Massimo De Vita (born 29 May 1941) is an Italian comics artist and writer, now retired. De Vita was born in Milan, the son of artist Pier Lorenzo De Vita, who used to draw Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck stories in the early age of Italian Disney comics. Massimo started his career working in animation. Then he followed in his father's footsteps, getting into the freelance production of Disney comics in the early 60's. At first, De Vita was tasked to illustrate other writer's stories, mostly featuring Disney ducks. Later, he specialised on Mickey Mouse, sometimes taking duties on scripts. His Mickey stories often have an historical or fantasy setting, or are based on archeological adventures. His curvy, sometimes sketchy art style has made him one of the most distinctive artist in Disney comics.