José Luis García-López
| José Luis García-López | |
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 García-López photographied in 2006. |
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| Born | José Luis García-López March 26, 1948 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
| Notable works | Batman vs. Hulk Cinder and Ashe Deadman Jonah Hex New Teen Titans Superman |
José Luis García-López (born March 26, 1948) is a Spanish comic book artist who works in the United States of America, mostly for DC Comics. He has penciled an arc in Batman Confidential,[1] the Metal Men storyline in the 2009 Wednesday Comics weekly anthology,[2] and, in 2011, one of the stories in The Spirit #17.[3]
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Early life[edit]
José Luis García-López was born on March 26, 1948 in Spain, and lived subsequently in Argentina. He was inspired by artists as Alex Raymond, Harold Foster, Milton Caniff, José Luis Salinas and Alberto Breccia.[4][5]
Career[edit]
During the 1960s, García-López worked for Charlton Comics. In 1974 he moved to New York, where he met DC Comics editor Joe Orlando. His first interior art credit for DC was June 1975's "Nightmare In Gold" back-up in Action Comics #448, where he inked the pencils of artist Dick Dillin. The following month, he inked the pencils of Curt Swan on a "Private Life of Clark Kent" backup story in Superman #289, before graduating to full pencils on a back-up story (written by E. Nelson Bridwell in Detective Comics #452 (October 1975). DC Comics Presents, a team-up title starring Superman was launched in 1978 by writer Martin Pasko and García-López.[6] He drew a DC-Marvel crossover between Batman and the Hulk in DC Special Series #27 (Fall 1981).[7]
Other notable works include Atari Force, Cinder and Ashe, Road to Perdition, Deadman, New Teen Titans and various DC superheroes. His work on Twilight has been praised, receiving an Eisner Award nomination.[8]
His 2000s work includes JLA: Classified with writer Gail Simone and a Metal Men story in Wednesday Comics with Dan DiDio.[9]
Bibliography[edit]
DC[edit]
- Action Comics #448, #451, #469-471, #475, #480-482, #484, #487-488, #494-495, (Phantom Stranger) #623, 641 (1988–89)
- Adventure Comics (Vigilante): #442; (Deadman): #462-463, 465-466 (1975–79)
- All-New Collectors' Edition (Superman vs. Wonder Woman) #C-54 (1978)
- All-Star Western, vol. 3, #10 (2012)
- Atari Force, vol. 2, #1-3, 7-8, 9-12 (1984)
- Batman #272 (1976), 336-337, 353 (1981–82)
- Batman Confidential #26-28 (2009)
- Batman Family (Robin & Batgirl team-up) #3 (1976)
- Batman: Gotham Knights (Batman: Black & White) #10 (2000)
- Batman: Reign of Terror, graphic novel (1999)
- Brave and the Bold #164, 171 (1980–81)
- Cinder and Ashe, miniseries, #1-4 (1988)
- DC Comics Presents #1-4, 17, 20, 24, 31, 41 (1978–82)
- DC Graphic Novel (Star Raiders) #1 (1983)
- DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy, miniseries, #1-4 (2005)
- DC Special Series (Kid Flash) #11; (Legion of Super-Heroes) #21; (Batman vs. The Incredible Hulk) #27 (tabloid format) (1978–81)
- DC Universe: Legacies, limited series, #3-4 (2010)
- Deadman, miniseries, #1-4 (1986)
- Deadman, miniseries, #5-6 (2002)
- Detective Comics (Batman): #454, 458-459; (Hawkman): #452, 454-455 (1975–76); (Elongated Man): #500 (1981)
- Dr. Strangefate, one-shot (Amalgam Comics) (1996)
- Green Lantern, vol. 2, Annual #3 (1987)
- Hawkman, vol. 4, #18 (2003)
- Hercules Unbound #1-6 (1975–76)
- Heroes Against Hunger (2 pages, among other artists) (1986)
- House of Secrets (Abel) #154 (1978)
- JLA: Classified #16-21 (2006)
- Joker #4 (1975)
- Jonah Hex #1-4, 10, 32, 73 (1977–83)
- Just Imagine Stan Lee creating Green Lantern (backup story) (2001)
- Legion of Super-Heroes, vol. 2, #55 (among other artists) (1988)
- Many Worlds of Tesla Strong, one-shot (among other artists) (2003)
- New Teen Titans, vol. 2, #7-11 (1985)
- On the Road to Perdition, miniseries, #1-3 (2003)
- Realworlds: Superman, one-shot (2000)
- Secret Origins (Phantom Stranger) #10 (1987)
- Showcase '94 (New Gods) #1 (1994)
- The Spirit, vol. 2, #17 (2011)
- Superman (Superman): #301-302, 307-310, 347; (Mr. Mxyzptlk): #351 (1976–80)
- Superman, vol. 2, #104-105 (1995)
- Superman, Inc (Elseworlds) (1999)
- Superman: Kal (Elseworlds) (1995)
- Tarzan #250-255 (1976)
- Twilight, miniseries, #1-3 (1990)
- Wednesday Comics (Metal Men) #1-12 (2009)
- Weird War Tales #41, 44, 108 (1975–82)
- Weird Western Tales (Jonah Hex) #32-33, 38 (1976–77)
- Wonder Woman, vol. 2, Annual #1 (among other artists) (1988)
- World's Finest Comics (Superman and Batman) #244, 255, 258 (1977–79)
Other publishers[edit]
- Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery #64-65 (Gold Key, 1975)
- Career Girl Romances #71 (Charlton, 1972)
- Ghostly Tales #77, 79, 146 (Charlton, 1969–70, 1980)
- Grimm's Ghost Stories #24-25 (Gold Key, 1975)
- Just Married #68-69, 71-74 (Charlton, 1969–70)
Compilation books[edit]
- On the Road to Perdition (with Max Allan Collins, 296 pages, Paradox Press, December 2004, ISBN 1-4012-0357-4, Titan Books, May 2005, ISBN 1-84576-023-9[10]) collects:
- Book 1: Oasis (with inks by Josef Rubinstein, 96 pages, Paradox Press, May 2003, ISBN 1-4012-0068-0, Titan Books, June 2003, ISBN 1-84023-689-2)
- Book 2: Sanctuary (with inks by Steve Lieber, 96 pages, Paradox Press, December 2003, ISBN 1-4012-0173-3, Titan Books, March 2004, ISBN 1-84023-796-1)
- Book 3: Detour (with inks by Steve Lieber, 96 pages, Paradox Press, July 2004, ISBN 1-4012-0174-1, Titan Books, October 2004, ISBN 1-84023-942-5)
Awards[edit]
1992: Nominated for "Best Artist" Eisner Award, for Twilight[8] 1997: Nominated for "Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team" Eisner Award, with Kevin Nowlan, for Doctor Strangefate[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "At last: Batman vs. King Tut"
- ^ Segura, Alex. "More exciting WEDNESDAY COMICS NEWS — García-López joins METAL MEN". The Source. DC Comics. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ "August Solicitations: The Spirit #17". DC Comics. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ Garcia-López spanish page
- ^ Bio from Spanish site "Tebeosfera"
- ^ McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1970s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. "A new ongoing Superman series started to mix things up by teaming the Man of Steel with other heroes in the DC Universe. Writer Martin Pasko and artist José Luis García-López launched the inaugural issue."
- ^ Manning, Matthew K. "1980s" in Dolan, p. 195 "Written by Len Wein and illustrated by José Luis García-López, the comic saw...Batman and the Hulk doing battle with both the Joker and Marvel's ultra-powerful Shaper of Worlds."
- ^ a b 1992 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners
- ^ Wednesday Comics. DC Comics. June 2010. ISBN 1-4012-2747-3. (Titan Books. July 2010. ISBN 1-84856-755-3)
- ^ DC Comics
- ^ 1997 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners
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