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Gabriele dell’Otto ex-libris ‘Black Panther’

Ex-Libris collector’s item by Gabriele Del’Otto

Litho ex-libris print on glossy cardboard ‘Black Panther’

Signed and numbered by hand on reverse

Size : 200 x 300 mm

Edited on 500 pcs.

This ex-libris has the number : 345/500

Absolute collector’s item in mint condition

Info on Gabriele del’Otto

Gabriele Dell’Otto (born December 20, 1973) is an Italian illustrator and author whose works have been published in several countries in the fields of scientific illustration, comic books, calendars, lithographies, books, colored graphic folders, and cover work for magazines and video games.

In 1998 Dell’Otto started collaborating with the European division of Marvel Comics, producing covers, posters and lithographies for Italy, France and Germany. In Germany he started collaborating with DC Comics and other publishers such as IPP, Egmont Ehapa and MG Publishing.

In 2002-2003 the Italian Carabinieri hired him to design the images for their historical calendar. In 2002 his work was shown to Joe Quesada, the editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, who assigned him the art duties for the Secret War mini-series, written by Brian Michael Bendis.

In 2006 he illustrated the cover and promotional images of the Italian version of the ctivision videogame Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.

Between 2006 and 2007 Dell’Otto provided the covers of the miniseries Annihilation, which starred the space-based characters of the Marvel Universe. In May 2007 he published the illustrated book Tales.

In 2009 he was the artist of the X-Force mini-series Sex and Violence, written by Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost.

In January 2012, Dell’Otto illustrated the spine images for the books in The Official Marvel Graphic Novel Collection. When put together in order, the spines form a complete landscape image. That November, Dell’Otto penciled issues #14–15 of the Marvel ongoing series Avenging Spider-Man. He then drew issues #1 of One-shot Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business. In 2020, Dell’Otto drew the 1990s variant cover for The Joker 80th anniversary 100-page super spectacular #1