THE AUTHORS

SERGIO PONCHIONE (artist)
Born in Asti in 1975, where he lives and works. After High School Art diploma, in 1997 he published his first comics on the periodical "USCITA DI SICUREZZA" and on "MALTESE NARRAZIONI", fiction magazine on which he still collaborate nowadays as redactor, comics author and illustrator. Sergio's contributes are also present in "COLLEZIONE DA TIFFANY" (EIG 2002), Maltese Narrazioni's anthology. In 1999 he begun to cooperate with Sergio Bonelli Editore on "JONATHAN STEELE" serie as inker and penciller, before joining J.Steele's permanent staff. In the meantime, he realized the comic book "PRIMA DI MEZZANOTTE" published by Liberty, based on Federico Memola's text.
In 2002, as complete author, he created L'Obliquomo, a weird character starring on two stories appeared on nn. 4/5 of "BLACK" magazine (Coconino Press). The first story will be also published in France, in the french version of Black, scheduled for Angoulème 2004 by Coconino France/ Vertige Graphic.
Ponchione is also graphic contributor of ISTITUTO BARLUMEN, a group of artists which produces radio and live shows, readings and more.

Related web sites:
www.sergiobonellieditore.it
www.coconinopress.com

FEDERICO MEMOLA (writer)
Born in 1967 in Milan, Federico starts his scriptwriter career in 1991 publishing on Fumo di China magazine (for which he is redactor from 1990 to 1993) the short series "Moon Police Dpt.". After some stories written for the magazine L’Intrepido, in 1993 he joins Sergio Bonelli Editore as redactor, working with Alfredo Castelli at the series Martin Mystère.
In the meantime, he begins to write scenarios for Nathan Never, Legs Weaver and, above all, Zona X, of which he becomes editor in 1995 and upon which he creates the series “La stirpe di Elän” and “Legione Stellare”. In 2000 he writes the script for the comic book “Prima di Mezzanotte”, while nowadays he writes scripts for the series Jonathan Steele, that he created in 1999 and which he is editor for, and Martin Mystère, both edited by Sergio Bonelli Editore.
From 1990 to 1995 he writes various articles about comics, movies and animation for the magazines Fumo di China, Wow, Comix, Zoom, Mangazine, Kappa Magazine, Almanacco della fantascienza, TuttoZagor.

Related web sites:
www.sergiobonellieditore.it
www.jonathansteele.com

ELETTRA GORNI (colorist)
Graduated in Italian Modern Literature, she publishes for the first time her comics in 1989, on Schizzo magazine, edited by the Centro Fumetto Andrea Pazienza (Cremona).
In 1992 she opens her authoress career on pages of the review “Starcomix” (Edizioni Star Comics), for which she realizes some stories whose protagonist is the anthropomorphous femine dog Frida. Also in 1992 she begins her co-operation with Macchia Nera editions of Milan: for Lupo Alberto Magazine she creates the Cocche Belle (Beautiful Chicks), five wild girls that becomes Elettra’s main characters in her comics drawer career. Thanks to the Cocche Belle, she wins the Cane Giallo – Fumo di China Prize as best new comical authoress. Afterwards her artworks were published by various reviews, such as Blue, Humor, L’isola che non c’e’, Totem Comics, Giovane. She published three long Cocche Belle stories in comic books edited by (first) De Falco/Sciacallo Elettronico Editions, Novara (1999-2000), and then by the Centro Fumetto Andrea Pazienza, Cremona.

Related web sites:
www.cocchebelle.it
members.xoom.it/ElettraGorni