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The Comic Books Zone is hyped to welcome Tommaso Bennato!

3 March 2026

Meet the comic book artist who has been working in the industry for over 20 years! He turned his passion for illustrating and telling stories into an international career. From Italy, to Japan, the US, France, to being recognized around the world. The opportunity to learn more about his unique work is coming in June!

Around the World

He comes from the suburbs of Naples, but his career extends far beyond Italy, or even Europe! During his studies at the International School of Comics in Rome, he already set his sights on foreign comics. From there, thanks to a scholarship, he went to Japan, where he had the opportunity to work for the Kodansha publishing house. His subsequent collaborations were equally impressive, as he gained further experience illustrating the story of the Hulk for Marvel. However, it was his return to Europe and entering the French-Belgian comic scene that allowed him to fully develop his career. Bennato’s talent has benefited numerous publishers, including Delcourt, Clair de Lune, Narratives, and HB Editions. His work from that period boasts narrative aspects as rich as the visual ones. His latest works do have a Polish twist to them. As a household name on the international comics scene, together with the American publishing house Dark Horse Comics, he worked on titles such as The Witcher: The Edge of the World, Cyberpunk 2077: Kickdown and Cyberpunk 2077: Chrome.

Not just comics

It’s worth mentioning that Bennato also tried his hand at character design for video games while cooperating with the N.E.M.O. 360° studio. In addition, he is a co-author of the Inarime webtoon, creates illustrations for Ferrari, and was the artistic director at Caronte Studios. His works have been recognised in competitions at various stages of his career. In 2006, he received the First Prize at the LANCIANO Comics Expo, a few years later, he won third place at the NEW SUPER HERO CONTEST 2014, and in 2023 the Buc en Bulles Award at Saone en Bulles 2023.

We wish to extend a warm welcome to Tommaso as a guest at Pyrkon. You will be able to meet him all weekend, so there will be plenty of time for questions and autographs! Remember to follow all our posts, the Comic Books Zone has a lot more to offer this year.

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