He is the main creator of the popular Argentine comic convention Crack Bang Boom; a massive event which is held annually in the city of Rosario and is considered as the most important of its type in South America.
Biographyedit
Risso was born in Leones in Córdoba Province, Argentina, and started as a cartoonist in 1981, drawing his first collaborations for the morning newspaper La Nación and the magazines Eroticón and Satiricón, all published by Editorial Columba.[3] In 1986, he worked for Eura Editoriale of Rome, Italy, and in 1987 he drew Parque Chas, scripted by Ricardo Barreiro. The series was first published by Fierro in Argentina and then by Totem in Spain, Comic Art in Italy and finally the complete series as an album in France, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and the United States. In 1988, he drew Cain, again scripted by Barreiro.
Later that same year, Risso drew Fulù, scripted by Carlos Trillo, published in Italy, France, Germany, Portugal, the Netherlands, and in Argentina in the Puertitas magazine. The Trillo-Risso duo also created Simon: An American Tale, published in Italy and France, Borderline, published in Italy and Chicanos, published in Italy and France.
In 2010 he created the Argentine event Crack Bang Boom, a comics/Argentine comics, cartoon, cosplay, fantasy and science-fiction convention, which is annually held in the city of Rosario. Hosted and organized by Risso with a group of collaborators and with support from the Municipality of Rosario, Crack Bang Boom has become the most famous convention of its type in Argentina, as well as one of the most important events for the comics world in South America.
Awardsedit
Risso has won four Eisner Awards for his work on 100 Bullets with Brian Azzarello. He won for the "Best Serialized Story" in 2001;[12] for "Best Continuing Series" in 2002[13] and 2004;[14] and for "Best Artist" in 2002.[2][13] He won the Harvey Award for "Best Artist" in 2002[15] and 2003.[16]
^ abIrvine, Alex (2008). "100 Bullets". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The Vertigo Encyclopedia. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 11–17. ISBN 978-0-7566-4122-1.
^ ab"Eduardo Risso". Lambiek Comiclopedia. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015.
^Manning, Matthew K.; Dougall, Alastair, ed. (2014). "2000s". Batman: A Visual History. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 269. ISBN 978-1465424563. Editor Bob Schreck gave two more big name creators a shot at the Batman when he hired writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso for a six–issue noir thriller.{{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Cowsill, Alan; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "2000s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. [Wednesday Comics] contained fifteen continuous stories including...'Batman' with a story by Brian Azzarello and art by Eduardo Risso.{{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Trecker, Jamie (3 September 2009). "Wednesday Comics Thursday: Brian Azzarello On Batman". Newsarama. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
^Manning "2010s" in Dougall (2014), p. 318: "In this powerful reimagining of the Batman legend, writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso joined forces for a three–issue examination of Flashpoint's Batman."
^Callahan, Timothy (3 September 2013). "When Words Collide: Revisiting Azzarello and Risso's Spaceman". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014.
^Truitt, Brian (17 June 2013). "Azzarello revisits 100 Bullets with Brother Lono". USA Today. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015.
^Phegley, Kiel (25 August 2012). "Fan Expo: JMS & Risso Launch Before Watchmen: Moloch". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
^Kit, Borys (1 December 2015). "Paul Dini Revisits His Traumatic Past With Dark Night: A True Batman Story (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016.
^"2001 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. n.d. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014.
^ ab"2002 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. n.d. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014.
^"2004 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. n.d. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014.
^"2002 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. n.d. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014.
^"2003 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. n.d. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014.
External linksedit
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Eduardo Risso at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
Eduardo Risso at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators