David Mazzucchelli

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David Mazzucchelli is an American comic book artist and illustrator. He was first known for working with Frank Miller on Batman: Year One and Daredevil: Born Again, although he later left superhero comics behind and embarked on a series of acclaimed alternative comics projects.

Mazzucchelli received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and started working in comics in the early 1980s. After several years working for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, he abandoned the superhero genre to focus on more personal projects. He published three issues of his own independent anthology, Rubber Blanket, co-edited by his partner, the painter Richmond Lewis. With artist Paul Karasik, he illustrated an adaptation of Paul Auster's City of Glass, published by Avon Books in 1994. Mazzucchelli was one of the better-known alternative comics artists of the mid-'90s, although in recent years his output has slowed and his profile has dimmed somewhat. He has contributed short pieces to a number of alternative comics collections. These include:

"It's a beautiful day..." in Drawn & Quarterly Vol. 1, No. 9, July 1992
"A Brief History of Civilization" in Drawn & Quarterly Vol. 1, No. 9, July 1992
"Rates of Exchange" in Drawn & Quarterly Vol. 2, No. 2, December 1994
"The Fisherman and the Sea Princess" in Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly's children's anthology Little Lit: Folklore & Fairy Tale Funnies, published by Joanna Cotler in 2000.

Mazzucchelli taught comic related courses at the Rhode Island School of Design and the School of Visual Arts in New York City for several semesters.

David Mazzucchelli currently is teaching third year students at the School of Visual Arts in New York City while continuing to work on finishing an unpublished graphic novel.

David Mazzucchelli lives in New York City.