Giovanni Rigano was born in 1977 in Cantù, Italy, and is now residing in Lipomo as a freelance illustrator and cartoonist. After High School, he attended the Scuola del Fumetto in Milan and went on to study at the Disney Italia art academy. Between 2001 and 2012, he worked as a layouter for the book branch of Disney USA and did jobs for a variety of communications agencies. Comic books on which Giovanni worked are (among others): "Monster Allergy", "Daffodil", "Artemis Fowl", "Paperinik", "Die Abrafaxe", "X-Mickey", "Lilo & Stitch", "W.i.t.c.h.", "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Incredibles".