| Werther Dell'Edera | |
| Birth Place: | Bari, Italy |
| Occupation: | comic book artist |
| Years Active: | 2003-present |
| Notable Works: | Something Is Killing the Children |
Wether Dell'Edera is an Italian comic book artist who is best known for Something Is Killing the Children, which he provided art for and co-created, and its spinoffs House of Slaughter and Book of Butcher.[1] [2]
Wether Dell'Edera was born in Bari, Italy in 1975. He currently lives in Rome, Italy.[3] After finishing high school in Bari, he decided that university did not interest him and chose to move to Rome to attend the Roman School of Comics.[4] His first job in the comics industry was in 2003 working as a draftsman on Road's End, published by Magic Press. Followed by working for Eura Editorial on projects Detective Dante and John Doe.[5] He then started working with American publishers his first being Vertigo working on Loveless, then Dark Entries. He has also worked with Marvel Comics on many occasions, his main comic being Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business. They have collaborated with Sergio Bonelli Editore creating comics; Orfani, Dylan Dog, and Le Storie. He worked with Tiziano Sclavi creating The Voices of Water in 2019.[6] In 2019 he co-created Something Is Killing the Children with James Tynion IV published by BOOM! Studios.
| Work | Year | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road's End | 2003 | Draftsman | |
| Detective Dante | 2005-2007 | Drawings | |
| John Doe | 2006-2008 | Drawings | |
| Loveless | 2005-2008 | Illustrator | |
| Punisher War Journal Annual[7] | 2008 | Penciller | |
| X-Force Special: Ain't No Dog[8] | 2008 | Penciller | |
| Dark Entries | 2009 | Illustrator | |
| Orfani[9] | 2013-2018 | Illustrator | |
| G.I. Joe The Cobra Files[10] | 2013-2014 | Illustrator | |
| Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business[11] | 2014 | Illustrator | |
| Le Storie #49[12] | 2016 | Drawings | |
| Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie | 2017 | Illustrator | |
| Briggs Land (Vol 2) | 2018 | Illustrator | |
| The Crow Momento Mori[13] | 2018 | Illustrator | |
| Something Is Killing the Children | 2019-Present | Co-Creator; Illustrator | |
| Aliens Colonial Marines - Rising Threat (cancelled) | 2019-2020 (planned) | Illustrator | |
| Batman/Dylan Dog[14] | 2019, 2023 | Illustrator | |
| Razorblades[15] | 2020 | Illustrator (Guest?) | |
| He Who Fights With Monsters[16] | 2021 | Illustrator | |
| House of Slaughter | 2022-Present | Co-Creator; Illustrator | |
| The Voices of Water | 2022 | Illustrator | |
| Bloodborne The Bleak Dominion | 2023 | Cover Artist (#1 Issue) | |
| Knight Terrors Flash | 2023 | Cover Artist | |
| Book of Butcher | 2023-Present | Illustrator | |
| The Flash #6 | 2024 | 1:25 Variant Cover |
| Year | Organization | Work | Award | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Treviso Comic Book Festival[17] | The Crow: Memento Mori | Best Italian Cover Artist | ||
| 2019 | Etna Comics[18] | Not Applicable | Best Italian Designer | ||
| 2020 | Eisner Awards | Something Is Killing the Children | Best New Series | ||
| 2020 | Harvey Awards | Something Is Killing the Children | Book of the Year | ||
| 2021 | Lucca Comics & Games[19] | Something Is Killing the Children | Best Design | ||
| 2022 | Eisner Awards | Something Is Killing the Children | Best Continuing Series | ||
| 2022 | Ringo Awards | Something Is Killing the Children | Best Series | ||
| 2022 | Ringo Awards | Something Is Killing the Children | Best Single Issue (#20) |