Silvia Ziche (; born 5 July 1967) is an Italian

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artist and writer, known for her work in

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for the Italian comic digest ''

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Biography

Ziche was born in

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. Ziche has also worked on the magazines '' Linus,'' ''Comix'' and ''Cuore.'' She is known for her long story arcs published during successive issues of ''

'', such as "Paperina di Rivondosa", "Topokolossal", "Il papero del mistero", "Il Grande Splash" and "Papere alla deriva".

Awards and honours

Ziche won the 1997 Lucca Comics' Panther Award for Best Emerging Author and the 1999 Lucca Comics' Panther Award for Best Designer of Humorous Comics.

References

External links

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