RACHELE ARAGNO
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Rachele was born in 1982 in Tuscany and is best known for her work on MEL THE CHOSEN, LEONIDE THE VAMPYRE, I HATE FAIRYLAND and STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC.
Rachele broke into the industry in 2019 with her debut graphic novel, MELVINA. Originally published in Italy by Bao, it has gone on to be translated into French, Spanish and English. Under the Random House Graphic publishing line, Melvina was brought to the United States as MEL THE CHOSEN and received critical and commercial success. It was named among the best books for young readers by the comics committee of the American Library Association.
In 2022 the Mel sequel MELVINA AND THE GIFT SERPENT was published in Europe and is awaiting a US release. Also in 2022, Rachele collaborated with comics legend Mike Mignola to create an original character, LEONIDE THE VAMPYRE, who starred in a pair of issues. Colored by superstar Dave Stewart, Miracle at the Crow's Head and A Christmas for Crows were released through Dark Horse Comics. Rachele followed up a big year with another comics superstar and joined Skottie Young at Image Comics for an I HATE FAIRYLAND short story in 2023. This year, she has gone to a Galaxy far far away with Dark Horse and Star Wars : The High Republic Series. She is currently working on a new comic for Bao and another top secret project.