Italian artist Riccardo Federici is recognized for his detailed, fine art style rendered in an overall dark look. His signature style will soon be showcased in The DC Art of Riccardo Federici from Clover Press and DC Comics. The oversized hardcover volume will be available via Kickstarter.

Federici’s early notable work at DC was in Dark Nights: Batman – The Murder Machine then he was a regular interior artist on Aquaman in 2018. He and writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson co-created the fantasy-horror series The Last God. His DC work is also featured on covers of Action Comics, Detective Comics, Dark Knights of Steel, and other titles. Federici has produced dark, dramatic images of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, the Joker, and many other DC heroes and villains. (View more of his comic contributions on Overstreet Access.)

Federici was born in Rome, Italy in 1976. After graduating from art school, he studied psychology at the Faculty of Architecture at La Sapienza University. As an artist, he drew anatomic illustrations, advertising art, and he illustrated children’s comics. In 2008, Federici and French writer François Rivière produced two books in the La Madone de Pellini French graphic novel series. Four years later, he illustrated Saria as part of the dark-fantasy series, Les Enfers. Soon after that he began working with DC.

The DC Art of Riccardo Federici is not live on Kickstarter yet, however, interested collectors can sign up to be notified when the project launches.