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| Andrea Di Vito | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1971-05-28)May 28, 1971 (age 54) Rome, Italy |
| Area | Artist |
Notable works | Thor,Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill,Annihilation,The Union,Dungeons & Dragons,Wolverine: Patch |
Andrea Di Vito (born May 28, 1971) is an Italiancomic book artist.
Di Vito was born in Rome, and showed a love for drawing from an early age. His first published work appeared in the form of two short stories in the Italian magazineIntrepido. He was first published in America inMarvel Comics'Marvel Shadows and Light, with one of his pinups appearing in the comic book. Di Vito was asked to join theCrossGen staff as an associatepenciller and became a fill-in artist for the comic booksThe First andScion, becoming the official penciller of the former six months later. On getting his start in comics, Di Vito said, "After years of attempts, I went toSan Diego Comic-Con, back in 2000. It was my last shot at finding a gig as a comic book artist. I remember meetingSteve McNiven that day, as we both stood in line to show our samples to Marvel. A few hours later I bumped intoMark Alessi, who at that time was starting up Crossgen. He was the first one to believe I could do something in this business and hired me as an apprentice artist".[1]
After nine issues onThe First, Di Vito worked withChuck Dixon andRob Schwager on a new project,Brath. After over a year of work on this title, Di Vito decided to expand his horizons, lending his talents to other companies. He has pencilled such high-profile Marvel series asThor[2] andYoung Avengers.[3] He also worked with IDW, becoming the regular penciler forDungeons & Dragons andThunder Agents.[4]
He penciled the six-issue miniseriesAnnihilation[5] and theWorld War Hulk: X-Menlimited series. He then worked onThe Union[6] after having penciledThe Savage Sword of Conan #12. Later, he penciled the five-issue miniseriesWolverine: Patch.[7]
Di Vito's run on Thor, also known asAvengers Disassembled: Thor (2004), has been included in multiple lists of top Thor runs: #6 onCBR,[2] #4 onScreen Rant,[8] #4 onNerdist,[9] and #7 onWired Italy.[10]
In his review of the ongoingDungeons & Dragons series, Chris Sims, forComicsAlliance, wrote thatJohn Rogers's writing is "perfectly complimented [sic] by Di Vito's expressive art" and that "It's fair to say that on some level, we all realize that a comic's protagonists are notreally in any danger, but in a world based onD&D [...] the 'threat' of a battle is even lower. So rather than trying to craft battles with a false sense of importance, Rogers and Di Vito focus instead on making them interesting and memorable, and they definitely succeed".[11] Also forComicsAlliance, Chris Murphy wrote, "I was even more surprised by another licensed book, IDW's new Dungeons and Dragons series, which you would expect to be a completely phoned in book that's only read by diehard D&D fans who failed their intelligence checks. The thing is, apparently no one told writer John Rogers and artist Andrea Di Vito that, and as a result Dungeons and Dragons is way more fun than it has any right to be".[12]
In his 2018 review ofAnt-Man and the Wasp: Living Legends #1, Joshua Davison, forBleeding Cool, wrote, "Like the other Ralph Macchio and Andrea di Vito comics of the sort, it is a good entry point for the characters, especially for younger audiences. [...] Di Vito's artwork is good, if a little simple in some style choices. The inking is often a little heavier than it needs to be, but the overall aesthetic looks good and matches the upbeat nature of the story".[13]
In a 2020 review ofThe Union #1,The Beat highlighted that "the mini-series fromPaul Grist and Andrea Di Vito caught a lot of attention after its initial reveal. [...] Di Vito’s art is rock solid, as always, and makes all of the RB Silva-designed looks pop off the page with appropriately bright and flashy colors from Woodard. While not boundary-pushing, Di Vito’s art is the gold standard for classic house-style superhero comics art and helps to lend a sense of authenticity to the new team".[14]
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