Zerocalcare’s The Armadillo Prophecy (Hardcover)

Zerocalcare’s The Armadillo Prophecy

The Armadillo Prophecy is Zerocalcare’s debut OGN, and it’s the story of how he coped with learning too late that a dear friend from his childhood had died, all while a giant armadillo represents his imaginary conscience. Dryly funny, witty, inventive, it’s a classic that has sold over 140,000 copies in Italy alone.

Now in its 13th reprint, it is Zerocalcare’s most popular title. Structured as a series of short stories that tie in to form a cohesive narrative, this is the seminal story that made Zerocalcare famous for his ability to write comedy with depth and elements of drama embedded in the plot. While it references Italian society, it’s definitely a universal tale of loss, coping and coming of age. This year, Netflix released.

Zerocalcare’s original animated series “Tear Along The Dotted Line” debuted on Netflix WORLDWIDE November 17, 2021. Season Two to debut in 2023!

Biographical Notes:

Michele Rech, known as Zerocalcare, is an Italian cartoonist. His pen name, literally meaning “zero limescale”, was inspired by an Italian TV commercial jingle for a descaler product, and was chosen when he needed a nickname to quickly join a discussion on the Internet.

As of 2019, his books have sold over one million copies.His works were also adapted in other media, including the 2018 live-action movie The Armadillo Prophecy based on the 2011 graphic novel of the same name and the Netflix animated series Tear Along the Dotted Line (2021) and This World Can’t Tear Me Down (2023), in which he also starred.

Title Notes:

Zerocalcare original animated series “Tear Along The Dotted Line” debuted on Netflix WORLDWIDE November 17, 2021. Season Two to debut in 2023!

Zerocalcare has sold over a million copies of his ten different books in Italy alone.

Zerocalcare’s books have now been sub-licensed in eight different countries/languages.