David Messina

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David Messina
Messina at Special Edition NYC
Born	David Messina 1974 (age 51–52) Rome Italy
Nationality	Italian
Area	Writer, Artist, Publisher
Notable works	Star Trek: Countdown Star Trek: Nero Doyle: Spotlight

David Messina (born 1974) is an Italian comics artist.

Early life

David Messina was born in 1974 in Rome. He graduated from the Scuola Internazionale di Comics in Rome.

Career

David Messina did storyboarding and character design in the animation industry and also worked in graphic design before moving into comics.

He has published erotic comic books for the Spanish, Italian and French markets. He moved into the American comics industry in 2005. He has worked for IDW Publishing, Marvel Comics, Image Comics, Devil's Due Publishing and DC Comics.

Since 2002, Messina has taught at his alma mater, the Scuola Internazionale di Comics.

Bibliography

• Doyle: Spotlight
• "Unacceptable Losses"
• The Curse
• Old Friends (Angel comic)
• Star Trek: Countdown
• Star Trek: Nero
• Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca (2022), Marvel Comics
• 3Keys (2023), Image Comics

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