Sara Pichelli Explained

Birth Date:15 April 1983
Birth Place:Porto Sant'Elpidio, Italy
Notable Works:Runaways, , , Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 2011 Eagle Award for Favorite Newcomer Artist
Social Media:https://twitter.com/sara_pichelli?lang=en

Sara Pichelli (born 15 April 1983) is an Italian comics artist best known for first illustrating the Miles Morales version of Ultimate Spider-Man. After starting her career in animation, Pichelli entered the comic book industry working for IDW Publishing before joining Marvel Comics in 2008 after getting discovered in an international talent search. After having worked on several Marvel titles, such as Namora, Pichelli was hired as the main artist on the second volume of , which premiered in September 2011. Pichelli won a 2011 Eagle Award for Favorite Newcomer Artist.

Career

Pichelli was born in Porto Sant'Elpidio, Italy. She began her career in animation, working as a storyboard artist, animator and character designer. She said of this work, "It wasn't really for me. I felt like a tiny cog in a machine."[1] She started working in the comic book industry after meeting comics artist David Messina. Prior to that, she was not particularly interested in comics and preferred animated films and anime. She worked as a layout assistant for Messina and worked on such titles as the Star Trek comic book series produced by IDW Publishing, including such editions as and .[2] In 2008 she submitted her work to the Chesterquest international talent search and was named one of the finalists by Marvel Comics editor C. B. Cebulski, which led to her working for Marvel. She illustrates for Marvel from her home in Rome.

Pichelli started working for Marvel Comics in 2008 with the limited series NYX: No Way Home,[3] [4] followed by a brief run on Runaways with writer Kathryn Immonen in 2009.[5] She worked with Immonen again on the limited series, released in December 2009, which focused on the X-Men character Pixie.[6] Pichelli provided art for one storyline in the I Am An Avenger anthology series, which ran from 2010 to 2011, then joined the team working on starting with the October 2010 issue #15.[7] After that series ended, Pichelli contributed to the 2011 limited series Ultimate Fallout, where she illustrated the first image of the Spider-Man character as portrayed by Miles Morales in the Ultimate Marvel universe.[8] Pichelli took on regular art duties on the relaunched with Morales as the protagonist, starting in September 2011.[9]

In August 2018, Pichelli and writer Dan Slott launched a new Fantastic Four series.[10]

Technique and materials

Pichelli uses a Cintiq 12wx graphic tablet. When illustrating Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man,[8] she added more screentones to her illustrations to give what she called "a more 'pop' feeling to the book", as she believed it would be more fitting to that series.[11]

In creating the visual look of characters, Pichelli approaches the design by giving thought to the character's personalities, including the background that may have influenced them, and the distinctive traits that the characters exhibit, such as the clothing they wear, their body language and expressions. She followed this approach when creating Miles Morales.[12]

Reception

Pichelli won a 2011 Eagle Award for Favorite Newcomer Artist,[13] over fellow nominees Rafael Albuquerque, Fiona Staples, Sean Murphy and Bryan Lee O'Malley.[14] Marvel Comics senior editor Mark Paniccia said of Pichelli: "Every time I see new pages from Sara she continues to grow as an artist. She's amazing now and I can't imagine where she'll be a year from now." Marvel Comics editor Tom Brevoort called her "a real breakout talent" and "a top talent primed to explode in a major way". David Brothers of ComicsAlliance praised her attention to detail and said he particularly likes the way Pichelli draws hair, facial expressions and body language: "The first two add a lot to the atmosphere of the comics she draws, and the third cranks her storytelling up to another level." IGN writer Jesse Schedeen called Pichelli's art in Ultimate Fallout "energetic, cinematic, and just flamboyant enough to offer a change of pace from the rest of the Ultimate Fallout stories".[15]

Personal life

Pichelli lives in Rome, Italy.[16]

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quesada . Joe . Joe Quesada . Talk to the Hat: Sara Pichelli's 'Ultimate' Introduction . . 8 August 2011 . 18 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110809194546/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=33786 . 9 August 2011 . dead .
  2. News: Libero . Tempo . Appuntamento bis con Star Trek . Il Cittadino di Monza e Brianza . 6 October 2009 . 18 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111008151518/http://www.ilcittadinomb.it/stories/Cronaca/171875/ . 8 October 2011 . Italian . dead .
  3. Web site: Brothers . David . 'Ultimate Spider-Man' Artist Sara Pichelli Is A Killer Storyteller . . 9 August 2011 . 18 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120319053422/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/09/sara-pichelli-art-spider-man/ . 19 March 2012 . dead .
  4. Web site: Sara Pichelli: Eagle Award Winner . . 2 June 2011 . 18 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110808033228/http://marvel.com/news/story/16021/sara_pichelli_eagle_award_winner . 8 August 2011 . dead .
  5. Web site: Thomas . Brandon . Ambidextrous 310: Brand New Flavor: Days Missing, F4, More . . 4 September 2009 . 18 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121002114041/http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090904-Ambidextrous.html . 2 October 2012 . dead .
  6. Web site: Armitage . Hugh . Marvel's Pixie strikes back . . 1 September 2009 . 18 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120922172203/http://www.digitalspy.com/comics/news/a174924/marvels-pixie-strikes-back.html . 22 September 2012 . dead .
  7. Web site: Armitage . Hugh . Pirchelli joins 'Ultimate Spider-Man' . . 12 October 2010 . 18 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101014191756/http://www.digitalspy.com/comics/news/a281552/pichelli-joins-ultimate-spider-man.html . 14 October 2010 . dead .
  8. News: Cavna . Michael . Miles Morales: Check out Sara Pichelli inking the new Ultimate Spider-Man . . 16 August 2011 . 17 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110926232049/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/miles-morales-check-out-sara-pichelli-inking-the-new-ultimate-spider-man/2011/08/16/gIQA90qUJJ_blog.html . 26 September 2011 . dead .
  9. Web site: Ching . Albert . Identity of the New Ultimate Spider-Man Revealed [Spoilers] ]. Newsarama. 2 August 2011 . 18 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110926050456/http://www.newsarama.com/comics/new-ultimate-spider-man-revealed-110802.html . 26 September 2011 . dead .
  10. Web site: The Return of the Fantastic Four. George Gene. Gustines. 29 March 2018. The New York Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517224303/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/29/books/fantastic-four-marvel-return.html. 17 May 2018. live. mdy-all. Welcome back, Fantastic Four! A video on Thursday about some of Marvel Entertainment's upcoming comics included a silhouetted image of the Fantastic Four, signaling their return to a monthly series beginning in August. The series will be written by Dan Slott and drawn by Sara Pichelli..
  11. Web site: Richards . Ron . Exclusive: Ultimate Spider-Man Interview with Sara Pichelli with Video! . iFanboy . 16 August 2011 . 17 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110912074904/http://ifanboy.com/articles/interviews/exclusive-ultimate-spider-man-interview-with-sara-pichelli-with-video/ . 12 September 2011 . dead . mdy-all.
  12. Web site: CBR TV: Sara Pichelli on Designing Miles Morales & Being a Rising Star. Jonah. Weiland. 23 October 2013. Comic Book Resources. https://web.archive.org/web/20171109081140/https://www.cbr.com/cbr-tv-nycc-2013-sara-pichelli-on-designing-miles-morales-being-a-rising-star/. 9 November 2017. live. mdy-all.
  13. Web site: Armitage . Hugh . Walking Dead, Grant Morrison win Eagle Awards . . 1 June 2011 . 18 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719033950/http://www.digitalspy.com/comics/news/a322475/walking-dead-grant-morrison-win-eagle-awards.html . 19 July 2011 . dead .
  14. Web site: The Eagle Awards Nominees Announced . . 14 March 2011 . 18 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110318030405/http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/03/14/the-eagle-awards-nominees-announced . 18 March 2011 . dead .
  15. News: Schedeen . Jesse . Ultimate Comics: Fallout #4 Review . . 3 August 2011 . 20 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022200817/http://comics.ign.com/articles/118/1186020p1.html . 22 October 2012 . dead .
  16. Paniccia, Mark. Ultimate Spider-Man. 2. 2. 26. Marvel Comics. November 2011.

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