José Luis García-López (born March 26, 1948) is a

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-Argentine

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who works in the United States, particularly in a long-running relationship with

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. In addition to his storytelling art, he has been responsible for producing the official reference art for characters in the ''DC Comics Style Guide'', as used in licensed merchandise.

Early life

José Luis García-López was born on March 26, 1948 in

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, Spain, and lived since age three in

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. He was inspired by artists as

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, Harold Foster,

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, José Luis Salinas, and

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Career

During the 1960s, García-López worked for

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. In 1974, he moved to New York, where he met

editor

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. His first interior art credit for DC was June 1975's "Nightmare In Gold" back-up in ''

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'' #448, where he inked the pencils of artist

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at the United States

The following month, he inked the pencils of

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on a "Private Life of Clark Kent" backup story in ''

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'' #289, before graduating to full pencils on a back-up story written by E. Nelson Bridwell in ''

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'' #452 (October 1975). The following month, García-López and writer

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created the '' Hercules Unbound'' series and in April 1977, he and writer

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launched the ''

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'' ongoing series. García-López and Conway collaborated on a

vs.

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story in '' All-New Collectors' Edition'' #C-54 (1978). ''

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'', a

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title starring Superman was launched in 1978 by writer

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and García-López. He drew the first appearance of the

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in ''

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'' #337 (July 1981) and a DC–Marvel crossover between Batman and the

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in ''

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'' #27 (Fall 1981).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." He penciled five issues of '' The New Teen Titans'' in 1985 and writer

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later commented that "I knew that I had this incredible artist who could draw almost anything that I wanted...So I decided to make the story just the biggest spectacle I could come up with." Other works by García-López include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and various DC superheroes. His work on the DC series ''

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'' received an

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nomination. His work on the '' Cinder and Ashe'' limited series was praised by

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in 2014 which noted "His characters are never in a static position; they’re always stretching, or crunched up, or twisting. There is constant dramatic content in their movements." During his exclusive contract with DC Comics, he has been responsible for penciling the style guides used by the company to provide official artwork for merchandise licences around the world. García-López illustrated the 1982 guide, still used today as part of a DC Comics retro line, a 1992 guide focused on the ''

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'' movie, the Superman related guides from 1991, 1994, and 2006, and other DC Universe guides in 1998, 2004, and 2012. His 2000s work includes '' JLA: Classified'' and a 2009 story arc in ''

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'' which introduced the

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character. He drew the

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story in ''

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'' which was written by

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. In 2011, he drew one of the stories in ''

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'' #17. DC Comics published a collection of his Superman stories in ''Adventure of Superman: José Luis García-López'' in 2013. He and

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produced a comics adaptation of a

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story written by

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originally intended for the ''Batman'' television series. García-López drew the "Actionland!" chapter in ''Action Comics'' #1000 (June 2018) and the Superman story in ''DC Nation'' #0 (July 2018).

Bibliography

Interior pencil art (except where noted) includes:

DC Comics

*''

'' (

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): #448 (inks over

Dick Dillin Richard Allen Dillin (December 17, 1928 – March 1, 1980)Richard Dillin
at the United States

): #451 (inks over

) (1975), #1000 (2018); (

Phantom Stranger The Phantom Stranger is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, of unspecified paranormal origins, who battles mysterious and occult forces, sometimes under their Vertigo imprint. The character first appeared in an ...

): #623, 641 (1989) *''

Adventure Comics ''Adventure Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1938 to 1983 and revived from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues (472 of those after the title changed from ''New Adventure Comics''), ...

'' (

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): #442; (

): #462–463, 465–466 (1975–79) *'' All-New Collectors' Edition'' (Superman vs. Wonder Woman) #C–54 (1978) *''

All-Star Western ''All-Star Western'' was the name of three American comic book series published by DC Comics, each a Western fiction omnibus featuring both continuing characters and anthological stories. The first ran from 1951 to 1961, the second from 1970 to 1 ...

'', vol. 3 #10, 30–31 (2012–14) *''

'', vol. 2, #1–12 (1984) (note: inks only on issues #4 and #5) *''

'' #272, 336–337, 353 (1976–82) *''

'' #26–28 (2009) *''

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'' ( Robin and

Batgirl Batgirl is the name of several superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts and allies to the superhero Batman. Although the character Betty Kane was introduced into publication in ...

team-up) #3 (1976) *'' Batman: Gotham Knights'' (

Batman Black and White ''Batman Black and White'' refers to the comic book limited series published by DC Comics featuring 8-page black and white Batman stories. Volumes 1, 4 and 5 of the series feature all-new stories (published in 1996, 2013–14, and 2020–21, res ...

) #10 (2000) *'' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #16–20, 149–153 (1991–2002) *''Batman: Reign of Terror'' graphic novel (1999) *''

: The Official Comic Adaptation'' #1 (1995) *'' Batman '66 the Lost Episode'' #1 (2015) *''Batman: The Blue, the Grey, and the Bat'' #1 (1993) *''

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'' #164, 171 (1980–81) *'' Cinder and Ashe'' miniseries #1–4 (1988) *''

'' #1–4, 17, 20, 24, 31, 41 (1978–82) *''

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'' ( Star Raiders) #1 (1983) *'' DC Nation'' #0 (2018) *''DC Special: The Return of

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'' miniseries #1–4 (2005) *''

'' (

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) #11; (

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) #21; (Batman vs.

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) #27 (1978–81) *'' DC Universe: Legacies'' limited series #3–4 (2010) *''

'' miniseries #1–4 (1986) *''Deadman'' miniseries #5–6 (2002) *''

'' (

): #449, 454, 458–459; (Hawkman): #452, 454–455; (

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): #500 (1975–81) *''

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'' one-shot (

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) (1996) *''

Green Lantern Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...

Annual'' #3 (1987) *''

Hawkman Hawkman is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1, published by All-American ...

'', vol. 4, #18 (2003) *'' Hercules Unbound'' #1–6 (1975–76) *''

Heroes Against Hunger ''Heroes Against Hunger'' is a 1986 all-star benefit comic book for African famine relief and recovery. Published by DC Comics in the form of a "comic jam" or exquisite corpse, the book starred Superman and Batman. Spearheaded by Jim Starlin and B ...

'' (two pages, among other artists) (1986) *'' House of Secrets'' (

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) #154 (1978) *'' JLA: Classified'' #16–21 (2006) *''

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'' #2–4 (1975) *''

'' #1–4, 10, 32, 73 (1977–83) *'' Just Imagine Stan Lee creating Green Lantern'' (backup story) (2001) *''The Kamandi Challenge'', limited series, #12 (backup story) (2017) *''

'', vol. 3, #55 (among other artists) (1988) *'' Many Worlds of Tesla Strong'' one-shot (among other artists) (2003) *''

New Teen Titans The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...

'', vol. 2, #7–11 (1985) *'' On the Road to Perdition'', miniseries, #1–3 (2003) *''Realworlds: Superman'', one-shot (2000) *''Robin Annual'' #2 (1993) *''

Secret Origins ''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the origin stories of the publisher's various characters. Publication history ''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...

'', vol. 2, (

) #10 (1987) *''

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Featuring Wonder Woman'' (digital) #40 (2015) *'' Showcase '94'' (

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) #1 (1994) *''

'', vol. 2, #17 (2011) *''

'' (

): #289, 294, 301–302, 307–309, 347; ( Mr. Mxyzptlk): #351 (1976–80) *''

'', vol. 2, #104–105 (1995) *''Superman, Inc'' (

Elseworlds ''Elseworlds'' was the publication imprint (trade name), imprint for American comic books produced by DC Comics for stories that took place outside the DC Universe Canon (fictional), canon. Elseworlds publications are set in alternate realitie ...

) (1999) *''Superman: Kal'' (Elseworlds) (1995) *''

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'' #250–255 (1976) *''

'' miniseries #1–3 (1990) *''

'' (

) #1–12 (2009) *''

Weird War Tales ''Weird War Tales'' was a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by DC Comics. It was published from September–October 1971 to June 1983. Publication history The original title ran for 12 years and 124 issues. It was ...

'' #41, 44, 108 (1975–82) *''

Weird Western Tales ''Weird Western Tales'' is a Western genre comics anthology published by DC Comics from June–July 1972 to August 1980. It is best known for featuring the adventures of Jonah Hex until #38 (Jan.–Feb. 1977) when the character was promoted to hi ...

'' (Jonah Hex) #32–33, 38 (1976–77) *''

Annual'' #1 (among other artists) (1988) *''

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'' (Superman and Batman) #244, 255, 258 (1977–79)

Other publishers

*''Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery'' #64–65 (Gold Key, 1975) *''Career Girl Romances'' #71 (Charlton, 1972) *''

Ghostly Tales ''Ghostly Tales'' was a horror-suspense anthology comic book series published by Charlton Comics from 1966 to 1984 (though it was primarily a reprint title from 1978 onward). The book was "hosted" by Mr. L. Dedd (later changed to I. M. Dedd), a m ...

'' #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) *''

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'' #30 (First, 1987)

Compilations

*''On the Road to Perdition'' (with

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, 296 pages,

Paradox Press Paradox Press was a division of DC Comics formed in 1993 after editor Mark Nevelow departed from Piranha Press. Under the initial editorship of Andrew Helfer and Bronwyn Carlton the imprint was renamed. It is best known for graphic novels like '' ...

, December 2004, ;

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, May 2005, , collects: **''Book 1: Oasis'' (with inks by

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, 96 pages, Paradox Press, May 2003, ; Titan Books, June 2003, ) ** ''Book 2: Sanctuary'' (with inks by

Steve Lieber Steve Lieber (born May 19, 1967) is an American comic book illustrator known for his work on books such as ''Detective Comics'' and ''Hawkman'', and the critically acclaimed miniseries '' Whiteout'', which was adapted into a 2009 feature film sta ...

, 96 pages, Paradox Press, December 2003, ; Titan Books, March 2004, ) **''Book 3: Detour'' (with inks by Steve Lieber, 96 pages, Paradox Press, July 2004, ; Titan Books, October 2004, ) *''Adventures of Superman'', collects ''Superman'' 294,301,302,307,309, ''DC Comics Presents'', and more; 360 pages, April 2013, *''Modern Masters Volume Five: J.L. Garcia-Lopez'', 128 pages, Two Morrows Publishing, July 2005,

Awards

1992: Nominated for "Best Artist"

, for ''

''.
1997: Nominated for "Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team"

, with

Kevin Nowlan Kevin Nowlan (born 1958) is an American comics artist who works as a penciler, inker, colorist, and letterer. He has been called "one of the few artists who can be called 'artists's artist'", a master of the various disciplines of comic producti ...

, for '' Doctor Strangefate''

References

External links

"DC Profiles #39: José Luis García-López"
at the Grand Comics Database
José Luis García-López
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
Checklist from "Tebeosfera" site
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