Marcelo Frusin (born 27 December 1967 in
Rosario
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) is an international
Argentine
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comic book artist
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. His notable works include a run on ''
Hellblazer
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''.
Biography
Frusin started his career working for the Argentine Columba Publishing house in 1993. For the
Italian
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** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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publisher Universo, he has illustrated the ''Niko Slavo'' series in ''
Intrepido'' magazine between 1994 and 1997. In 1998 he started working for the US market in
Marvel Comics
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, making pencils for ''
X-Men Unlimited'', written by
Tom DeFalco
Tom DeFalco (born June 26, 1950) is an American comic book writer and editor well known for his association with Marvel Comics, with long runs on ''Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thor (comic book), Thor'', ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' ...
. He later worked for
Acclaim Comics
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also drawing pencils for ''
Magnus, Robot Fighter
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'', scripted by
Tom Peyer.
Frusin's style resembles his fellow Argentine artist
Eduardo Risso (''
100 Bullets''). Like Risso, Frusin has worked with
Brian Azzarello
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on the
Vertigo
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title ''
Hellblazer
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'',
where his work has become well known, before joining Azzarello on ''
Loveless
Loveless may refer to:
Comics and literature
* Loveless (comics), ''Loveless'' (comics), a comic book series by Brian Azzarello, Marcelo Frusin, Danijel Zezelj, and Werther Dell'Edera
* Loveless (manga), ''Loveless'' (manga), a manga series by Y ...
'' (with fellow Argentine
Leonardo Manco taking over on ''Hellblazer'' art duties).
He has contributed to other Vertigo titles including ''
Flinch'', ''
Weird War Tales'' and ''
Weird Western Tales Special''. In addition to his work for Vertigo, Frusin also illustrated two issues of ''
Magnus, Robot Fighter
Magnus, Robot Fighter is a fictional superhero who battles rogue robots in the year 4000, appearing in comic books created by writer/artist Russ Manning in 1963.Steve Holland, ''Sci-Fi Art: A Graphic History''. Lewes: ILEX, 2009. . .pp. 102–1 ...
'', and a story for ''
X-Men Unlimited''.
Bibliography
* ''X-Mannen'' #191-194 (with writers
Tom DeFalco
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and
Steven T. Seagle, co-pencils by
Chris Bachalo
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and inks by
Jose Marzan Jr. and
Tim Townsend,
Junior Press, 1998)
* ''
Magnus Robot Fighter'' #14 and #18 (with
Tom Peyer,
Acclaim Comics
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, 1998)
* ''
Hellblazer
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'' #143, 151–156, 158–161, 164–167, 170–174, 177–180, 184–186, 189-193 and 197-200 (
Vertigo
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, 1999–2004):
** ''Telling tales'' (with
Warren Ellis
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, includes ''Hellblazer'' #143, 1999, tpb, 2004, )
** ''Good Intentions'' (with
Brian Azzarello
Brian Azzarello (born August 11, 1962) is an American comic book writer and screenwriter who first came to prominence with the hardboiled crime series ''100 Bullets'', published by DC Comics' mature-audience imprint Vertigo (DC Comics), Vertigo. ...
, collects ''Hellblazer'' #151-156, 2000–2001, tpb, 2002, )
** ''Freezes Over'' (with Brian Azzarello, includes ''Hellblazer'' #158-161, 2001, tpb, 2003, )
** ''Highwater'' (with Brian Azzarello, includes ''Hellblazer'' #164-167, 170–174, 2001–2002, tpb, 2004, )
** ''Red Sepulchre'' (with
Mike Carey, includes ''Hellblazer'' #177-180, 2002–2003, tpb, 2005, )
** ''Third Worlds'' (with Mike Carey, includes ''Hellblazer'' #184-186, 2003, tpb, 2005, )
** ''Staring at the Wall'' (with Mike Carey, includes ''Hellblazer'' #189-193, 2003–2004, tpb, 2006, )
** ''Stations of the Cross'' (with Mike Carey, includes ''Hellblazer'' #197-200, 2004, tpb, 2006, )
* "First Among Men" (with
Joe Pruett
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Biography
Pruett broke into the industry during the year of 1989 ...
, in ''
Weird Western Tales'' vol. 2 #2,
DC Comics
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, May 2001)
* ''
Loveless
Loveless may refer to:
Comics and literature
* Loveless (comics), ''Loveless'' (comics), a comic book series by Brian Azzarello, Marcelo Frusin, Danijel Zezelj, and Werther Dell'Edera
* Loveless (manga), ''Loveless'' (manga), a manga series by Y ...
'' (with
Brian Azzarello
Brian Azzarello (born August 11, 1962) is an American comic book writer and screenwriter who first came to prominence with the hardboiled crime series ''100 Bullets'', published by DC Comics' mature-audience imprint Vertigo (DC Comics), Vertigo. ...
,
Vertigo
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, 2005–2008):
** ''A Kin of Homecoming'' (collects ''Loveless'' #1-5, 2005–2006, tpb, 2006, )
** ''Thicker Than Blackwate'' (collects ''Loveless'' #6-12, 2006, tpb, 2007, )
** ''Blackwater Fals'' (collects ''Loveless'' #13-21, May, 2008)
References
External links
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*
Marcelo Frusinat the
Big Comic Book DataBase
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The BCDB project began in 1997 as a list of Disney animated fea ...
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Argentine comics artists
Artists from Rosario, Santa Fe
Living people
1967 births