Mike Deodato, Jr.

Mike Deodato (; born May 23, 1963), sometimes credited as Mike Deodato Jr., is the professional pseudonym of Brazilian comic book artist Deodato Taumaturgo Borges Filho.

Early life

Mike Deodato was born on May 23, 1963 in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil. 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 ''Beauty and the Beast'' published by Innovation Publishing. Deodato became famous in the North American comic book industry for his work with writer William Messner-Loebs on ''Wonder Woman'', during which he co-created the character Artemis of Bana-Mighdall. After his Wonder Woman project he had a short stint as the penciller of ''Thor'', where he worked firstly with writer Warren Ellis and then again with writer William Messner-Loebs. Later he drew '' Glory'' for Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios at Image Comics and Maximum Press.

While his style in the mid-1990s was highly reminiscent of Jim Lee, he has recently changed to a more simplified, photo-realistic and sometimes moody style. His first work with this new artistic identity was ''The Incredible Hulk'', written by Bruce Jones. Since then, he has worked on the Doctor Strange spin-off '' Witches'' and became the regular penciller of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' 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 ''Dark Avengers'' ongoing series which came out of the conclusion of ''Secret Invasion''. With writer Ed Brubaker, he launched the ongoing series ''Secret Avengers'' in May 2010, before returning to ''New Avengers''.

In 2012 he became the penciller of ''The Avengers'' and ''The New Avengers''. Deodato worked with Jason Aaron on the eight-issue flagship comic of Marvel's 2014 crossover storyline, '' Original Sin''. In 2017 Deodato drew the ''Astonishing X-Men'' ongoing series with writer Charles Soule. He drew the '' Infinity Wars'' limited series in 2018 with writer Gerry Duggan.

In March 2019 Deodato announced that he would leave Marvel after his upcoming run on ''Savage Avengers''. 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 J. Michael Straczynski started the series The Resistance. The series were one of four inaugural releases comprising a new shared universe within the publisher's Upshot imprint.

Bibliography

Dark Horse Comics

* '' Lady Death vs. Vampirella''
* '' Star Wars Tales 7''
* ''Xena'' #9–14

DC Comics

* '' Batgirl'' Annual #1 (2000)
* '' Batman'' #570 (1999)
* ''Batman 80-Page Giant'' #3 (among other artists) (2000)
* '' Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' #87 (1999)
* '' Detective Comics'' #736 (1999)
* ''Legends of the DC Universe'' (Wonder Woman) #4–5 (1998)
* ''Wonder Woman'' vol. 2 #0, 85, 90–100 (1994–1995)

Image Comics

* '' Glory'' #1–10 (among other artists) (1995–1996)
* ''Jade Warriors'' #1–3 (1999–2000)
* '' WildC.A.T.s'' #47 (along with Ed Benes) (1998)

Marvel Comics

* '' Amazing Spider-Man'' ( Spider-Man) #509–528; ( Harry Osborn) #546 (2004–2008)
* ''Astonishing X-Men'' vol. 4 #2 (2017)
* '' Avengers'' #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)
* '' Captain America'' #616–617 (among other artists) (2011)
* ''Dark Avengers'' #1–6, 9–16 (2009–2010)
* ''Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus'' (along with Terry Dodson) (2009)
* ''Dream Police'' (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: Hercules Unleashed'' (1996)
* ''Incredible Hulk'' vol. 2 #50–54, 60–65, 70–72 (2003–2004)
* '' The Invincible Iron Man'' vol. 3 #6–14 (2016)
* ''Infinity Countdown'' #1–5 (2018)
* ''Infinity Countdown Prime'' #1 (2018)
* ''Infinity Wars'' #1–6 (2018)
* ''Infinity Wars Prime '' #1 (2018)
* ''Journey into Mystery'' #503–506, 508–511, #-1 (1996–1997)
* '' Moon Knight'' 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)
* '' Old Man Logan'' #25–33 (2017)
* '' Original Sin'' #1–8 (2014)
* ''Punisher War Journal'' vol. 2 #4 (2007)
* ''Savage Avengers'' #1–5 (2019)
* ''Secret Avengers'' #1–4, 6–10, 12 (2010–2011)
* ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' #21–22 (1998)
* '' Star Wars'' vol. 2 #13–14 (2015)
* ''Star Wars: Vader Down'' #1 (2015)
* ''Thanos'' vol. 2 #1–6 (2016–2017)
* ''Thor'' 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)
* '' Tigra'' #1–4 (2002)
* ''Ultimates Annual'' #2 (2006)
* '' Witches'' #1–4 (2004)
* ''Wolverine'' vol. 2 Annual #2 (2008)
* '' Wolverine: Origins'' #28–30 (2008–2009)
* '' X-Men: Legacy'' #212 (along with Scot Eaton) (2008)
* ''X-Men: Original Sin'' one-shot (2008)
* '' X-Men Unlimited'' #32 (2001)
* '' X.S.E.'', miniseries, #1–4 (1996–1997)

Other publishers

* ''Beauty and the Beast'' ( Innovation)
* ''The Cartoon Art of Mike Deodato, Jr.'' Dec 2013 (Red Giant Entertainment)
* ''Death Kiss'' (Maximum Press)
* '' Lady Death'' #5–8 ( Chaos!)
* '' Lady Death vs. Vampirella: Uncommon Ground'' (Chaos!)
* ''Lost in Space'' (Innovation)
* '' Mack Bolan: The Executioner'' (Innovation)
* ''Mike Deodato's Comics & Stories'' Summer 2014 (Red Giant Entertainment)
* ''Mike Deodato's Jade Warriors'' 2014 (Red Giant Entertainment)
* ''Mike Deodato Jr's Sketchbook'' (2014) (Red Giant Entertainment)
* ''Purgatori'' (Chaos!)
* ''Quantum Leap'' (Innovation)
* ''Samuree'' vol. 2 #3 ( Continuity)
* ''Turok'' ( Valiant)

Covers work

* '' A+X'' #1 (Variant Cover Only Marvel 2012)
* ''Astonishing X-Men'' #8 (Marvel, 2017–)
* ''Darth Vader Annual'' #2 (Marvel, 2017–)
* ''Marvel Legacy'' #1 (Variant Cover Only Marvel 2016)
* '' She-Hulk (vol. 2)'' #22-24, #27-36 (2007-2008)
* ''Prowler'' #10 (2016)

References

External links

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Glass House Graphics

Mike Deodato page at Marvel Digital Comics

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1963 births
Living people
Brazilian comics artists
People from Campina Grande
Prêmio Angelo Agostini winners