Manfredi Toraldo

Manfredi Toraldo, also known as MANf, is a comics author and professional born in London in 1975.

His career in the comics world began in 1994 with the fantasy series "2700" for Piuma Blu. His collaboration with the Lo Scarabeo publishing house led him to write important works such as "The Shroud, a 2000-Year Story" and several illustrated Tarot decks, working with renowned artists such as Sergio Toppi, Giacinto Gaudenzi, and Sergio Tisselli.

Between 1999 and 2012, Toraldo expanded his portfolio with various significant publications, including the miniseries "Arcana Mater," "Halloween School" for GES Editions, and the project "Baguette e Bonton," for which he wrote 32 stories and 22 comic episodes.

In 2013, he founded the ManFont publishing house (later acquired by Shockdom in 2019) and began collaborating with Sergio Bonelli Editore as a screenwriter for the series "Nathan Never" and "Odessa." A significant moment in his career was the publication in 2016 of the graphic biography "Rita Levi-Montalcini - A Woman of the Frontier," commissioned by the Ebri Foundation and the Italian Senate.

Since 2010, he has edited "The Pediatric Comics Journal of Lucca," an annual publication now in its sixteenth edition. Recently, he has expanded his activities to television screenwriting, writing four episodes of the animated series "Food Wizards" for RAI and Mad Entertainment.

In parallel with his work as an author, Toraldo has developed a significant career as an art director and graphic designer, collaborating with numerous publishing houses including Disney Italia, Star Comics, and Planeta De Agostini.

After serving as vice director at the Turin headquarters of the International Comics School and later as Educational Director at its Genoa location, in 2026 he founded Onomatopea Edizioni, an independent publishing house.

His most recent publications include "Athleticon" for Web Athletics, "Vupo e Lolpe" for Shockdom, and "The Monkey Woman," published in the SMACK! magazine of the Moleste collective for Eris Editions.