Humanoids has sent out a release announcing the death of writer Saverio Tenuta. Read the full release below:

We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Saverio Tenuta, author of Legends of the Pierced Veil, at the age of 54.

Born in Italy in 1969, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome in 1992 with a degree in painting, as well as a diploma in comics from the International School of Comics. Starting out as an advertising graphic designer, he quickly began to publish short stories and covers for small Italian publishers.

From 1996, he worked with several American publishers, and notably produced a cover of Conan The Cruel for SPQ.

In 2001, he was an illustrator for Justice League of America: Riddle of the Beast by writer Alan Grant for DC Comics.

In the early 2000s, he was regularly invited to the pages of Heavy Metal, the American cousin of Métal Hurlant, where he published a series of hand-painted short stories including Human Contacts, Light, Carpe Diem, Smoke, Tamous, and Lessons of Ethics.

In 2006, Humanoids published the first part of a medieval Japanese adventure: Legends of the Pierced Veil: The Scarlet Blade. In bewitching graphics, Tenuta weaved a saga marked by beauty and tragedy, crossed by the magic of medieval Japan and ancient myths.

He expanded the universe of Legends of the Pierced Veil in 2014 with Izuna, where Tenuta served as creator and writer and artist Carita Lupatelli as illustrator and then continued to develop his universe with The Mask of Fudo, published from 2016 to 2020.

In recent years, Saverio Tenuta also taught at the Daishō Studio, which he founded in 2011, in Rome.

He left his mark on the world of comics with his talent and poetry, and with his kindness on all those who met him.

Our thoughts go out to his family and loved ones.