David Messina
David Messina (born 1974) is an Italian comics artist.
David Messina
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- Birth Name
- David Messina
- Born
- 1974
- Birthplace
- Rome Italy
- Nationality
- Italian
- Occupation
- comics artist · illustrator · teacher
- Fields
- cultural education · comic
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• Birth Name — David Messina • Born — 1974 • Birthplace — Rome Italy • Nationality — Italian • Write — y • Art — y • Publish — y • Notable Works — Star Trek: Countdown Star Trek: Nero Doyle: Spotlight David Messina (born 1974) is an Italian comics artist.
Documentary record
David Messina, a comics artist, was born in 1974. The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Early life
Early life
David Messina was born in 1974 in Rome. He graduated from the Scuola Internazionale di Comics in Rome.
Career
Career
David Messina did storyboarding and character design in the animation industry and also worked in graphic design before moving into comics. He has published erotic comic books for the Spanish, Italian and French markets. He moved into the American comics industry in 2005. He has worked for IDW Publishing, Marvel Comics, Image Comics, Devil's Due Publishing and DC Comics. Since 2002, Messina has taught at his alma mater, the Scuola Internazionale di Comics.
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• Sally Potter • The Big Pervert • The "X" Factor
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- 1.David Messina - Transformers Wiki. tfwiki.net.
- 2."Master in Colorazione Digitale, Corso di Fumetto". Scuola Internazionale di Comics. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- 3."SPIDER BEHIND THE MIRROR" . Blogger. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- 4."David Messina" . Scuola Internazionale di Comics. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 8
- Doyle: Spotlight
- "Unacceptable Losses"
- The Curse
- Old Friends (Angel comic)
- Star Trek: Countdown
- Star Trek: Nero
- Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca (2022), Marvel Comics
- 3Keys (2023), Image Comics
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