'Il Laureato'.
Born in Milan, Luca Novelli studied agriculture, but chose an artistic profession in 1971. His first pages were published in Eurêkas, entitled 'Historiettes'. For the same magazine, he took on the 'Robo' series, about an android without a face. At the same time he drew 'Gli Edenisti' for a local newspaper. In 1974, Novelli started 'Il Laureato', a satirical series about the youth of the time, published in several magazines and papers. From 1978 on, he started making educational comics, starting with 'Viaggio al Centro della Cellula' and 'Dizionario del Computer'. Along with Cinzia Ghigliano, he drew 'La Storia della Chimica' and 'La Storia Naturale', both sponsored by Montedison. For Editoriale Scienza, he additionally made illustrated biographies of among others Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Gregor Mendel and Hippocrates.
Cartoon by Luca Novelli.