Marco Dearon Ventura

BIO

Writer, scriptwriter, comic book letterer and book designer, he lives and works in Turin (Italy), surrounded by books and basketballs. 

A professional in the world of Italian publishing for over 12 years, he has founded a comic book publishing house in Italy (ManFont Comics) and now is working as a freelance writer, editor, and letterer. Oh, and he loves shaping young minds in his academic lessons. 

He has published a dozen graphic novels in Italy since his debut and many short stories that have appeared in anthologies and magazines. His most famous character is the big black cat “Norby”, the protagonist of five graphic novels (for adults and kids) published in Italy since 2014. 

His first creator-owned miniseries for Scout Comics (Tales of Vulcania) came out in 2023, while his new graphic novel for the U.S. market for Top Shelf / IDW will be released in 2025. 

His latest comics effort was “The Three Basketeers”, a young adult graphic novel graphic coming out in 2023 in Italy and France for Colber / Bulles et Dessins. 

Also in 2021 he has published his first narrative book for children in Italy by Eli-La Spiga and, in 2024, his first board game, “Cat Sushi Masters,” will be released.

While as a comic book letterer he has worked on over 9.000 pages over the years! Lettering comics in (almost) every language. But especially for the American and European markets.

He has a black cat, named Kobe, who acts as his assistant and manages his social networks: