A cura di Stefano Bartolomei

Corrado Mastantuono was born in Rome on December 20th, 1962. In 1980 he graduated in animation at the Istituto Nazionale per la Cinematografia e la Televisione, and this demanding job will greatly contribute to forming his professional skills as cartoonist and illustrator. He worked in animation until 1989. His debut in the comics field took place in issue 82 of L'Eternauta magazine, in 1990. Shortly there after, the same year, he began his collaboration with Walt Disney Italia under the patronage of Giovan Battista Carpi, who introduced him to the mice and duck universe. His first published story was "Zio Paperone e l'unica giovialità" written by Fabio Michelini.

His collaboration with the entertainment mega-corporation then brought him on the pages of such diverse titles as "Minni & Co.", "Giovani Marmotte", "PK", "Mickey Mouse Mistery Magazine ". In 1997 he created a new character for Disney Italia, Bum Bum Ghigno.
With issue 74, titled "Un uomo nel mirino" (1994), he joined the team of artists working at the Nick Raider series, for the publisher Sergio Bonelli Editore , and with issue 100 became its cover artist with very good results. For Bonelli he also draws Magico Vento from 1997 and, again, is the cover artist since September 2003. From 2007, with the special n.21 "Il profeta Walpai", he designs to the colossus of the italian comics, Tex.

For the publisher Epierre he created, aside from the annual posters for the Cartoomics convention in Milan, the cover of their books on " Miki " and " Blek". He was recently introduced to the Francophone market with the fantasy tale " Elias le maudit " for the publisher Les Humanoides Associés.

Trophies
-1989 Tolentino. Segnalazione alla “15a biennale dell’umorismo nell’arte”
-1992 Reggio Emilia. Premio Albertarelli (Anafi)
-1995 Roma. Premio Lisca di Pesce per disegnatori umoristici
-1995 Perugia. Premio Fumo di China- fumetto umoristico
-1996 Rapallo. Topolino d’Oro
-1996 Cagliari. Premio lo Scultone
-1997 Milano. Premio Cartoomics ’97
-1999 Reggio Emilia. Premio Mostra di Reggio (Anafi)
-2001 Roma. Yellow Kid
-2002 Roma. Premio Fumo di China- fumetto umoristico
-2002 Roma. Premio Fumo di China- fumetto realistico
-2002 Lucca. Gran Guinigi 2002- autore
-2002 Rapallo. Premio ‘U Gianco
-2002 Firenze. Premio Perseo- autore
-2002 Napoli. Premio Attilio Micheluzzi 2003
-2003 Lucca. Premio Fumo di China- autore completo umoristico
-2004 Lucca. Premio Fumo di China- miglior copertinista
-2005 Lucca. Menzione speciale per il gioco "Big Manitù"
-2007 Lucca. Premio Fumo di China-miglior copertinista

Exposures
1995 Settembre- Perugia
1996 Giugno- Pescara
1999 Settembre- Perugia
2001 Luglio- Acquaviva Picena
2001 Settembre- Ferentino
2002 Luglio- Rimini
2002 Novembre- Lucca
2003 Settembre- Pistoia
2003 Ottobre- Bologna
2003 Novembre- Genova
2004 Marzo- Prato
2004 Aprile- Torino
2004 Agosto- Ortona
2005 Maggio- Roma