Andrea Pazienza is undoubtedly one of the most famous and talented artists in the history of Italian comics.
He was born in San Benedetto del Tronto (Ascoli Piceno, Italy) on 23rd May 1956, and he immediately reveals his passion for drawing.
His famous character Zanardi appears for the first time, in 1981. From here on out, his success is unstoppable.
In 1984 Andrea moves to Montepulciano (Siena, Italy). In 1985, he meets Marina Comandini in Rome, who will become his wife the following year. During the last years of his life, Pazienza travels and works without interruption among comics, illustration, graphic, theatre, and cinema (Roberto Benigni dedicates the movie Il piccolo diavolo to Andrea)
He will die in Montepulciano on the night of 15th-16th June 1988, leaving a great human and artistic void.
Thanks to the collaboration with his wife, Marina Comandini, we have the enormous privilege of publishing some of Andrea Pazienza’s original artworks, re-elaborated by designers for the creation of an extremely precious Panels. During the reproduction of the graphic subjects, we kept all the signs on the artworks, such as pencil traces, little stains, and the artist’s own corrections. Our aim was to add further value and uniqueness to the Panels of this collection, whose drawings are as sacred as the imperfections left by the hand of Andrea Pazienza.
