Changes: David Messina

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David Messina (born 29 August 1974; age 49) is an Italian comic book artist from Rome. He worked in animation after finishing his art studies, moved on to graphic design, and then managed to break into the comics industry. He has been teaching art at the Scuola Internazionale di Comics in Rome since 2002 and also currently works for IDW Publishing on their various titles, including books in the Angel series, such as "Auld Lang Syne", "Masks", "Old Friends", and "The Curse". Messina has provided extensive artwork for many of IDW's Star Trek releases, ranging from full pencil and ink work to cover art, and including Star Trek: Klingons - Blood Will Tell, Star Trek: Countdown, and at least the first issue of Star Trek: Ongoing. He is the primary artist for the Star Trek Into Darkness prequel Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness. [1]

Star Trek credits

Star Trek: Klingons - Blood Will Tell:
- #1: "Against Their Nature"
- #2: "Beneath the Skin"
- #3: "The Order of Things"
- #4: "Blood Reign O'er Me"
- #5: "Losses"
Alien Spotlight #1: "The Gorn"
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Intelligence Gathering
- #1: "Valued Intelligence"
- #2: "A Matter of Dates"
- #3: "Chasing Shadows"
- #4: "Matters of the Mind"
- #5: "Disgrace"
Star Trek: Mirror Images:
- #1: "Mirror Images, Part 1"
- #2: "Mirror Images, Part 2"
- #3: "Mirror Images, Part 3"
- #4: "Mirror Images, Part 4"
Star Trek: Countdown
- #1: "Countdown, Number One"
- #2: "Countdown, Number Two"
- #3: "Countdown, Number Three"
- #4: "Countdown, Number Four"
Star Trek: Spock: Reflections
- #1: "Spock: Reflections, Issue 1"
- #2: "Spock: Reflections, Issue 2"
Star Trek: Nero
- #1: "Nero, Number One"
Star Trek: Ongoing
- #1

External links

David Messina's blog
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-[[Image:David Messina.jpg|thumb|David Messina, as drawn by David Messina]]
+[[File:David Messina.jpg|thumb|David Messina, as drawn by David Messina]]
-'''David Messina''' is an Italian [[comics|comic book]] artist from Rome.  He worked in animation after finishing his art studies, moved on to graphic design, and then managed to break into the comics industry.  He has been teaching art at the Scuola Internazionale di Comics in Rome since 2002 and also currently works for [[IDW Publishing]] on their various titles, including books in the ''Angel'' series, such as "Auld Lang Syne", "Masks", "Old Friends", and "The Curse".  More recently he has been the pencil and ink artist on the ''[[Klingons: Blood Will Tell]]'' mini-series, being the primary artist on all five issues.  He is also the primary artist on the ''[[Intelligence Gathering]]'' series.
+'''David Messina''' {{born|29|August|1974}} is an Italian [[comics|comic book]] artist from Rome.  He worked in animation after finishing his art studies, moved on to graphic design, and then managed to break into the comics industry.  He has been teaching art at the Scuola Internazionale di Comics in Rome since 2002 and also currently works for [[IDW Publishing]] on their various titles, including books in the ''Angel'' series, such as "Auld Lang Syne", "Masks", "Old Friends", and "The Curse". Messina has provided extensive artwork for many of IDW's ''Star Trek'' releases, ranging from full pencil and ink work to cover art, and including ''[[Star Trek: Klingons - Blood Will Tell]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Countdown]]'', and at least the first issue of ''[[Star Trek: Ongoing]]''. He is the primary artist for the {{film|12}} prequel ''[[Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness]]''. [http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/10/19/exclusive-idw-solicitations-for-january-2013-transformers-my-little-pony-doctor-who-gi-joe-star-trek-and-more/]
 == ''Star Trek'' credits ==
 <div class="appear">
-* ''[[Klingons: Blood Will Tell]]'':
+* ''[[Star Trek: Klingons - Blood Will Tell]]'':
 ** #1: "[[Against Their Nature]]"
 ** #2: "[[Beneath the Skin]]"
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 ** #4: "[[Blood Reign O'er Me]]"
 ** #5: "[[Losses]]"
+* ''[[Star Trek: Alien Spotlight|Alien Spotlight]]'' #1: "[[Alien Spotlight: The Gorn|The Gorn]]"
-* ''[[Intelligence Gathering]]''
+* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - Intelligence Gathering]]''
 ** #1: "[[Valued Intelligence]]"
 ** #2: "[[A Matter of Dates]]"
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 * ''[[Star Trek: Mirror Images]]'':
 ** #1: "[[Mirror Images, Part 1]]"
+** #2: "[[Mirror Images, Part 2]]"
+** #3: "[[Mirror Images, Part 3]]"
+** #4: "[[Mirror Images, Part 4]]"
+* ''[[Star Trek: Countdown]]''
+** #1: "[[Countdown, Number One]]"
+** #2: "[[Countdown, Number Two]]"
+** #3: "[[Countdown, Number Three]]"
+** #4: "[[Countdown, Number Four]]"
+* ''[[Star Trek: Spock: Reflections]]''
+** #1: "[[Spock: Reflections, Issue 1]]"
+** #2: "[[Spock: Reflections, Issue 2]]"
+* ''[[Star Trek: Nero]]''
+** #1: "[[Nero, Number One]]"
+*''[[Star Trek: Ongoing]]''
+** #1
 </div>
 == External links ==
-* [http://www.davidmessinaart.com/menu%20principale.html DavidMessinaArt.com]
 * [http://www.davidmessinart.blogspot.com/ David Messina's blog]
+* {{brokenlink|url=http://www.davidmessinaart.com/menu_principale.html|text=DavidMessinaArt.com}}
-[[Category:Star Trek publication artists|Messina, David]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Messina, David}}
+[[Category:Star Trek comic interior artists]]
+[[Category:Star Trek comic cover artists]]