Creator/Ediperiodici

Averardo Ciriello

Averardo Ciriello has 111 credited comics indexed across 22 series, working as cover, penciller, inker.

Averado attended the Castello Sforzesco School of Applied Arts in Milan. He served in the Navy for five years during World War II and produced illustrations for the Press Propaganda department of the government and the official Navy newspaper. His first commercial work was for Roman children's weekly Acqua Salata in 1944. From 1945 to 1953, Ciriello was a regular cover artist for the magazine Sette. He also drew for pulp magazines like Serena, Detective and Giorni, and produced cover illustrations for erotic comic books like Menelik (published by Adelina Tattilo), Maghela (Publistrip) and Lucifera (Ediperiodici) in the 1970s. Ciriello has gained most recognition through his work as a poster artist for Italian cinema productions. He designed his first movie posters for Lux Film in 1947, and since then provided over 3,000 drawings to many other distribution companies. Among his best-known posters are those for the movie dramas 'La Terra Trema' ('The Earth Trembles', 1948) and 'Il Mulino del Po' ('The Mill on the Po', 1949), the romance film 'Luci del Varietà' ('Variety Lights', 1951) and the comedy 'Divorzio all'Italiana' ('Divorce Italian Style', 1961).