Lucia Biagi, in arte Whena, nasce a Pisa nel lontano 1980, fumettista, illustratrice e sarta di piccole creazioni all’uncinetto.
Nel 2004 frequenta il corso di fumetto “Humpty Dumpty” della Kappa edizioni a Bologna, nel 2009 pubblica con loro il graphic novel Pets.
Dal 2010 abita a Torino e, con il fidanzato, gestisce una libreria di fumetti, Belleville Comics, dove instaura a mo’ di dittatura il suo laboratorio e studio.
Da sempre innamorata del mondo dell’autoproduzione crea Amenità, antologia a tema a cui hanno partecipato fumettisti da tutto il mondo.
Ha prodotto innumerevoli guide turistiche, reportage e storie matte a fumetti e sta attualmente lavorando a un nuovo graphic novel in uscita per Lucca Comics 2014.
Manu Larcenet (full name: Emmanuel Larcenet) is a French comics writer and artist. He has been working with Fluide Glacial magazine since 1994 and with Spirou magazine since 1997.
Jean Hegland's first novel, INTO THE FOREST, has been translated into eleven languages and is a frequent choice for campus- and community-wide reading programs. A film version starring Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood is scheduled for release in spring 2015. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY promises her second novel, WINDFALLS, is “a good prospect for reading groups.” Excerpts from her non-fiction work, THE LIFE WITHIN: CELEBRATION OF A PREGNANCY, have appeared in a junior high school science textbook, a college English textbook, and a guided journal for pregnant women. STILL TIME, her most recent novel, celebrates the work of William Shakespeare while taking a hopeful look at the harrowing challenges of dementia. Jean is a frequent presenter at writers' c
Although Taiyo Matsumoto desired a career as a professional soccerplayer at first, he eventually chose an artistic profession. He gained his first success through the Comic Open contest, held by the magazine Comic Morning, which allowed him to make his professional debut. He started out with 'Straight', a comic about basketball players. Sports remain his main influence in his next comic, 'Zéro', a story about a boxer.
In 1993 Matsumoto started the 'Tekkonkinkurito' trilogy in Big Spirits magazine, which was even adapted to a theatre play. He continued his comics exploits with several short stories for the Comic Aré magazine, which are collected in the book 'Nihon no Kyodai'. Again for Big Spirits, Taiyo Matsumoto st
Antonio Vincenti, in arte Sualzo, è nato nel 1969 a Perugia. Disegnatore autodidatta inizia la sua carriera negli anni ’90 collaborando con “Il corriere della sera”. Diventa poi autore di libri per ragazzi e comincia subito a lavorare per le principali case editrici italiane. I suoi libri sono pubblicati in tre continenti. In Italia ha vinto il premio per la migliore sceneggiatura al Festi’BD di Moulins per L’improvvisatore (Rizzoli Lizard, 2009) ed è stato tra i cinque finalisti del Premio Micheluzzi 2010. Da qualche anno pubblica con Tunué, Bao Publishing, TopiPittori e Il Castoro.
