Troiano, Enzo - 1 Original drawing - Omaggio a Vampirella

Original mixed-media illustration on cardboard by Enzo Troiano.
A tribute to Vampirella.

Signed unique work.

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Enzo Troiano was born in 1965.
He began his career in 1988 on the pages of a Campanian biweekly sports magazine, Sport Sud, a supplement to the daily Il Mattino. For Sport Sud, he drew caricatures and sports cartoons. Soon after, he worked for the Apulian weekly sports magazine Il Foggia and for the Campanian sports monthly Super Sport 2000. For both, he drew caricatures, sports moviola (instant replays), and tactics of football, basketball, and rugby teams. In that period he created a cover proposal for a live album by E. Avitabile, but received no response. In 1990 his first experience as a cartoonist appeared on the fanzine REJECTS, which also counted among its still-young illustrators the Bonelli-era G. Ricciardi. In these years his drawings are submitted to various publishers and industry insiders. They express their esteem to him: B. Bozzetto, M. Bartoletti (then director of Guerin Sportivo), G. Brunoro, Luca Scatasta (Star Comics), O. De Angelis (Comic Art), R. Traini and many others. In these years he produces many samples for Sergio Bonelli Editore.

In 1992 he is contacted by Ade Capone for the comic book series: Lazarus Ledd. After an initial exploratory approach, he is sent by Roberto De Angelis to perfect the art. In 1993 he is approached by Micro Art of Naples, then emerging, to become a partner and art director. In 1994 the zero issue of Engaso 0.220 is released, the first comic completely produced in Naples. E. Troiano creates for this publication all the covers of the series (nine issues in total): the zero issue, the first issue. Two pages in the Lucca special and eight pages for the special “Game Over.”

In 1995 he wins in Prato, finishing second in the country’s only and most important national contest for debuting comics artists.
In 1997 his winning story from Prato is published in Micro Art magazine: “Balto.”
In 1998, the same story, under the title “Land of Azor,” is published by the prestigious American magazine “Heavy Metal.”
In 2000, the publishing house “Eidos” published his comic “Berlino 1999” with scripts by Riccardo Bruno.
In those same years he created covers for the publisher “Isola dei Ragazzi,” worked for the Giffoni Film Festival and for the publisher “DiMauro.”

In 2001, at the University of Fisciano (Salerno), he taught comic drawing to university students, alternating over four days with D. Bigliardo, G. Palumbo, and S. Tamiazzo.

In 2002 he signed a contract for the publication of five volumes (hardcover) with the French publisher Pointe Noire. Unfortunately the publisher went bankrupt shortly after the first publication entitled “Shinedome.” In 2003 the French publishing house “Jet Stream Productions” buys the rights to “Shinedome” and “Helrod,” but to date they have not published them. In the same period, right there in Angoulême in France, he meets Claude Moliterni, whom he greatly admired and with whom he becomes a close friend. In 2004 the book “La Profezia d’Arcadueò” is released by the Italian publisher “Albatros,” and from then on a fruitful collaboration begins that will, in the following two years, lead to the release of three more books (“Alberi,” “Taoma” and “Da grande voglio fare il viaggiatore”) illustrated by E. Troiano in collaboration with his brother Gianmaria and three comics titled “Korea 2145” (2005), “Lufer” (2006) and “Eracle 91” (2007). In 2007 a productive collaboration begins that leads him to illustrate more than 60 books, with the English Beehive Illustrations. In September 2005 he wins the Italian newcomer of the year award at the important “Fumetti in TV” in Treviso, the Carlo Boscarato Prize. In 2006 he receives a nomination for best graphic novel at the “Gran Guinigi” prize in Lucca for the comic “Lufer.” He repeats in 2007 with “Eracle 91” for which he receives nominations in Treviso and Lucca. In 2008 he receives, at Acaya (Lecce), a prestigious career award; he publishes for “Nicola Pesce Editore” in the magazine “Monstars” and in 2009 in the magazine “Cosplay” the comic “Shinedome.”

Also in 2009, Bottero Edizioni releases the first tome titled “Harcadya” and in the same year he creates a story for Tunuè in the magazine “MONO.” In 2010 he is invited by Vincenzo Cerami to join the important initiative: “The greatest comic authors in Spoleto, for Abruzzo.” Also in 2010, he creates the official album for the festival “Comicon” titled: “The Dream,” a 4-page story that establishes a temporal link between the first and second volumes of Harcadya. La Deda Edizioni, in the same year, releases, after only four years, the first reprint of the editorial success: “Korea 2145.”

In 2011 he produced the second part of "Harcadya" in co-edition between Wombat Edizioni and Bottero Edizioni. Also in 2011, three of his stories are published in the magazine IComics by the volcanic Dino Caterini. His tributes and drawings appear in the comics "Heavy Bone" and "Lovercfat black and white". In 2011 he was the first Italian author to travel to France, specifically to Nice at the shop "BD Fugué" and to present in a French bookstore a book in Italian, namely the two volumes of "Harcadya". In April 2012, the volume and CD: "Canzoniere Illustrato" by the musician Daniele Sepe is released. Enzo Troiano is one of the authors who illustrated one of the pieces on the CD. In May 2012, he is invited to Rome to exhibit with many illustrious colleagues at the "Cart gallery", the first Italian gallery to show panels and illustrations of comics.

In August 2012, he receives a nomination for Best Author at the prestigious award: “Carlo Boscarato” at the Treviso Comic Book festival, for the second volume of Harcadya. In May 2013 he is selected in the “Official Talent” at the Florence Fantastic Festival and he appears alongside artists of the caliber of Larry Elmore, J. Felix, M. M. Moore, M. M. Manzieri, C. Castellini, L. Parrillo, S. Bianchi, D. Orizo, P. Rinaldi. In November 2013 he published for Wombat Edizioni the comic “Gulliver”. Since June 2013 he has been in charge of the graphic layout of the famous magazine of A.A.S.C.T of Naples: “Qui Napoli”. In November 2015 he published for the Publisher “Il Grifo” the portfolio: CITY GIRL! In 2015 he concludes an agreement with the leading Italian games publisher, GIOCHI UNITI, for the start of a collaboration that will for the first time in Italy produce comics from which a game will later be developed. In 2016 the release of OMEGHA followed in 2017 by the release of the related game! He has published more than 20 covers, for the book publisher Stamperie del Valentino. In 2018, he closes an agreement with Duglas Edizioni to republish all the successes released in these years, in a tome edition namely; Korea 215, Lufer, Eracle 91 and the two Harcadya. In January 2019, a story of his appears on Maxi Zagor with scripts by Moreno Burattini for Sergio Bonelli Editore.

They expressed their esteem for his work: the late C. Moliterni, G. Brunoro, P. Ongaro, C. Castellini, T. Liberatore, L. Picatto, Moebius, H. Altuna, Milazzo, A. Faeti, S. Bonelli, Crisse, the late J. Buscema, G. Camuncoli, Luca Boschi, E. Risso, M. Cucchiarelli and many others.

He exhibited at the following shows: 1987 Caltanisetta (group painting and graphics exhibition); 1989 S. Giuseppe Vesuviano (solo exhibition); 1990 Naples (group exhibition for a competition organized by the “Cuen” on the Prince of San Severo); 1990 Lucca (“Lucca Comics” group exhibition of comics); 1991 Arzano (Na) (group exhibition of comics); 1992 Terzigno (group exhibition of comics); 1992 Lucca (“Lucca Comics” group exhibition of comics); 1993 Naples (“Galassia Gutemberg” group exhibition of comics); 1993 Naples (at the “Neapolis” solo exhibition of comics); 1994 Naples (at Neapolis group exhibition of comics); 1995 Prato (international competition for cartoonists); 1997 Ascoli (national competition for cartoonists); 2001 Fregene (group exhibition of comics); 2001 Salerno (seminar “The Art of Comics” group exhibition of comics); 2002 Naples (Comicon group exhibition of comics); 2003 Naples (Comicon group exhibition of comics); 2005 Treviso (“Fumetti in TV” group exhibition of comics “Italiani D’Oltrealpe”); 2006 Pistoia; 2006 Treviso (“Fumetti in TV” group exhibition of comics “Italiani D’Oltreoceano”); 2007 Naples (“Comicon Off” solo exhibition); 2008 Godega (group show); 2008 Paris (group show at Galerie du 9eme art); 2009 Treviso (solo exhibition on Ken il Guerriero); 2009 Campi Salentina – Lecce (Group show with Lele Vianello). He is one of the illustrators present at the traveling exhibition for Italy “Children no more” for all of 2010. 2011 Venice (group show “Not too short is ever enough… homage to Hugo Pratt) 2011-12 Milan (Passepartout Unconventional Gallery 3 group exhibitions). Finally he is present with boards and sketches at the Naples Science Museum where the exhibition on “Engaso 0.220” is permanently displayed. He exhibited three works as part of the exhibition “Rock 4” at the Pan from 22/02 to 06/04/2014. He was the subject in the summer of 2014, for the entire month of August, at the Negombo thermal complex the Negombo Comics exhibition, with notable participation of many stars of publishing, entertainment and culture including Ditelo Voi, Claudio Baglioni, Paolo Fresu, Licia Colò, the Scottish Gospel Choir, the great illustrator Clint Langley and many others. He has shown several times at the event “Nuvole sull’Isola” in 2015 and 2017. In 2018 he was given a solo show in Battipaglia at the Edmondo De Amicis school. Also in 2018 he was featured in a show in the “Comicon Off” circuit entitled: from Korea 2145 to Omegha!