Francesco Ronchi

A comic book artist and illustrator, I was born in Rome in 1995 and graduated from the “Giorgio de Chirico” Art High School (now “Giulio Carlo Argan”). After moving to Tuscany, I earned a bachelor’s degree in Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara and a diploma from “The Sign” School of Comics (formerly the “International School of Comics”) in Florence. I am currently enrolled in the two-year painting program at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. During my time at the Academy, I collaborated with the Tuscany Local Health Authority on the creation of two health-themed comic booklets for the Pontremoli juvenile detention center, and in 2021 I created an illustration for the book *War in Middle-earth* (Marco Ruboli, il Cerchio Editore). I am currently a member of the “Tallero Fumetti” collective, with whom I produced the fantasy anthology Gilda dei Cacciatori, la ragazza con le forbici and the humorous anthology Pow-Line (forthcoming).