James Silvani

James Silvani is a comic book writer and artist who has provided artwork for the Disney comic books published by Boom! Studios. Silvani has been working as a freelance artist since 1994.

Silvani is perhaps best known to Disney fans for having illustrated every issue of Boom!'s Darkwing Duck comic book, including the infamous crossover arc "Dangerous Currency". Of all the stories written for the comic, the only one Silvani did not draw was "Toy With Me" in Darkwing Duck Annual #1, which was instead drawn by Sabrina Alberghetti. A recurring gag in Silvani's artwork for the Darkwing stories was including cameo appearances by characters from various Disney animated films (for example, Tito made a very prominent cameo on the first page of Darkwing Duck #15).

In addition to the Darkwing Duck comic book, Silvani also drew cover artwork for the following issues of Boom!'s Disney comic books:


 * Muppet King Arthur #3 (Cover B)
 * Muppet King Arthur #4 (Cover B)
 * Muppet Snow White #1 (Cover A)
 * Muppet Snow White #2 (Cover A)
 * Muppet Snow White #3 (Cover B)
 * Muppet Snow White #4 (Cover B)
 * Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers #2 (Cover B)
 * Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers #5 (Cover B)
 * Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers #6 (Cover B)
 * DuckTales #1 (Cover C)
 * DuckTales #4 (Cover B)

Although Boom!'s license with the Disney comics eventually ended in late 2011, Silvani continues to regularly draw artwork featuring Disney's animated characters, including the Pixar characters and the Muppets. His drawings are regularly posted on his Tumblr page.

As of 2013, the most recently-known Disney publication to feature illustrations by Silvani was the Muppet storybook Fozzie's Funny Business.

Outside of Disney, Silvani has also drawn artwork for other companies' franchises such as Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Animaniacs, as well as drawing artwork for the stories written for Ape Entertainment's Richie Rich comic book.