Andrea Sorrentino
Quick Facts
Biography
Andrea Sorrentino (born April 21, 1982) is an Italian comic book artist known for his work for DC Comics and Marvel. His work includes I,Vampire and Green Arrow for DC Comics, and Uncanny X-Men, All-New X-Men and Old Man Logan for Marvel.
He his known for his unique style made of heavy inks and creative layouts.
in December 2012 he has been rewarded as 'Best Comic artist of 2012' by ign.com
Career
Sorrentino's first published work was for 'God of War' in 2010, written by Marv Wolfman (based on the Sony videogame for Playstation), for Wildstorm. He then went to illustrate I,Vampire for DC Comics with writer Joshua Hale Fialkov. After a 15 issues run on the series, Sorrentino rose to popularity in the comics industry thanks to his work with writer Jeff Lemire on Green Arrow from 2013 to 2014.
In 2015 he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel and worked with writer Brian Michael Bendis on two X-Men annuals (for Uncanny X-Men and All-New X-Men), on two All-New X-Men issues, and then on the Old Man Logan limited series.
In 2016 he has rejoined writer Jeff Lemire to produce art for the ongoing Old Man Logan series. After 16 issues he announced he would leave the series for another important Marvel project.
in 2017 he has been announced as one of the artists for the Marvel 2017 summer event Secret Empire.
Awards
- 2012 'Best Comic Artist of 2012' for ign.com