Alan Moore 72 by Onofrio Catacchio

It's that time of the year again! So... AUGURONI! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Alan! 

 

Above, another brand new portrait gift... by ONOFRIO CATACCHIO, Italian acclaimed comic book artist and illustrator, who has generously contributed (again) to this little celebration!

 

Big Italian hugs, Bearded One! And... grazie ancora, Onofrio!  

 

For more info about Onofrio Catacchio, visit his website HERE and his Instagram page HERE.

'90s Moore by Catacchio and Baldazzini

Art by Onofrio Catacchio

Few weeks ago, comic book artist and friend Onofrio Catacchio send me some scans from an old publication. It's the catalogue published in 1991 by Editori del Grifo for the 16th edition of Treviso Comics convention. The book, in Italian (of course), is titled Segni Particolari and was edited by Silvano Mezzavilla, with a great cover by Lorenzo Mattotti.

 

That Treviso edition was dedicated to several authors including José Munoz and Alan Moore. The catalogue's section about Moore included an excerpt from his Writing for Comics article, selected pages from his comics and 3 portraits: one by Bill Sienkiewicz and two by Italian artists Onofrio Catacchio and Roberto Baldazzini (realized for the catalogue in 1990, I guess a bit in a rush as a... last minute contribution). Note the numbers in Catacchio's version: a clear reference to Big Numbers; at the time there were rumours about an upcoming Italian ed of the now "lost" series. 

Enjoy! (Of course, I've bought a copy of the catalogue!)

Art by Roberto Baldazzini

Scorpion Moore by Onofrio Catacchio

Art by ONOFRIO CATACCHIO.

Above, the Scorpion Moore, the original ink version, by Italian comics Maestro ONOFRIO CATACCHIO. You can also admire the colour version HERE.

In the past weeks I successfully performed a magic ritual so the artist spontaneously sent me his fantastic original art. Grazie mille, Onofrio! :)

I am a Scorpio boy too! ;)

Happy 63, Alan! by Onofrio Catacchio

Art by Onofrio Catacchio.

Above, an amazing portrait by Italian well-known comic book artist ONOFRIO CATACCHIO realized specifically on the occasion of Moore's 63th birthday!

Best wishes to the Bearded One! "He is a Scorpio boy!"

You can visit Onofrio Catacchio website here. 

(Thank you Onofrio!)

Miracleman: Onofrio Catacchio inks Kevin Nowlan

Art by: Kevin Nowlan (pencils) and Onofrio Catacchio (inks)

In 2010 I commissioned a Miracleman sketch to Kevin Nowlan (you can see it here). 

Some months ago I sent a good scan of Nowlan's pencils to Italian well-known comics artist, and friend, Onofrio Catacchio. And I asked him if he could be interested in inking the piece. He generously replied "sure, just give me some time". 

During the last Lucca Comics & Games convention I received the amazing final piece: you can admire it above!

Special thanks to Onofrio for his generosity and fantastic art skills.

You can visit Onofrio Catacchio website here.