About

Hi, I’m a freelance illustrator and cartoonist. I work both for editorial and advertising clients.
I’m the creator of the award nominated comic strip Earth calling Moon (Terra chiama Luna).


Comics

  • Il m’a volè ma vie – Editions Glénat, 2023
  • Earth calling Moon – self-publishing, 2019-2021 – Boscarato Award nomination for the best webcomic at Treviso Comic Book Festival 2021
  • Fields – self-publishing, 2020 Short comic based on a Stefania Trimboli’s poem
  • Lighthous Diaries – self-publishing, 2013 – Short comic based on a Stefania Trimboli’s poem

Publishers

Éditions Glénat, Le Lombard, Mondadori


Awards and Recognitions

2020 – Boscarato Awards – Nomination for the best webcomic (Terra chiama Luna)
2015 – Rapone Paese delle Fiable – Honorable Mention – Illustration
2011 – Bologna BilBolBul Festival / Flash Fumetto – Best Short Comic Story


Anthologies and collaborations

2021 – Illustration for ANPI Pratello calendar 2022
2021 – L’ora più calda – Short comic story for the online magazine Lo Spazio Bianco
2020 – Short comic stories for “Three Panel Crimes” Series
2010 – Short comic story for Flash Fumetto
2009 – Illustrations for the magazine “Futuro Presente”, Hamelin

Exhibitions and Festivals

2020 – Treviso Comic Book Festival
2016 – BilBolBul / Flash Fumetto (comics)
2015 – Matera Balloon Festival (illustration and comics)
2013 – Bologna Future Film Festival (comics)
2009 – Bologna Botanique Festival (art)

Contact for commissions and collaborations:
dibattista.francesco (at) gmail.com

Follow
Instagram | Youtube | Behance