperatore . 22 July 2022 . ilcarrettinonews . 9 May 2020 . it-IT.
  22. Book: Capi, colleghi, carriere. Questi sconosciuti . 22 July 2022 . it.
  23. Book: Giorgi . Simone . Ho visto un re: Come arriva al calcio Nicolò Zaniolo . 30 November 2020 . Edizioni Gribaudo . 978-88-580-3563-4 . 22 July 2022 . it.
  24. News: Arte, musica e sociale: il racconto in 25 foto del Capo Peloro Fest 2018 . 22 July 2022 . Normanno.com . 1 September 2018 . it-IT.
  25. Web site: To the stars: Lelio Bonaccorso regala il suo corto animato agli italiani in quarantena . Normanno.com . 22 July 2022 . it-IT . 20 March 2020.
  26. Web site: 2019 . Phlegraean Film Fest . 22 July 2022 . it.
  27. News: "Diritti a Orvieto. Human Rights International Film Festival", tutti i premiati dell'edizione 2020 . 22 July 2022 . orvietonews.it . it-IT.
  28. Web site: EDIZIONE 2019 – Cortisonanti . 25 July 2022 . it-IT.
  29. Web site: 16°Festival cortometraggi FAVOLA Gulliver . 25 July 2022 . it-IT.
  30. Web site: LELIO BONACCORSO . Fondazione Arezzo Wave Italia . 22 July 2022 . it-IT . 23 June 2016.
  31. Web site: BENENATI . Mario . "Quel ricorrente sogno estivo", con Lelio Bonaccorso e Annarita Stella Petrino (Anthropocene Project) . Fumettomania Factory Magazine . 22 July 2022 . it-IT . 10 March 2022.
  32. Web site: La mostra dedicata ai fumetti arriva al Museo: la prima volta del MuMe di Messina . Normanno.com . 22 July 2022 . it-IT . 23 December 2021.
  33. Web site: La memoria disegnata. La Shoah nel fumetto italiano . iictelaviv.esteri.it . 22 July 2022 . it-it.
  34. News: Giardina . Domenico . SiciliaInformazioni "Un giullare contro la mafia" vince il Premio Siani. Gli autori siciliani, Rizzo e Bonaccorso, vincono per il miglior fumetto . 1 April 2022 . SiciliaInformazioni.com . 27 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090927094158/http://www.siciliainformazioni.com/giornale/cultura/65085/giullare-contro-mafia-vince-premio-giancarlo-siani-autori-siciliani-rizzo-bonaccorso-premiati-miglior-fumetto.htm . 2009-09-27 . it.
  35. Web site: PROGRAMMA/PROGRAM . 1 April 2022 . it . 16 July 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100716204403/http://www.museosatira.it/premio/albo.html . 16 July 2010 . dead.
  36. News: 21 November 2016 . "Jan Karski" di Rizzo e Bonaccorso vince un premio in Francia . . 23 November 2016.
  37. Web site: Vito . Lombardi . Etna Comics 2018: quando si trova la Salvezza anche nei libri . Tesori d'Italia Magazine - TesoriMagazine . 22 July 2022 . it-IT . 26 June 2018.
  38. News: Nazione . La . Diari di Pieve, a Bonaccorso e Rizzo il premio Tutino giornalista - Cronaca - lanazione.it . 22 July 2022 . La Nazione . 20 August 2018 . it.
  39. Web site: redazione . la . I Premi Carlo Boscarato della XV edizione del TCBF . Lo Spazio Bianco . 22 July 2022 . it-IT . 30 September 2018.
  40. News: "Sinai" del villafranchese Lelio Bonaccorso vince il premio "Andrea Pazienza" . 22 July 2022 . Tempo Stretto - Ultime notizie da Messina e Reggio Calabria . 1 September 2018 . it-IT.
  41. News: Da Bonaccorso a Scimone, i vincitori del Premio Stromboli . 22 July 2022 . la Repubblica . 11 September 2021 . it.

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