Johnny Zito
| Johnny Zito | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Awards | Philadelphia Geek Award |
| www.johnnyzito.com | |
Johnny Zito (born John-Paul Zito 1982) is a writer, film maker and artist best known for horror comedy Alpha Girls.
Early life
Johnny Zito is a native of Philadelphia PA and graduated from Saint Joseph's Preparatory School in 2000. Afterwards, he attended Temple University obtaining degrees in Film, New Media and Theology.
Career
Johnny's early career began in print with political cartoons. Most notably for Review Publishing.[1]
In 2008, along with co-writer Tony Trov, he won the March Zuda Comics competition with The Black Cherry Bombshells. The duo's sophomore effort, LaMorte Sisters, was also purchased by Zuda Comics in 2009. Both comics were nominated for Harvey Awards in the Best Online Comic Category; 2009 and 2011 respectively.[2]
When Zuda Comics dissolved in 2010 Black Cherry Bombshells and La Morté Sisters were migrated to the DC Online imprint along with several other popular titles.[3]
In 2009 Zito and Trov teamed with Comixology to digitally distribute a mini-series based on their self-published comic Carnivale De Robotique. Zito and Trov's webcomic based on the public domain character Moon Girl was digitally distributed through Comixology before being printed by Red 5 Comics in Spring of 2011.
In 2010 they began digitally distributing a space-horror webcomic, D.O.G.S. of Mars, through Comixology. The comic has also been optioned as a film by High Treason Pictures.
Their production company, South Fellini, released their first feature film, Alpha Girls in 2013 through Gravitas Ventures. In 2015, production began on a second feature film, American Exorcist. Johnny has also designed tee shirts for Shirt.Woot, CBS and Philadelphia's CheeseSteak Tees.[4]
Comics
- Black Cherry Bombshells (2008- 2011)
- La Morté Sisters (2009- 2011)
- Carnivale De Robotique (2010)
- Moon Girl (2011- 2013)
- D.O.G.S. of Mars (2012) [5]
Films
- Alpha Girls - 2013 [6]
- American Exorcist - 2015
Awards
- 2009:
- Harvey Award Nominee - Best Online Comics Work for The Black Cherry Bombshells[7]
- 48 Hour Film Project - Best Editing, Best Special Effects for The Kingpin of Pain[8]
- Finalist Set In Philadelphia Screenplay Film.org for The LaMorte Sisters[9]
- CBS Star Trek T-Shirt Design Competition - First place design;[10]
References
- ↑ "Letters - May 12, 2005 - South Philly Review | News, opinion, arts, food, real estate and sports in South Philadelphia". Southphillydaily.com. 2005-05-12. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ↑ "Harvey Awards". Harvey Awards.
- ↑ http://www.lamortesisters.com
- ↑ http://shirt.woot.com/friends.aspx?k=19864
- ↑ Archived October 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Johnny Zito". IMDb.
- ↑ "The Harvey Awards". The Harvey Awards. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ↑ "The 48 Hour Film Project: Philadelphia". 48hourfilm.com. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ↑ "SIP Day At CineFest | Cinema-Scoop". Blogs.courierpostonline.com. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ↑ "Yerzies Store - The design and sell your own custom product shop. Tees, hoodies, wall art, bags and more. Make it Yerz!". Yerzies.com. Retrieved 2010-08-13.