Eduardo Antonio Risso, born in 1959 in Leones, Córdoba Province, Argentina, began his career as an illustrator for the newspaper “La Nación” in 1981 and published several works in the magazines “Eroticón” and “Satiricón”.
The renowned publishing house Editorial Columba facilitated his artistic development through projects such as “Holocaust”, “Julius Caesar”, and “The Angel”; the latter in collaboration with writer Robin Wood.
His first foray into European publishing was through an agency, where he developed “Azor”, created by Ray Collins.
In 1987, at the invitation of writer Ricardo Barreiro, he began the series “Parque Chas” in the magazine Fierro. The following year, he illustrated “Caín”.
An unexpected call from Carlos Trillo motivated him to work on “Fulù”. After the success of that title, they continued their collaboration until the mid-1990s.
With the project “100 Bullets”, he won Eisner Awards in 2001 for Best Serialized Story, in 2002 for Best Artist and Best Continuing Series, and again in 2004 for Best Continuing Series. He received two Harvey Awards for Best Artist and Best Continuing Series. In 2003, he was awarded the Yellow Kid award for Best Artist.
Since 2016, through “Dark Night: A True Batman Story” for DC Comics, he has been dedicated to working on one of the most famous superheroes. That same year, he also worked on the project “Moonshine” for Image Comics, on which he continues to work today.
In addition, this outstanding artist has created covers for comics such as “Red Sonja” and “Superman”, among many others.
His international recognition has been a significant impetus for the restructuring of comics in Argentina. Since 2010, he has chaired the Organizing Committee of Crack Bang Boom – International Comics Convention – in the city of Rosario, Argentina.
Eduardo Antonio Risso is one of the greatest living names in the ninth art, and in September 2025, he will be in Herceg Novi, where, along with more than a hundred other authors, he will exhibit his works and draw for free for all fans, thanks to the Herceg Novi Comic Festival, which is still awaiting official recognition as an Event of Cultural Significance for the state of Montenegro, having brought hundreds of the world’s best artists from 22 countries over the past eighteen years.
