Tiziano Sclavi

Tiziano Sclavi, the creator of Dylan Dog, is a journalist and writer born in Broni, in the province of Pavia, in 1953. Through articles and short stories he contributed to a multitude of magazines such as Corriere dei Ragazzi, Amica, Salve, Corriere dei Piccoli, Millelibri, and Il Giornalino. As a comics author he created Altai & Jonson and Silas Finn (drawn by Giorgio Cavazzano), Agente Allen (drawn by Mario Rossi), and Vita da cani (illustrated by Gino Gavioli).

In 1982 he joined the Bonelli editorial team, for which he wrote two scripts for Ken Parker (from stories by Giancarlo Berardi), several stories for Zagor (among them the longest ever published by the house), Mister No, and Martin Mystère. He created Kerry il trapper (in 1983, drawn by the Di Vitto brothers and Marco Bianchini), Dylan Dog (in 1986), and Roy Mann (1987, drawn by Attilio Micheluzzi). He also wrote Horror Cico, the summer album devoted to Zagor's little Mexican friend.

Sclavi has also worked as a television screenwriter, songwriter, advertising copywriter, and artist. As a novelist he has published more than ten volumes, including Film, Tre, Dellamorte Dellamore, Nero., Sogni di sangue, Apocalisse, La circolazione del sangue, Le etichette delle camicie, and Non è successo niente. Two of these, Nero. and Dellamorte Dellamore, were adapted into films. In 2020 Emiliano Mammucari drew Zardo, based on the original script for the comics version of Nero.