Sal Velluto

SAL VELLUTO’s professional career in comics started in 1986. During all these years, the Italian-born – Utah resident has been working for all the major American publishers (Marvel, DC, Valiant) several independents as well as big international publishers from Italy, Sweden, and Australia. From 1991 to 2002 Sal drew 34 issues of Marvel’s Black Panther, becoming the most prolific artist, to date, on this title. Some of Sal’s original design ideas for Black Panther were re-elaborated and used in the 2019 Oscar-winning movie. From 2007-2010 he illustrated Stories from the Life of the Prophets for The Friend magazine, published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 2020, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s “First Vision” Sal illustrated the Graphic Novel “Pillar of Light.” Since 2007 Sal has also been illustrating The Phantom, the grandfather of all modern superheroes. Besides comics, Sal’s work extends to advertising, animation, design, magazines, video games, role-playing games, trading cards, and toys. Sal Velluto and his wife of 34 years, Sharon, live in West Jordan, Utah. They have four children and one grandchild.