Vicente Segrelles
| Vicente Segrelles | |
|---|---|
A Spanish comic book artist and writer | |
| Born | September 9, 1940 Barcelona, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Artist |
Notable works | The Mercenary (El Mercenario) |
| http://www.segrelles.com | |
Vicente Segrelles (born 9 September 1940) is a Spanish comic book artist and writer.
Segrelles gained popularity in Europe for his painted comic book epic The Mercenary (El Mercenario), started in 1980. Set in a medieval fantasy world, El Mercenario follows the adventures of a mercenary in his fight against evil. Unusual for the craft of comic books, every panel of his work for this series—which has reached 14 issues so far—is painted in oil, a time-consuming process.
Segrelles was also the cover artist for the Italian science fiction magazine Urania from 1988 to 1991.