Marcelo D'Salete (born 1979) is a Brazilian comic book writer, illustrator and professor. He holds a master's degree in art history from the
University of São Paulo
The Universidade de São Paulo (, USP) is a public research university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, and the largest public university in Brazil.
The university was founded on 25 January 1934, regrouping already existing schools in ...
.
During his adolescence, he studied graphic design at Carlos de Campos College and worked as an illustrator for publishers. He premiered as a comic book artist in 2001, publishing in the magazines ''Quadreca'' and ''Front''.
His first graphic novel,'' Noite Luz'', was published in 2008. In 2011, he published the comic book'' Encruzilhada''.
His most acclaimed works deal with the history of resistance to
slavery in Brazil from the perspective of the
Afro-Brazilian
Afro-Brazilians (; ), also known as Black Brazilians (), are Brazilians of total or predominantly Sub-Saharan African ancestry. Most multiracial Brazilians also have a range of degree of African ancestry. Brazilians whose African features are mo ...
peoples: ''Cumbe'', from 2014, and ''Angola Janga'' from 2017. ''Angola Janga'', a story about the
Palmares ''
quilombo
A ''quilombo'' (); from the Kimbundu word , ) is a Brazilian hinterland town, settlement founded by people of Afro-Brazilians, African origin, and others sometimes called Carabali. Most of the inhabitants of quilombos, called quilombolas, were ...
'', took eleven years of research and work by the author. D'Salete was nominated for the HQ Mix Trophy in 2012 and 2015. ''Cumbe'' was published in English in 2017 by
Fantagraphics
Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and (formerly) the Erotic comics, erotic Eros Comix imprint. They have managed sev ...
as ''Run for It: Stories of Slaves Who Fought for Their Freedom''. It was nominated for and won the 2018
Eisner Awards
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are awards for creative achievement in American comic books. They are regarded as the most prestigious and significant awards in the comic industry and often referred ...
, in the
Best U.S. Edition of International Material category.
References
External links
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Official website
(in Portuguese)
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on Lambiek
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Living people
1979 births
Brazilian comics writers
Brazilian comics artists
Brazilian graphic novelists
Brazilian illustrators
Afro-Brazilian people
People from São Paulo
University of São Paulo alumni