Marco Rota Explained

Birth Date:18 September 1942
Birth Place:Milan, Kingdom of Italy
Nationality:Italian
Area:Artist, writer
Notable Works:Italian: Buon compleanno, Paperino! (From Egg to Duck)

Marco Rota (pronounced as /it/; born 18 September 1942) is an Italian Disney comic artist who served as editor-in-chief of Disney Italia from 1974 to 1988.

His Disney stories feature a style largely influenced by Carl Barks.[1]

Life and career

Rota was born in Milan. His first comic work, Italian: Steve Morgan il trappolatore, was published in 1958 in the magazine Italian: Collana Scudo.[2] During the 1960s, he drew stories of Superman and Batman, as well as erotic comics.[2]

Rota made his first Disney comic using the Mickey Mouse character in 1971. He would go on, however, to work primarily with Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck stories. His best-known Disney-related work is Andold "Wild Duck" Temerary, Donald's Dark Age Scottish alter ego; as well as the 1984 story From Egg to Duck (Italian: Buon compleanno, Paperino!||Happy birthday, Donald!), Donald's biography.[2]

In addition to working with established characters, Rota also does original work.[2] As of 2012, he works for the Danish publisher Egmont.[3]

In 2019, he returned to collaborate with Topolino with the story Ingorgopoli.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Marco Rota - Sceneggiatore e Disegnatore . 2023-06-08 . Topolino Sito Ufficiale . it-IT.
  2. Book: Fossati, Franco. Dizionario Illustrato del Fumetto. it. Mondadori. 1992. 8804355441. Rota, Marco.
  3. Web site: Marco Rota. Inducks. it. January 12, 2012.
  4. Web site: Montori . Carlo A. . 2019-11-04 . Topolino: Marco Rota ha realizzato una storia Disney da record LuccaCG19 . 2023-06-08 . Fumetti - BadTaste.it . it-IT.

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