Mickey Zacchilli
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Space Academy 123
| Mickey Zacchilli | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1983 (age 41–42) |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | RAV Space Academy 123 |
| https://mickeyz.org/ | |
Mickey Zacchilli is an American comics artist and voice actor, currently known for portraying the character Little Destiny in the adult animated television series Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake. She has been nominated for three Ignatz Awards, including as an editor for Outstanding Anthology with Lovers Only in 2018,[1] Outstanding Graphic Novel with RAV in 2015,[2] and Outstanding Minicomic with RAV #6 in 2012.
Zacchilli grew up in Massachusetts before attending Rhode Island School of Design for screen printing in Providence, Rhode Island, where she currently resides.[3]
Her interest in comics began with newspaper comic strips and X-Men before reading Skeleton Key and discovering manga and anime, including Ranma ½.[3]
Zacchilli self-published her first comic series, Bullshit Frank and Gorilla Joe, while working at a café. Editions of her work, including her series RAV, were risograph-printed and had screen-printed covers, which helped attract attention to her work at comic book conventions including Small Press Expo.[3]
Zacchilli, also a musician, has performed with the band Clear Leader, and as a solo artist under the name Dungeon Broads.[3]
Zacchilli is a practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu,[4] and earned her black belt under instruction from former Ultimate Fighting Championship competitor Eric Spicely.