José Ladrönn (born 1967) is a

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and

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born in

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Biography

Comic book titles he has contributed to include '' Cable'', ''

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Team-Up'', '' Superman Transilvane'' and ''

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''. In the 2006 he received an

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(Best Painter/Multimedia Artist) for his work with writer and publisher Richard Starkings on ''Hip Flask: Mystery City'', one of a series of Hip Flask one-shots published by

Active Images Richard Starkings (born 27 January 1962) is a British font designer and comic book letterer, editor and writer. He was one of the early pioneers of computer-based comic-book lettering, and is one of the most prolific creators in that industry. ...

. In 2004 he worked with the Chilean author

Alejandro Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (; born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French avant-garde filmmaker. Best known for his 1970s films '' El Topo'' and '' The Holy Mountain'', Jodorowsky has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts" for his wo ...

in the story ''Tears of gold'' published in the U.S. by Metal Hurlant magazine. Prior to 2010, he also regularly contributed covers for various titles such as Marvel's '' Incredible Hulk'' and

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' '' Countdown to Infinite Crisis:

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''. He is currently working on '' Hip Flask'' volume 5 as well ''

The Sons of El Topo ''El Topo'' (, "The Mole") is a 1970 Mexican acid Western art film written, scored, directed by and starring Alejandro Jodorowsky. Characterized by its bizarre characters and occurrences, use of maimed and dwarf performers, and heavy doses of Ju ...

'' with Alejandro Jodorowsky.

Bibliography

Interior comic work includes: *'' Cable'' #-1, 48-70 (with James Robinson and

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, 1997–1999) *''

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'' (with

, Humanoids Publishing, 2014) *''Sons of El Topo'' - "Les Fils d'El Topo - Tome 1 - Caïn" (with Alejandro Jodorowsky, 2016) *''

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'' ''Annual 2000'' (with

Dan Jurgens Dan Jurgens (; born June 27, 1959) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday, Hank Henshaw and Booster Gold. Jurgens ...

, Marvel Comics, 2000)

Covers only

*''

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'' #-1 (

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, 1997) *'' Cable'' #46, 56–57, 63 (Marvel, 1997–1999) *''

'' #14 (Marvel, 1999) *'' X-51'' #2 (Marvel, 1999) *'' The New Eternals: Apocalypse Now'' #1 (Marvel, 2000) *''

The Jack Kirby Collector TwoMorrows Publishing is a publisher of magazines about comic books, founded in 1994 by John and Pam Morrow out of their small advertising agency in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Its products also include books and DVDs. List of magaz ...

'' #32 (

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, 2001) *''

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'' #1-3, 10-11 (

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, 2001–2002) *''

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'' #2 (

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, 2004) *''

'' #1-6, ''Infinite Crisis Special'' (

, 2005–2006) *'' Conan'' #20-22 (

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, 2005) *''

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v2'' #219 (DC Comics, 2005) *''

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v2'' #226 (DC Comics, 2005) *'' Incredible Hulk v2'' #92-105 (Marvel, 2006–2007) *'' Elephantmen'' #1-13, 20, 22, ''The Pilot'' (Image, 2006–2009) *''

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'' #5-25 (DC Comics, 2007–2008) *'' Fantastic Four Omnibus Volume 2'' hc (Marvel, 2007) *'' Elephantmen: War Toys'' #1-3 (Image, 2007–2008) *'' Green Arrow/Black Canary'' #15-29 (DC Comics, 2009–2010) *'' The War That Time Forgot'' #9 (DC Comics, 2009) *''

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'' #1 (DC Comics, 2009) *''

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'' #873 (DC Comics, 2009) *'' Superman: World of New Krypton'' #1, 12 (DC Comics, 2009–2010) *'' Batman: Battle for the Cowl:

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'' #1 (DC Comics, 2009) *'' Batman: Battle for the Cowl:

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'' #1 (DC Comics, 2009) *'' Batman: Battle for the Cowl:

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'' #1 (DC Comics, 2009) *'' Batman: Battle for the Cowl: The Underground'' #1 (DC Comics, 2009) *'' Batman: Battle for the Cowl:

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'' #1 (DC Comics, 2009) *''

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'' #43 (DC Comics, 2010) *''

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'' #1-17 (DC Comics, 2010–2011) *'' Incredible Hulk v3'' #1 (Marvel, 2011) *''

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v3'' #4-10 (DC Comics, 2012)

Awards

* 2006: Won "Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior)"

, for ''Hip Flask: Mystery City''

Notes

References

José O. Ladrönn
at the

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Comiclopedia * *

External links

*
Ladrönn site at Hollywood Comics

Interviews

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