Italian cartoonist Tuono Pettinato dies at 44

Italian cartoonist Tuono Pettinato, born Andrea Paggiaro in Pisa on September 27, 1976, has died. He studied at DAMS in Bologna, where he co-founded the Superamici collective with Ratigher, LRNZ, Dottor Pira, and Maicol & Mirco. His notable works include Nevermind (about Kurt Cobain), Corpicino, Enigma. La strana vita di Alan Turing (with Francesca Riccioni), and Chatwin (2019). He published with Campanila, Coniglio Editore, TopiPittori, Rizzoli Lizard, Coconino Press, and Canicola. Awards include the Premio Nuove Strade at Napoli Comicon (2009) and Best Single Author at Lucca Comics & Games (2019). Colleagues Mario Natangelo and Ratigher paid tribute. Ratigher, director of Coconino, called his works 'imperishable, unforgettable, indestructible.'