Xuasus is the

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of Spanish

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artist Juan Jesus Garcia (

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, 1968).

Biography

Xuasus' chunky, fully painted style was admired by David Bishop, editor of the ''

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'', in the early 1990s, and the artist was commissioned to work on a number of well-known characters, including

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, Judge Hershey and the Brit-Cit Brute. Xuasus has also contributed to the ''

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'' and ''

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'' titles. His latest contribution is the "Waccy Baccy Races" series for the magazine ''Wasted'' in collaboration with Alan Grant. He now combines his work in comics with film projects. He worked as a matte painter and VFX Art Director on the cities of Jerusalem and the Castle of Kerak on ''

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.'' He also created the virtual Waterfall City for ''

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'' and was a matte painter on ''

Troy Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in present-day Turkey, south-west of Ç ...

,'' ''

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'' and ''Harry Potter II.'' He now works in Vancouver, Canada as a matte painter.

Works

Bibliography

Comics work includes: *'' Judge Hershey'' (in ''

'' vol.2 #12, 1992) *''

'' (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol.2 #19, 21, 27-29 & 34-35, 1993) *''

'' (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol.2 #54-56, 1994) *''

'' *''

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'' *''X-Bow'' *''France Routes'' *''Bonty'' *''La Nueva Espana'' *''Wild Crew'' *''Lletres Asturianes''

Partial filmography

*300: Rise of an Empire * Seventh Son * Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters * The Lone Ranger * Man of Steel * Jack the Giant Slayer * Life of Pi * Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows * The Borgias * Priest * Fast Five * Battle Los Angeles * Piranha * ''

'' *''

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'' *''

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'' *''

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'' *''Rome'' *''Troy'' *''Harry Potter II'' *''

References

2000 AD profile

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Xuasus 1968 births Living people People from Mieres, Asturias Spanish comics artists