Claudio Nizzi
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, Algeria
Algeria
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) is an Italian comic
Italian comics
Italian comics are comics made in Italy. They are locally known as fumetto – plural form fumetti – although this latter term is often used in English to describe a specific comic genre . The most popular Italian comics have been translated into many languages...
author.
He started his career as comic scriptwriter in 1963, writing for the "Vittorioso", a comic newspaper. During 1969 he started to work for Il Giornalino
Il Giornalino
Il Giornalino was an Italian comics magazine published by the Catholic publisher Edizioni San Paolo of Alba, founded in 1924.During its history, the magazine published the Italian translation of numerous American and European comics series, such as Looney Tunes, The Smurfs, Lucky Luke, Popeye,...
creating many characters (Larry Yuma
Larry Yuma
Larry Yuma is an Italian comics western series featuring the character of the same name, created by Carlo Boscarato and Claudio Nizzi, and first published in Italy in the magazine Il Giornalino in 1970....
- in collaboration with Carlo Boscarato
Carlo Boscarato
Carlo Boscarato was an Italian cartoonist and comics artist. He was born in Treviso.In 1971, together with writer Claudio Nizzi, Boscarato created the western series Larry Yuma. He also realized several reductions of literary masterworks such as The Treasure Island.- External links :**...
, Capitan Erik and Rosco & Sonny). His partnership with Sergio Bonelli Editore
Sergio Bonelli Editore
Sergio Bonelli Editore is a publishing house of Italian comics. It takes its name from its president and comic book author, Sergio Bonelli....
started in 1981, writing some stories for Mister No
Mister No
Mister No is an Italian comic book, first published in Italy in 1975 by Sergio Bonelli Editore.Mister No was created by writer Sergio Bonelli under the pseudonym Guido Nolitta, and by artist Gallieno Ferri, in Spring 1975. The regular monthly series endured for 379 publications, and the last issue...
. In 1983 he started writing stories for Tex Willer
Tex Willer
Tex Willer is the main fictional character of the Italian comics series Tex, created by writer Gian Luigi Bonelli and illustrator Aurelio Galleppini, and first published in Italy on 30 September 1948. It is among the most popular characters of Italian comics, with translations to numerous ...
. In 1988 he created Nick Raider
Nick Raider
Nick Raider is a fictional comic detective whose series was published from 1988 to 2005 by Sergio Bonelli Editore in Italy. Graphically inspired by the American actor Robert Mitchum, it was created by writer Claudio Nizzi and artist Giampiero Casertano. His partner Marvin Brown was inspired by...
, the first detective story published by Sergio Bonelli Editore.
Nizzi appointed Renato Queirolo as the supervisor of the Nick Raider series in 1992, and continue to write for Tex Willer. In 2001 Nizzi created Leo Pulp.