Interview tony valente biography

FranceInfo interviewed Tony Valente, the author of Radiant, in May last year.
Tony Valente Pereira (born October 11, 1984) is a French comic artist.
Tony and Joyce were born and raised in Rochester, NY. If you didn't know where that is, it's a small town in western NY near Buffalo and close.

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Today we’d like to introduce you to Tony and Joyce Valente. They and their team share their story with us below:

Tony and Joyce Valente and The Frankie Valente Scholarship Fund

Tony and Joyce were born and raised in Rochester, NY. If you didn’t know where that is, it’s a small town in western NY near Buffalo and close to Niagara Falls, and YES, it’s cold there.

We got married in September of 1989 and started raising our family. We have 3 children, Deanna, Anthony, and Frankie, and 2 grandchildren, Michael and Nicholas.

I worked in the airline industry most of my career, Joyce in Retail Management while raising the kids. We travelled a lot, but we continued to keep our roots in Rochester while the kids were growing up.

We really enjoy the simple things in life; we love to socialize, we like going to events, we like to travel, have fun with friends, and cherish family. Most of our family is still in Rochester; Joyce is from a family of 14 children (YES, 14, and she can recite their names in 5 seconds in order). I have 3 brothers and sisters. Some are in different states and c

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Radiant (manfra)

French comic book series

Radiant is a French comic book series written and illustrated by Tony Valente. It has been published by Ankama since 2013 and has 19 volumes released in French as of November 2024. It was later published by the Japanese publisher Euromanga and Asukashinsha in 2015, making it the first manfra to be published in Japan. The series has been licensed by Viz Media in English since 2018 and has 18 volumes released. The series received an anime television series adaptation by Lerche that aired on NHK Educational TV from October 2018 to February 2019, followed by a second season aired from October 2019 to February 2020.

Plot

In the world of "El Pharenos", a race of powerful monsters called Nemeses fall from the sky. This race infects every living thing they touch. Any humans who survive their contact become cursed, but also gain the ability to wield the magic power known as "Fantasia", thus becoming Sorcerers. Some Sorcerers use their powers for their own gain while others choose to become heroes and protect normal humans from