Mike Deodato (; born May 23, 1963), sometimes credited as Mike Deodato Jr., is the professional

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of Brazilian

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artist Deodato Taumaturgo Borges Filho.

Early life

Mike Deodato was born on May 23, 1963 in

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. He is the son of comic artist Deodato Borges.

Career

One of Deodato's first works was a 1993 photo-realistic comic book adaptation of the television series ''

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'' published by

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. Deodato became famous in the North American comic book industry for his work with writer

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on ''

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'', during which he co-created the character

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. After his Wonder Woman project he had a short stint as the penciller of ''

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'', where he worked firstly with writer

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and then again with writer William Messner-Loebs. Later he drew '' Glory'' for

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's Extreme Studios at

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and

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. While his style in the mid-1990s was highly reminiscent of

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, he has recently changed to a more simplified, photo-realistic and sometimes moody style. His first work with this new artistic identity was ''

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'', written by Bruce Jones. Since then, he has worked on the

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spin-off ''

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'' and became the regular penciller of ''

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'' and '' The New Avengers''. Deodato then took over as regular penciller for the Marvel title '' Thunderbolts'' with issue 110, once again collaborating with Warren Ellis. Deodato then became the regular artist for the ''

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which came out of the conclusion of ''

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''. With writer

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, he launched the ongoing series ''

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'' in May 2010, before returning to ''New Avengers''. In 2012 he became the penciller of ''The Avengers'' and ''The New Avengers''. Deodato worked with

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on the eight-issue flagship comic of Marvel's 2014 crossover storyline, ''

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''. In 2017 Deodato drew the ''

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'' ongoing series with writer

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. He drew the ''

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'' limited series in 2018 with writer Gerry Duggan. In March 2019 Deodato announced that he would leave Marvel after his upcoming run on ''

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''. Following the expiration of his Marvel contract, he worked with DC to create a Batman-centric Comic-Con Experience 2019 poster. The poster, colored by Marcelo Maiolo, will honor Batman's 80th anniversary. In March 2020 Deodato and writer

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started the series The Resistance. The series were one of four inaugural releases comprising a new shared universe within the publisher's Upshot imprint.

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Dark Horse Comics

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vs.

Vampirella Vampirella () is a fictional vampire superheroine created by Forrest J Ackerman and comic book artist Trina Robbins in Warren Publishing's black-and-white horror comics magazine ''Vampirella'' #1 (Sept. 1969), a sister publication of ''Creepy'' ...

'' * '' Star Wars Tales 7'' * ''

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'' #9–14

DC Comics

* ''

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 ...

'' Annual #1 (2000) * ''

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...

'' #570 (1999) * ''Batman 80-Page Giant'' #3 (among other artists) (2000) * '' Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' #87 (1999) * ''

Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman i ...

'' #736 (1999) * ''Legends of the

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'' (Wonder Woman) #4–5 (1998) * ''

'' vol. 2 #0, 85, 90–100 (1994–1995)

Image Comics

* '' Glory'' #1–10 (among other artists) (1995–1996) * ''Jade Warriors'' #1–3 (1999–2000) * ''

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'' #47 (along with

Ed Benes José Edilbenes Bezerra (born November 20, 1972), better known by his professional name Ed Benes, is a Brazilian comic book artist, known for his work for DC Comics, on such titles as ''Birds of Prey'', ''Supergirl'', ''Superman'', and ''Justice L ...

) (1998)

Marvel Comics

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'' (

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) #546 (2004–2008) * ''

'' vol. 4 #2 (2017) * ''

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'' #380–382, 384–385, 387–388, 390–391, 393–395, 397–402 (1994–1996) * ''Avengers'' vol. 4 #34 (2010) * ''Avengers'' vol. 5 #9–13, 24, 37, 39, 41 (2013–2015) * ''Avengers: The Crossing'' (1995) * '' BrooklyKnight'' #1 (2012) * ''

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'' #616–617 (among other artists) (2011) * ''

'' #1–6, 9–16 (2009–2010) * ''Dark Avengers/

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: Exodus'' (along with

Terry Dodson Terry Dodson is an American comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work on titles such as ''Harley Quinn'', ''Trouble (comics), Trouble, Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil that Men Do'', ''Marvel Knights Spiderman, Marvel Knights: S ...

) (2009) * ''

Dream Police ''Dream Police'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Cheap Trick. It was released in 1979, and was their third release in a row produced by Tom Werman. It is the band's most commercially successful studio album, going to No. 6 on ...

'' (2005) * '' Elektra'' #1–19 (1996–1998); #-1 (1997, Flashback issue) * ''Guardians of Knowhere'' #1–4 (2015) * '' Incredible Hulk'' vol. 1 #447–453 (1996–1997) * ''Incredible Hulk:

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Unleashed'' (1996) * ''Incredible Hulk'' vol. 2 #50–54, 60–65, 70–72 (2003–2004) * '' The Invincible Iron Man'' vol. 3 #6–14 (2016) * ''

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'' #1–5 (2018) * ''Infinity Countdown Prime'' #1 (2018) * ''Infinity Wars'' #1–6 (2018) * ''Infinity Wars Prime '' #1 (2018) * ''

Journey into Mystery ''Journey into Mystery'' is an American comic book series initially published by Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics, then by its successor, Marvel Comics. Initially a horror comics anthology, it changed to giant-monster and science fiction stori ...

'' #503–506, 508–511, #-1 (1996–1997) * ''

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'' vol. 5 #20 (2008) * '' New Avengers'' #17–20 (2006) * ''New Avengers'' vol. 2 #9–30, 34 (2010–2012) * ''New Avengers'' vol. 3 #7–12, 28, 32–33 (2013–2015) * ''New Avengers Finale'' (among other artists) (2010) * ''

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'' #25–33 (2017) * ''

'' #1–8 (2014) * ''

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'' vol. 2 #4 (2007) * ''

'' #1–5 (2019) * ''

'' #1–4, 6–10, 12 (2010–2011) * ''

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'' #21–22 (1998) * ''

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'' vol. 2 #13–14 (2015) * ''Star Wars: Vader Down'' #1 (2015) * ''

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'' vol. 2 #1–6 (2016–2017) * ''

'' vol. 1 #491-494, 496, 498–502 (1995-1996) * '' Thor: The Legend'' #1 (1996) * '' Thunderbolts'' #110–121 (2007–2008) * ''Thunderbolts Prelude'' (1997, reprints team's first appearance in ''Incredible Hulk'' vol. 2, #449) * ''

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'' #1–4 (2002) * ''

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Annual'' #2 (2006) * ''

'' #1–4 (2004) * ''

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'' vol. 2 Annual #2 (2008) * '' Wolverine: Origins'' #28–30 (2008–2009) * '' X-Men: Legacy'' #212 (along with

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) (2008) * ''X-Men: Original Sin'' one-shot (2008) * ''

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'' #32 (2001) * '' X.S.E.'', miniseries, #1–4 (1996–1997)

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) * ''The Cartoon Art of Mike Deodato, Jr.'' Dec 2013 (

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) * ''Death Kiss'' (Maximum Press) * ''

'' #5–8 ( Chaos!) * ''

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: Uncommon Ground'' (Chaos!) * ''Lost in Space'' (Innovation) * '' Mack Bolan: The Executioner'' (Innovation) * ''Mike Deodato's Comics & Stories'' Summer 2014 (

) * ''Mike Deodato's Jade Warriors'' 2014 (

) * ''Mike Deodato Jr's Sketchbook'' (2014) (

) * ''

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'' (Chaos!) * ''Quantum Leap'' (Innovation) * ''Samuree'' vol. 2 #3 ( Continuity) * ''

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'' ( Valiant)

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, 2017–) * ''Darth Vader Annual'' #2 (Marvel, 2017–) * ''

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'' #1 (Variant Cover Only Marvel 2016) * ''

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(vol. 2)'' #22-24, #27-36 (2007-2008) * ''

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'' #10 (2016)

References

External links

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Mike Deodato page at Marvel Digital Comics

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