Werther Dell'Edera is an Italian comic book artist who is best known for Something Is Killing the Children, which he provided art for and co-created, and its spin-offs House of Slaughter and Book of Butcher.
Biography Werther Dell'Edera was born in Bari, Italy in 1975. He currently lives in Rome, Italy. After finishing high school in Bari, he decided that university did not interest him and chose to move to Rome to attend the Roman School of Comics. His first job in the comics industry was in 2003 working as a draftsman on Road's End, published by Magic Press. Followed by working for Eura Editorial on projects Detective Dante and John Doe. He then started working with American publishers his first being Vertigo working on Loveless, then Dark Entries. He has also worked with Marvel Comics on many occasions, his main comic being The Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business. They have collaborated with Sergio Bonelli Editore creating comics; Orfani, Dylan Dog, and Le Storie. He worked with Tiziano Sclavi creating The Voices of Water in 2019. In 2019 he co-created Something Is Killing the Children with James Tynion IV published by BOOM! Studios.
Bibliography Work Year RoleRoad's End2003DraftsmanDetective Dante2005-2007DrawingsJohn Doe2006-2008DrawingsLoveless2005-2008Illustrator Punisher War Journal Annual 2008 PencillerX-Force Special: Ain't No Dog2008PencillerDark Entries2009IllustratorOrfani2013-2018IllustratorG.I. Joe: The Cobra Files2013-2014IllustratorAmazing Spider-Man: Family Business2014IllustratorLe Storie #492016DrawingsNancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie2017IllustratorBriggs Land (Vol 2)2018IllustratorThe Crow: Momento Mori2018Illustrator Something Is Killing the Children 2019-Present Co-Creator; IllustratorAliens: Colonial Marines - Rising Threat (cancelled) 2019-2020 (planned) IllustratorBatman/Dylan Dog2019, 2023IllustratorRazorblades2020Illustrator (Guest?)He Who Fights With Monsters2021Illustrator House of Slaughter 2022-2025 Co-Creator; IllustratorThe Voices of Water2022IllustratorBook of Slaughter2022IllustratorBloodborne: The Bleak Dominion2023Cover Artist (#1 Issue)Knight Terrors: The Flash2023Cover ArtistBook of Butcher2023IllustratorThe Flash #620241:25 Variant CoverGreen Lantern Dark2024-2025IllustratorBook of Cutter2025Illustrator
Awards YearOrganizationWorkAwardResult2018Treviso Comic Book FestivalThe Crow: Memento MoriBest Italian Cover Artist2019Etna ComicsNot ApplicableBest Italian Designer2020Eisner AwardsSomething Is Killing the ChildrenBest New Series2020Harvey AwardsSomething Is Killing the ChildrenBook of the Year2021Lucca Comics & GamesSomething Is Killing the ChildrenBest Design2022Eisner AwardsSomething Is Killing the ChildrenBest Continuing Series 2022Ringo AwardsSomething Is Killing the ChildrenBest Series2022Ringo AwardsSomething Is Killing the ChildrenBest Single Issue (#20)
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