{{Short description|Italian cartoonist (born 1983)}} {{use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox comics creator | name_nonEN = | image =Zerocalcare (cropped).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Zerocalcare - Lucca Comics and Games 2018 | birth_name = Michele Rech | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|12|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Cortona, Italy | death_date = | death_place = | area = | alias = | notable works ={{plainlist| *''The Armadillo Prophecy'' *''Tentacles at My Throat'' *''Forget My Name'' *''Kobane Calling: Greetings from Northern Syria'' *''Tear Along the Dotted Line''}} ''This World Can't Tear Me Down'' | collaborators = | awards = | spouse = | children = | relatives = | signature = | signature_alt = | module = | website = http://www.zerocalcare.it/ | bodyclass = | nonUS = }} '''Michele Rech''' ({{IPA|it|miˈkɛːle ˈrɛk|lang}}; born 12 December 1983), known professionally as '''Zerocalcare''' ({{IPA|it|ˌdzɛrokalˈkaːre|}}), is an Italian cartoonist. His pen name, literally meaning "zero limescale", was inspired by an Italian TV commercial jingle for a descaler product, and was chosen when he needed a nickname to quickly join a discussion on the Internet.<ref name="ravarino">{{cite news|last= Ravarino|first= Mauro|date= 18 January 2015|title= Zerocalcare da Kobane in Val di Susa|url= https://ilmanifesto.it/zerocalcare-da-kobane-in-val-di-susa/|work= Il Manifesto|access-date= 16 May 2017|language= IT|archive-date= 23 May 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210523172556/https://ilmanifesto.it/zerocalcare-da-kobane-in-val-di-susa/|url-status= live}}</ref>
As of 2019, his books have sold over one million copies.<ref>{{cite news|author=Yari Bernasconi|url=https://www.rsi.ch/rete-due/programmi/cultura/geronimo/Una-vita-per-i-disegnetti-Michele-Rech-alias-Zerocalcare-12431085.html|title=Una vita per i disegnetti: Michele Rech, alias Zerocalcare|website=RSI.ch|date=11 December 2019|language=Italian}}</ref> His works were also adapted in other media, including the 2018 live-action movie ''The Armadillo Prophecy'' (Italian: ''La profezia dell'armadillo''), based on the 2011 graphic novel of the same name,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.labiennale.org/it/cinema/2018/selezione-ufficiale/orizzonti/la-profezia-dell%E2%80%99armadillo|title=La profezia dell'armadillo|website=Venice Biennale|access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref> and the Netflix animated series ''Tear Along the Dotted Line'' (2021), ''This World Can't Tear Me Down'' (2023), and ''My Two Cents'' (2026), in which he also starred.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.open.online/2023/06/08/roma-zerocalcare-nuova-serie-netflix-anteprima-video/|title="Questo mondo non mi renderà cattivo": l’anteprima della nuova serie Netflix di Zerocalcare fa il pieno di pubblico e risate - il video|author=Alessandro D’Amato|website=Open|date=2023-06-08|language=it}}</ref>
== Biography == === Early life === Rech was born in Cortona, Italy, to an Italian father from Rome and a French mother. He was raised in France, then later Rome (Rebibbia-Ponte Mammolo area), where he graduated at the Lycée français Chateaubriand.<ref name="ravarino"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Zerocalcare|url=https://www.europecomics.com/author/zerocalcare/|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Europe Comics|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117122335/https://www.europecomics.com/author/zerocalcare/|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Early career (2003–2012) === In 2003, at the age of 20, Rech began working as an illustrator for ''Liberazione'', ''Carta'', ''La Repubblica'', and several other periodicals. At this time, he also wrote and drew a webcomic titled ''Safe Inside'' for Zuda Comics, the online division of DC Comics. In 2004 he created a comic about the G8 summit in Genoa, which had taken place three years before.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://issuu.com/ilcorsaro.info/docs/zerocalcare_genova|title= La nostra storia alla sbarra|last= Zerocalcare|website= issuu.com|access-date= 16 May 2017|archive-date= 25 March 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160325051708/https://issuu.com/ilcorsaro.info/docs/zerocalcare_genova|url-status= live}}</ref>
Zerocalcare published his first graphic novel in October 2011 titled ''The Armadillo Prophecy'', and in November created zerocalcare.it, a website where he published autobiographical comic strips. In September 2012, the blog won the Macchianera Award as 'Best draftsman-Cartoonist'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macchianera.net/2012/10/02/mia-2012-macchianera-italian-awards-4-la-classifica-finale/|title=#MIA 2012 – Macchianera Italian Awards 2012 /3 – La classifica finale e i vincitori|language=IT|website=macchianera.net|date=2 October 2012|access-date=16 May 2017|archive-date=2 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202003755/http://www.macchianera.net/2012/10/02/mia-2012-macchianera-italian-awards-4-la-classifica-finale/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the ''Gran Guinigi'' Award at Lucca Comics for best short story with ''The Armadillo Prophecy''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.mangaforever.net/75823/lucca-comics-2012-i-vincitori-del-premio-gran-guinigi-2012|title = Lucca Comics 2012: i vincitori del Premio Gran Guinigi 2012|date = 3 November 2012|access-date = 17 December 2021|archive-date = 23 April 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190423190658/https://www.mangaforever.net/75823/lucca-comics-2012-i-vincitori-del-premio-gran-guinigi-2012|url-status = live}}</ref>
=== Career (2013–present) === In October 2014, Rech made a variant cover for Marvel's ''Guardians of the Galaxy'', released during Lucca Comics by Panini Comics' Italian division.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 October 2014 |title=The Fantastic Four Conspiracy: Another Disappearing Galactus |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-fantastic-four-conspiracy-another-disappearing-galactus-marel-comics-entertainment/ |archive-url= |website=Bleeding Cool}}</ref>
In April 2016, his fourth graphic novel ''Kobane Calling: Greetings from Northern Syria'' was published. The material had been previously published in 'Internazionale' and focused on the conflict between the Kurds and the Islamic State.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-24|title=Graphic Novel 'Kobane Calling' by Zerocalcare Published in English - KurdishQuestion.com|url=http://kurdishquestion.com/article/3535-graphic-novel-039-kobane-calling-039-by-zerocalcare-published-in-english|access-date=2021-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024172150/http://kurdishquestion.com/article/3535-graphic-novel-039-kobane-calling-039-by-zerocalcare-published-in-english|archive-date=2016-10-24}}</ref> ''Kobane Calling'' won the Micheluzzi Award as best cartoon at Naples Comicon, 2017. In October, a film based on ''La profezia dell'armadillo'' entered production with Fandango (a Fremantle subsidiary) and Rai Cinema.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-02|title=La Profezia dell'Armadillo: partite le riprese del film tratto dalla graphic novel di ZeroCalcare|url=https://www.badtaste.it/articoli/profezia-dellarmadillo-partite-riprese-tratto-graphic-novel-zerocalcare/|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Cinema - BadTaste.it|language=it-IT|archive-date=2022-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818120310/https://www.badtaste.it/cinema/articoli/profezia-dellarmadillo-partite-riprese-tratto-graphic-novel-zerocalcare/|url-status=live}}</ref> Zerocalcare was one of four screenwriters on the movie.<ref>{{Citation|title=La profezia dell'armadillo (2018) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7660450/fullcredits|access-date=2021-11-17|archive-date=2021-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117120833/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7660450/fullcredits|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 14 January 2018 ''L'Espresso ''published a short comic by Zerocalcare titled ''Questa non è una partita a bocce'', focusing on the rise of Neo-fascist movements in Italy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zerocalcare ci spiega il fascismo. Che non è solo una partita a bocce|url=https://espresso.repubblica.it/foto/2018/01/16/galleria/questa-non-e-una-partita-a-bocce-la-graphic-novel-integrale-di-zerocalcare-1.317179|access-date=2020-11-03|website=l'Espresso|date=3 February 2018|language=it-IT|archive-date=2022-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818120310/https://espresso.repubblica.it/foto/2018/01/16/galleria/questa-non-e-una-partita-a-bocce-la-graphic-novel-integrale-di-zerocalcare-1.317179|url-status=live}}</ref> The same year, Zerocalcare was invited to attend San Diego Comic-Con following the English release of Kobane Calling, but only obtained his US Visa last minute, due to his travels which inspired the book.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |date=2018-07-14 |title=USA Bans Lion Forge Cartoonist From Attending San Diego Comic-Con |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/usa-bans-italian-cartoonist-zerocalcare-from-attending-san-diego-comic-con/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Heidi |date=2018-07-16 |title=Syndicated Comics |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/acclaimed-italian-cartoonist-zerocalcare-gets-a-last-minute-visa-to-come-to-san-diego-comic-con/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref>
On 3 September 2018 the film ''La profezia dell'armadillo'' was released, based on his comic of the same name.<ref>{{Citation|title=La profezia dell'armadillo (2018) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7660450/releaseinfo|access-date=2021-11-17|archive-date=2021-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123093417/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7660450/releaseinfo|url-status=live}}</ref> In November, the MAXXI museum of Rome hosted an exhibition of Zerocalcare's works, titled ''Zerocalcare. Scavare fossati, Nutrire coccodrilli''. It lasted until March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-31|title=Zerocalcare. Scavare fossati · Nutrire coccodrilli {{!}} MAXXI|url=https://www.maxxi.art/events/zerocalcare/|access-date=2020-11-03|language=it-IT|archive-date=2020-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204171218/https://www.maxxi.art/events/zerocalcare/|url-status=live}}</ref> That same month a theatrical adaption of ''Kobane Calling: Greetings from Northern Syria'' debuted at Teatro del Giglio in Lucca, during Lucca Comics & Games 2019<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-26|title='Kobane Calling' di Zerocalcare ora è uno spettacolo 'On Stage': "Un dialogo tra teatro e fumetto"|url=https://www.repubblica.it/robinson/2018/10/26/news/_kobane_calling_di_zerocalcare_diventa_on_stage_uno_spettacolo_teatrale_per_inaugurare_lucca_comics-210048725/|access-date=2021-11-20|website=la Repubblica|language=it|archive-date=2021-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120152915/https://www.repubblica.it/robinson/2018/10/26/news/_kobane_calling_di_zerocalcare_diventa_on_stage_uno_spettacolo_teatrale_per_inaugurare_lucca_comics-210048725/|url-status=live}}</ref> and toured as part of the 2019/2020 theatre season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ferretti|first=Franco|date=2019-11-16|title='Kobane calling on stage': Zerocalcare in prima nazionale a Grosseto|url=https://www.maremmanews.it/index.php/attualita/70781-kobane-calling-on-stage-zerocalcare-in-prima-nazionale-a-grosseto|access-date=2021-11-20|website=Maremma News|language=it-it|archive-date=2021-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120155922/https://www.maremmanews.it/index.php/attualita/70781-kobane-calling-on-stage-zerocalcare-in-prima-nazionale-a-grosseto|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, Zerocalcare got high visibility, particularly thanks to the animated shorts ''Rebibbia Quarantine'' broadcast on LA7 on the Propaganda Live program during lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. On the same year, he made variant covers for Marvel's ''Absolute Carnage'' comic book miniseries, only released in Italy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gabrielli|first=Ettore|date=2020-01-18|title=ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: l'evento Marvel con le variant cover di Zerocalcare e Spugna|url=https://www.lospaziobianco.it/absolute-carnage-levento-marvel-con-le-variant-cover-di-zerocalcare-e-spugna/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-30|website=Lo Spazio Bianco|language=it-It|archive-date=2022-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130155019/https://www.lospaziobianco.it/absolute-carnage-levento-marvel-con-le-variant-cover-di-zerocalcare-e-spugna/}}</ref> He wrote an introduction for the Italian edition of ''TRANSito'', a transgender-themed comic by Ian Bermúdez drawn by David Cantero, released in Italy in March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Masin |first=Jacopo |date=2020-03-17 |title=TRANSito, il fumetto sulla storia di un ragazzo trans con l'introduzione di Zerocalcare |url=https://www.neg.zone/2020/03/17/transito/ |website=NEG Zone |language=it |access-date=2022-04-05 |archive-date=2021-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216195616/https://www.neg.zone/2020/03/17/transito/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 21 December 2020, Zerocalcare announced that he would be creating an animated series for Netflix titled ''Tear Along the Dotted Line''.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-12-21|title=Zerocalcare's animated series coming soon on Netflix {{!}} Collater.al|url=https://www.collater.al/en/zerocalcare-netflix-strappare-lungo-i-bordi/|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Collateral|language=en-US|last1=Guido|first1=Giulia|archive-date=2021-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117120832/https://www.collater.al/en/zerocalcare-netflix-strappare-lungo-i-bordi/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AnimeClick.it - video intro |url=https://www.animeclick.it/video-intro?r=%2Fnews%2F88505-zerocalcare%3Futm_source%3Ddlvr.it%26utm_medium%3Dtwitter |access-date=2021-11-17 |website=AnimeClick.it|language=it |archive-date=2021-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117120831/https://www.animeclick.it/video-intro?r=%2Fnews%2F88505-zerocalcare%3Futm_source%3Ddlvr.it%26utm_medium%3Dtwitter |url-status=live }}</ref> Ten months later, on 8 October 2021, Netflix released a teaser trailer for the show, which announced the show's 17 November 2021 release date.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/dKS7hGrxFCk Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20211008111632/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKS7hGrxFCk Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKS7hGrxFCk| title = Tear Along The Dotted Line {{!}} Official Teaser {{!}} Netflix | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The show premiered ten days later, on 18 October, at the Rome Film Fest.<ref>{{Citation|title=Tear Along the Dotted Line (TV Series 2021– ) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt15614372/releaseinfo|access-date=2021-11-17|archive-date=2021-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123093419/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15614372/releaseinfo|url-status=live}}</ref> On 16 November Ablaze Publishing announced that they would be releasing English translations of Zerocalcare's first three graphic novels,'' The Armadillo Prophecy'' (2011),'' Tentacles At My Throat'' (2012) and '' Forget My Name'' (2014).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tantimedh|first=Adi|date=2021-11-16|title=ABLAZE Publishing Zerocalcare's Graphic Novels ahead of Netflix Series|url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/ablaze-publishing-zerocalcares-graphic-novels-ahead-of-netflix-series/|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors|language=en|archive-date=2021-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116205745/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/ablaze-publishing-zerocalcares-graphic-novels-ahead-of-netflix-series/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Tear Along the Dotted Line'' was released through Netflix on 17 November 2021. Early reviews have been positive.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reese|first=Lorelei|date=2021-11-13|title=Ripping the Edges: Netflix Series Review by Zerocalcare :: Blog on Today|url=https://www.newsnetnebraska.org/ripping-the-edges-netflix-series-review-by-zerocalcare-blog-on-today/|access-date=2021-11-17|website=News Net Nebraska|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117120832/https://www.newsnetnebraska.org/ripping-the-edges-netflix-series-review-by-zerocalcare-blog-on-today/|url-status=live}}</ref> An animated series featuring the same team of creators, titled ''This World Can't Tear Me Down'' ({{langx|it|Questo mondo non mi renderà cattivo}}), was released on Netflix on 9 June 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fumarola |first=Silvia |date=2022-05-06 |title=Zerocalcare su Netflix al lavoro sulla nuova serie: "Un progetto più lungo" |url=https://www.repubblica.it/serietv/netflix/2022/05/06/news/netflix_zerocalcare_al_lavoro_sulla_nuova_serie_un_progetto_piu_lungo-348384023/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/serie-tv/2022/11/17/zerocalcare-questo-mondo-non-mi-rendera-cattivo#04|title=Zerocalcare annuncia la nuova serie animata Questo Mondo non mi renderà cattivo|website=Sky Tg24|date=18 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-06 |title=ZeroCalcare, il teaser di Questo mondo non mi renderà cattivo |url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/serie-tv/2023/04/06/zerocalcare-serie-tv-teaser |website=Sky TG24 |language=it}}</ref>
On 4 October 2022, Rech's new graphic novel ''No Sleep till Shengal'' was published in Italian. It focuses on the persecution of Yazidis in Iraq.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-25 |title=Zerocalcare racconta il suo nuovo libro "No sleep till Shengal" |url=https://stream24.ilsole24ore.com/video/cultura/zerocalcare-racconta-suo-nuovo-libro-no-sleep-till-shengal/AENfWGbB |website=Il Sole 24 Ore |language=it}}</ref>
On 1 November 2025, at Lucca Comics & Games 2025, Zerocalcare announced that he will be working on a new series titled My Two Cents (Italian: ''Due Spicci)'', which released in May 2026''.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cecilia Bressanelli, inviata a Lucca |date=2025-01-11 |title=Zerocalcare annuncia «Due spicci», la nuova serie animata su Netflix |url=https://www.corriere.it/cultura/25_novembre_01/zerocalcare-annuncia-due-spicci-nuova-serie-animata-netflix-64068612-b75d-11f0-9ef6-fb94b8318da5.shtml |url-status=live |website=Corriere della Sera}}</ref>
== Works == === Comics === ====Graphic novels==== * ''The Armadillo Prophecy'' (''La profezia dell'armadillo''). Edizioni Graficart. 2011. * ''Dodici.'' BAO Publishing. 2013. * {{Cite book |title=Kobane Calling: Greetings from Northern Syria |publisher=Lion Forge Comics |year=2017 |isbn=978-19-4130-249-1}} * ''Macerie prime.'' BAO Publishing. 2017. * ''Macerie prime. Sei mesi dopo.'' BAO Publishing. 2017. * {{Cite book |author1=Zerocalcare |author-mask=2 |title=Prossima fermata. Una storia per Renato |publisher=Elementi Kairos |author2=R/Push |year=2018}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prossima Fermata |url=https://www.openddb.it/libri/prossima-fermata/ |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=OpenDDB |language=it}}</ref> * {{Cite book |title=Educazione subatomica |publisher=CNR Edizioni |year=2018}} * {{Cite book |title=Tentacles At My Throat (Un polpo alla gola) |publisher=Europe Comics |year=2018 |isbn=978-16-8497-092-6}} * ''A Babbo morto. Una storia di Natale.'' BAO Publishing. 2020. * ''Scheletri.'' BAO Publishing. 2020. * {{Cite book |title=Forget My Name (Dimentica il mio nome) |publisher=Ablaze Publishing |year=2022 |isbn=978-19-5091-272-8}} * {{Cite book |title=No Sleep till Shengal |publisher=BAO Publishing |year=2022}} * {{Cite book |title=Quando muori resta a me |publisher=BAO Publishing |year=2024}}
====Short Comics==== * ''Sparare a zero''. Best Movie. 24 September 2014–present. * "'Se Zerocalcare avesse scelto un panda anziché un armadillo?". {{Cite book |last=Bevilacqua, Giacomo |title=A Panda piace fare i fumetti degli altri |publisher=Panini Comics |year=2015 |isbn=978-88-9120-954-2}} ** Se Zerocalcare avesse scelto un panda anziché un armadillo? {{Cite book |title=Sono una testa di panda |publisher=BAO Publishing |year=2023 |isbn=978-88-3273-933-6|chapter=|last=Bevilacqua|first=Giacomo}} * ''La città del decoro (Città dei Puffi).'' La Repubblica. 10 May 2015. * ''Ferro e piume.'' Internazionale. 2 October 2015. * ''Kobane Calling''. Internazionale. 2 October 2015. {{ISSN|1122-2832}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.zerocalcare.it/2015/01/16/kobane-calling/ | title=Kobane Calling at Zerocalcare.it | access-date=2021-11-17 | archive-date=2021-11-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117120835/http://www.zerocalcare.it/2015/01/16/kobane-calling/ | url-status=live }}</ref> * ''Groviglio.'' La Repubblica. 2016. 24 December 2016. * ''Così passi dalla parte del torto.'' in {{Cite book |title=La rabbia |publisher=Einaudi Stile Libero Extra |year=2016 |isbn=978-88-0623-093-7}} * ''Questa non è una partita a bocce.'' L'Espresso. 14 January 2018. * ''C'è un quartiere che resiste.'' Internazionale. 29 March 2019. * ''Macelli.'' Internazionale. 19 July 2019. * ''Lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore''. Internazionale Extra. December 2020. * ''Romanzo sanitario.'' l'Espresso. 28 March 2021. * ''La dittatura immaginaria.'' Internazionale. 14 May 2021. * ''Etichette.'' Internazionale. 16 July 2021. * ''Dubbi confusi su un presente lacerato Parte 1''. l'Essenziale. 6 November 2021. * ''Dubbi confusi su un presente lacerato Parte 2''. l'Essenziale. 13 November 2021. * ''Dubbi confusi su un presente lacerato Parte 3''. l'Essenziale. 30 November 2021. * ''Strati''. l'Essenziale. 19 February 2022. * ''La voragine''. l'Essenziale. 5 December 2022. ** ''La voragine''. Internazionale. 9 December 2022. * ''Cortocircuito.'' ''Appunti e cronistoria della vicenda Lucca Comics''. www.internazionale.net. 2023. ** ''The Chasm'' (''La voragine''). April 2023. * <nowiki>''Regà non ho capito''</nowiki>. ''Scottecs Gigazine''. Gigaciao. 5 July 2023. ISBN 979-12-8150-200-0. ** ''Cortocircuito.'' ''Appunti e cronistoria della vicenda Lucca Comics''. Internazionale. 10 November 2023. * ''In fondo al pozzo. Una storia di nazisti, galera e responsabilità.'' Internazionale n. 1545. 12 January 2024. * ''Questa notte non sarà breve.'' Internazionale n. 1553-1556. 8 March 2024 – 29 March 2024. * U''na giornata a Budapest. Diario di un'udienza del processo a Ilaria Salis.'' Internazionale n. 1557. 5 April 2024. * ''Non è risolto niente.'' Internazionale n. 1566. 7 June 2024. * ''La foresta contro il deserto. Una storia di quartiere che parla di tutto il mondo''. Internazionale n. 1603, 28 February 2025. * ''Antonio''. La fine del mondo n. 0, December 2025-.
====Collections==== * ''Ogni maledetto lunedì su due.'' BAO Publishing. 2013. ** Collects the 2011–2013 'zerocalcare.it' strips, as well as a new 50 page comic.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-05-06|title="Ogni maledetto lunedì su due": intervista a Zerocalcare|url=https://www.panorama.it/cultura/ogni-maledetto-lunedi-zerocalcare-intervista|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Panorama|language=it|archive-date=2021-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117120831/https://www.panorama.it/cultura/ogni-maledetto-lunedi-zerocalcare-intervista|url-status=live}}</ref> *''L'elenco telefonico degli accolli.'' BAO Publishing. 2015. **Second collection of 'zerocalcare.it' strips from 2014–2015, as well a new 45-page comic. * ''La scuola di pizze in faccia del professor Calcare.'' BAO Publishing. 2019. ** Collects short comics published between 10 May 2015 – 22 February 2019, as well as a new comic divided into three parts. * ''Niente di nuovo sul fronte di Rebibbia.'' BAO Publishing. 2021. **Collects short comics from 2019–2021, as well as a new comic divided into five parts. *''Nel nido dei serpenti.'' BAO Publishing. 2025. **Collects short comics from 2022–2025, as well as a 112 pages new comic
=== Essays and critique === * {{Cite book |first= |title=Il potere sovversivo della carta |publisher=Agenzia X |year=2014 |isbn=978-88-9502-974-0 |editor-last=Pavan |editor-first=Sara |location=Milan}} * {{Cite book |last1=De Finis |first1=Giorgio |title=Senza Metropoliz non è la mia città |last2=Di Noto |first2=Irene |publisher=Bordeaux Edizioni |year=2020 |isbn=978-88-3210-398-4 |location=Rome}} * {{Cite book |title=Donna, vita, libertà |publisher=Rizzoli |year=2023 |isbn=978-88-1718-348-2 |editor-last=Satrapi |editor-first=Marjane |editor-link=Marjane Satrapi |location=Milan}} * {{Cite book |last1=V.V.A.A. |title=Pensare l’impensabile, tentare l’impossibile. A fianco di Alfredo, contro ergastolo e 41 bis |publisher=Colibrì Edizioni |year=2023 |isbn=978-88-9720-699-6 |location=Milan}}
=== Forewords === * {{Cite book |last=Rojava Calling |title=Kobane, diario di una resistenza: Racconti di una staffetta di solidarietà (Sulla frontiera) |publisher=Edizioni Alegre |year=2016 |isbn=978-88-9884-117-2 |location=Rome}} * {{Cite book |last1=Ian Bermúdez Raventós |title=TRANSito |last2=David Cantero Berenguer |publisher=Momo Edizioni |year=2020 |isbn=978-88-9446-246-3 |location=Rome}}
=== Cover arts === *Bendis, Brian Michael. McNiven, Steve. Dell, John (October 2014). ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' #0. Colored by Justin Ponsor. Panini Comics. (variant). *Luna Gualano. ''Go Home - A Casa Loro''. October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-18 |title=Go Home - A casa loro: presentato ad Alice nella città lo zombie movie con immigrati |url=https://www.comingsoon.it/cinema/interviste/go-home-a-casa-loro-presentato-ad-alice-nella-citta-lo-zombie-movie-con/n82614/ |website=ComingSoon.it |language=it}}</ref> *Max Pezzali. ''In questa città.'' Warner Music Italy. November 2019. * Cates, Donny (January 2020). ''Absolute Carnage''. Drawn by Ryan Stegman. Modena: Panini Comics.(variant) * {{Cite book |title=La vostra libertà e la mia. Abdullah Öcalan e la questione curda nella Turchia di Erdogan |publisher=Edizioni Punto Rosso |isbn=978-88-8351-238-4 |editor-last=Thomas |editor-first=Jeffrey Miley |location=Milan |publication-date=February 2020 |editor-last2=Venturini |editor-first2=Federico}} * Max Pezzali. ''Sembro matto.'' Warner Music Italy. March 2020. * Young, Skottie (October 2020). ''Middlewest''. Vol.1. Drawn by Jorge Corona. Milan: BAO Publishing. September 2020. {{ISBN|978-88-3273-456-0}}. (variant) * {{Cite book |last=Bevilacqua |first=Giacomo |title=Metamorphosis |date=October 2022 |publisher=BAO Publishing |isbn=978-88-3273-754-7 |location=Milan |author-link=Giacomo Bevilacqua}} (variant) * {{Cite book |last=Beritan |first=Rojbin |title=La montagna sola. Gli ezidi e l'autonomia democratica di Şengal |last2=Cruciati |first2=Chiara |date=November 2022 |publisher=Edizioni Alegre |isbn=978-88-3206-783-5 |location=Rome}} * {{Cite book |title=La muraglia umana. Le lotte dei facchini nella logistica |date=March 2023 |publisher=Momo Edizioni |isbn=979-12-8029-836-2 |location=Rome|last=Floris|first=Francesco|first2=Carlo|last2=Pallavicini}} * {{Cite book |last=Rossi |first=Ilaria |title=Prospettiva Quadraro. Qual è la libertà? |publisher=Setteponti |isbn=979-12-8100-514-3 |location=Arezzo |publication-date=May 2020}} * Templeton, Ty, Medina, Paco, Slott, Dan (April 2024). ''Spider-Boy'' #1. Panini Comics, (variant). * {{Cite book |last=V.V.A.A. |title=Il più grande attacco alla libertà di protesta della storia repubblicana italiana |publisher=Momo Edizioni |isbn=979-12-80298-66-9 |location=Rome |publication-date=November 2024 |year= |date=}}
=== Other === * {{Cite book |title=Scavare fossati, nutrire coccodrilli |publisher=BAO Publishing |year=2018 |isbn=978-88-3273-210-8}} * {{Cite book |title=Dopo il botto |publisher=BAO Publishing |year=2023 |isbn=978-88-3273-836-0}} * {{Cite book |title=Zerocalcare Animation Art Book |publisher=BAO Publishing |year=2023 |isbn=978-88-3273-906-0}} * {{Cite book |title=Enciclopedia calcarea. Guida ragionata all’universo di Zerocalcare |publisher=BAO Publishing |year=2023 |isbn=978-88-3273-931-2}}
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Director(s) !Credit !Notes |- |2014 |''Fumettology: Zerocalcare'' |Unknown | rowspan="2" |Self |Documentary TV Episode |- |2015 |''ARF!: Il film'' |Giovanni Bufalini |Documentary |- |2018 |''La profezia dell'armadillo'' |Emanuele Scaringi |Screenplay |Based on Zerocalcare's 'The Armadillo Prophecy'. |- |2019 |''Basement Café: Kaos & Zerocalcare'' |Paolo Vari | rowspan="2" |Self |Talk Show |- |rowspan="2"|2020 |''Liberi e pensanti. Uno maggio Taranto'' |Fabrizio Fichera, Giorgio Testi & Francesco Zippel |Documentary |- |''Rebibbia Quarantine'' |Zerocalcare |Director, writer, animator, self |Series of twelve shorts |- |2021 |''Tear Along the Dotted Line'' |Zerocalcare |Director, writer, self |Six-episode limited series for Netflix |- |2022 |''Margins'' |Niccolò Falsetti |Self |Cameo role; poster author |- |2023 |''This World Can't Tear Me Down'' |Zerocalcare |Director, writer, self |Six-episode limited series for Netflix |- |2025 |''Caro mondo crudele''<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2025-12-03 |date=2025-04-22 |first=Giulia |last=Sili |title=Dietro al ciak di "Caro mondo crudele" insieme al regista Falsetti |url=https://www.maremmaoggi.net/dietro-al-ciak-di-caro-mondo-crudele-insieme-al-regista-falsetti/ |website=MaremmaOggi}}<!-- auto-translated from Italian by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> |Niccolò Falsetti |Character designer | |- |2026 |''{{Interlanguage link|My 2 Cents (TV series)|lt=My 2 Cents|it|Due spicci}}''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-01 |title=Zerocalcare svela il titolo della sua nuova serie in arrivo su Netflix |url=https://www.comingsoon.it/serietv/news/zerocalcare-svela-il-titolo-della-sua-nuova-serie-in-arrivo-su-netflix/n210827/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |website=ComingSoon.it |language=it}}</ref> |Zerocalcare |Director, writer, executive producer, self |Eight-episode limited series for Netflix |}
== Awards and nominations == '''<big>Awards</big>''' * 2009: Zuda Comics Competition of January 2009 for ''Safe Inside''. *2012: **Macchianera Italian Awards as 'Best draftsman-Cartoonist'. **XL Award for ''The Armadillo Prophecy''. **Micheluzzi Award for the 'best webcomic' for ''zerocalcare.it''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lucaboschi.nova100.ilsole24ore.com/2012/03/le-nominations-del-premio-attilio-micheluzzi-2012.html|title=Le nomination del Premio Attilio Micheluzzi|website=Il Sole 24 Ore|date=March 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-12-17|archive-date=2013-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235332/http://lucaboschi.nova100.ilsole24ore.com/2012/03/le-nominations-del-premio-attilio-micheluzzi-2012.html}}</ref> * 2013: ** XL Award and Micheluzzi Award for the 'best comic book' for ''Tentacles at My Throat''. ** 'Archivio Disarmo - Colombe d'Oro per la Pace' Journalistic Award. ** Lucca Comics & Games' Gran Guinigi Award for the 'best short story' for ''The Armadillo Prophecy''. * 2014: 'Satira politica di Forte dei Marmi' Award for the best 'satirical drawing'. * 2017: Micheluzzi Award for the 'best short story' for ''Kobane Calling: Greetings From Northern Syria'', on ''Internazionale'' n°1085.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 April 2017 |title=Vincitori Premi Attilio Micheluzzi 2017 |language=it |url=https://www.comicon.it/vincitori-premi-attilio-micheluzzi-2017/ |access-date=2 May 2017 |archive-date=23 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423190643/https://www.comicon.it/vincitori-premi-attilio-micheluzzi-2017/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2018: Mondadori Public Award during the Micheluzzi Awards for ''Forget My Name''. * 2021: Fabrique Award for the 'best TV series' for ''Tear Along the Dotted Line''<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2021 |title=The winner is: tutti i vincitori dei Fabrique Awards 2021 |url=https://www.fabriqueducinema.it/festival/the-winner-is-tutti-i-vincitori-dei-fabrique-awards-2021/ |website=Fabrique Du Cinéma - La rivista del nuovo cinema italiano |language=it |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=2 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602060229/https://www.fabriqueducinema.it/festival/the-winner-is-tutti-i-vincitori-dei-fabrique-awards-2021/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2023: ** Terzani Prize for ''No Sleep Till Shengal''<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2013 |title=Zerocalcare vince il Premio Terzani con la graphic novel sull’Iraq |url=https://www.msn.com/it-it/notizie/italia/zerocalcare-vince-il-premio-terzani-con-la-graphic-novel-sull-iraq/ar-AA19Mv04 |website=MSN |language=it-IT}}</ref> ** Feltrinelli Prize for arts<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-04 |title=Zerocalcare riceverà il Premio Antonio Feltrinelli alla presenza di Mattarella |url=https://fumettologica.it/2023/05/zerocalcare-premio-feltrinelli-2023/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=Fumettologica |language=it-IT}}</ref> '''<big>Nominations</big>''' *Finalist at the Strega Prize in the 'young' category for ''Forget My Name''. *Finalist at the Québec Libraries Prize for ''Forget My Name''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://prixdeslibraires.qc.ca/zoom-demo/?bigtitle=Liste%20finaliste%202018%20Hors%20Qu%C3%A9bec&firstid=2382&theme=bd&book_id_list=a%3A3%3A%7Bi%3A0%3Bi%3A2380%3Bi%3A1%3Bi%3A2382%3Bi%3A2%3Bi%3A2387%3B%7D |title=Le prix des libraires du Québec, catégorie BD, sur le site officiel |access-date=2021-12-17 |archive-date=2021-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217184554/https://prixdeslibraires.qc.ca/zoom-demo/?bigtitle=Liste%20finaliste%202018%20Hors%20Qu%C3%A9bec&firstid=2382&theme=bd&book_id_list=a:3:%7Bi:0%3Bi:2380%3Bi:1%3Bi:2382%3Bi:2%3Bi:2387%3B%7D |url-status=live }}</ref>
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== External links == {{commons category}} * [https://www.zerocalcare.net/ Official site]
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