Born in Surrey, Francesco (Frank) Scannella has engaged in a variety of pursuits, most of which he is proud of. He has worked as a graphic designer and illustrator, helped create the Beanie Baby craze, funded Sportsbag—one of the first-ever weekly "lads' mags"—and won a national advertising award. He holds an honours degree from Newport, Wales, has a passion for ... Read moreAmerican comics, and has played football at a high level. Frank is not a man who lets life pass him by. Most importantly, he takes pride in his quarter-of-a-century marriage and his three children—perhaps even more so than in his full head of hair. He still lives a little more than a mile from where he was born, and every morning, he visits his mother and sits down to drink his bowl of latte e caffè, just as he has done since his first visit to Sicily all those years ago. Show Less