Alessandro Baronciani

Italian illustrator, cartoonist and graphic designer. Known for meticulous black-and-white panels and backgrounds; lives and works between Milan and Pesaro. Has collaborated with the magazine Rumore and created book covers.

Una Storia A Fumetti is a reissue of a volume first published in 2006 and collects early stories dating from around 1999. Baronciani has collaborated with the magazine Rumore and made covers for books such as Solo i Treni Hanno La Strada Segnata and Se Fai Un Bel Respiro. The review notes he sings and plays guitar in Altro.

Review material highlights Baronciani's strong visual style and meticulous black-and-white backgrounds. Critics praise the illustrations but find the short stories inconsistent and sometimes lacking narrative impact. The reviewed volume is a reissue of early work originally published in 2006. Recommended mainly for readers already interested in his art.

For:Readers of indie comics, fans of illustration and slice-of-life short stories