An alumna of the Rome Academy of Fine Arts, Carita Lupattelli began her career as a comic book artist with Humanoids. Her first book, Izuna: Book 1, co-created and written by Saverio Tenuta, was released by Humanoids in 2015. Izuna: Book 2 was published in the US in 2018, also from Humanoids. Both volumes were nominated for Eisner Awards in the category of Best Painter/Multimedia Artist in 2016 and 2019, respectively.