Eugenio Juan Zappietro, better known by his pseudonym Ray Collins (born February 29, 1936), is an Argentine retired comic book writer.[1] Among his best-known works are Precinto 56 and Yor the Hunter (Henga el cazador).[1]
| Eugenio Juan Zappietro | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eugenio Juan Zappietro February 29, 1936 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer |
| Collaborators | Juan Zanotto |
Biography
editZappietro was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 29, 1936.[2] He began his writing career at the age of 23, encouraged by Julio Anibal Portas of Abril publishing, who suggested that he should use an American pseudonym.[3]
Hugo Pratt commissioned him his first comic, Precinto 56, which had a police theme and was drawn by Jose Muñoz.[3][1]
In 1967, he was a finalist for Spain's Planeta Award with his novel Time to Die. In 1974, he created the now-classic comic Yor the Hunter along with the artist Juan Zanotto.[1] The comic was also published in the Italian magazine Lanciostory beginning with its first issue (#0) in 1975.[4] The 1983 Italian-French science fiction film Yor, the Hunter from the Future was based on the comic.[5]
He also created the series The Vikings with Arturo del Castillo for the magazine "Tit-Bits" in 1975. Beginning in 1979, he continued the comic Dennis Martin, with drawings by Lito Fernandez.[2]
Personal life
editBesides been a comics writer, Zappiero also worked as a police officer and as the director of the police museum in his hometown city of San Martin.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Ray Collins: Biography of the Invisible Man. By Iván de la Torre 2003, Tebeosfera (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c Guerriero, Leila (May 8, 2010). "El comisario al que lo atraparon la novela y la historieta" [The police superintendent who was caught by the novel and the comic] (in Spanish). La Nacion.
- ^ a b Lorenzon, Luca (February 11, 2013). "Ray Collins e le altre vite di Eugenio Zappietro" [Ray Collins and the other lives of Eugenio Zappietro] (in Italian). Fucinemute.
- ^ Collins, Ray; Zanotto, Juan. Yor, il cacciatore [Yor, the Hunter] (in Italian). Eura Editoriale.
- ^ "Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983)".