Michelangelo La Neve
Michelangelo La Neve (14 March 1959 – 18 January 2022) was an Italian comics writer and screenwriter.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Tarsia, in the province of Cosenza, La Neve grew up in Varese, and after graduating from high school he moved to Rome.[1] He made his professional debut in the early 1990s writing comics stories mainly of horror genre for magazines such as Zio Tibia, Splatter, Blue and Mostri.[1][2] After writing the miniseries ESP for the magazine Intrepido, between 1992 and 2006 he collaborated with Sergio Bonelli Editore, as a writer for the comic book series Dylan Dog and Martin Mystère.[1][2]
In later years he focused his activity on graphic novels (notably Day of the Magicians, illustrated by Marco Nizzoli), and started collaborating as a screenwriter with Manetti Bros. for the TV-series L'ispettore Coliandro and Inspector Rex and for the films Song'e Napule, Love and Bullets and Diabolik.[1][2]
La Neve was married to Mariella Pazienza, the sister of comic artist Andrea Pazienza. He died after a long illness in Rome on 18 January 2022, at the age of 62.[1] His son Lorenzo is also a comics writer.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Luca Raffaelli (19 January 2022). "È morto Michelangelo La Neve, sceneggiatore di Dylan Dog, Martin Mystère e Diabolik. Manetti Bros: "Con lui i film più importanti"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Addio al fumettista cosentino Michelangelo La Neve". Corriere della Calabria (in Italian). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
