Lee Bermejo: Difference between revisions

Lee Bermejo's career began in 1997 as an intern at [[WildStorm]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url= http://www.wizarduniverse.com/082908leebermejo.html|title= Lee Bermejo Q&A|first= Brett|last= White|date= August 29, 2008|magazine= [[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080909065300/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/082908leebermejo.html|archivedate= September 9, 2008|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all}}</ref> He is self-taught, with little formal art training.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.optimumwound.com/lee-bermejo-master-of-pencil-and-ink.htm|title= Lee Bermejo – Master of Pencil and Ink|first= Jason|last= Thibault|date= May 11, 2009|publisher= OptimumWound.com|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120619043601/http://www.optimumwound.com/lee-bermejo-master-of-pencil-and-ink.htm|archivedate= June 19, 2012|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref> His first credited comics work appeared in ''[[Gen¹³|Gen¹³]]'' #43 (Sept. 1999)<ref name="GCD">{{gcdb|type=credit|search= Lee+Bermejo|title= Lee Bermejo}}</ref> Together with writer [[Joe Kelly (comics writer)|Joe Kelly]] and co-artist [[Doug Mahnke]], Bermejo crafted the "[[What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?]]" story in ''[[Action Comics]]'' #775 (March 2001). He and writer [[Brian Azzarello]] collaborated on the ''[[Lex Luthor: Man of Steel]]'' limited series in 2005<ref name="GCD" /> and the ''[[Joker (graphic novel)|Joker]]'' graphic novel in 2008.<ref>{{cite book|lastlast1= Manning|firstfirst1= Matthew K.|last2=Dougall|first2=Alastair, ed.|chapter= 2000s|title= Batman: A Visual History|publisher= [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year= 2014|location= London, United Kingdom|page= 300|isbn= 978-1465424563|quote= Writer Brian Azzarello and artist Lee Bermejo took on the Clown Prince of Crime when they crafted this hardcover graphic novel about the Joker's latest release from Arkham Asylum.}}</ref> In 2009, Bermejo drew the [[Superman]] story in the ''[[Wednesday Comics]]'' limited series.<ref>{{cite book|lastlast1=Cowsill|firstfirst1= Alan|last2=Dolan|first2=Hannah, ed.|chapter= 2000s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|year=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9|page= 338|quote = ''Wednesday Comics'' was a broadsheet anthology created to be reminiscent of the comic section in Sunday newspapers. It also brought together some of the medium's top creators...'Superman' with a script by John Arcudi, and art by Lee Bermejo.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22960|title= ''Wednesday Comics'': Arcudi & Bermejo|first= Jeffrey|last= Renaud|date= September 16, 2009|website= [[Comic Book Resources]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20121012061158/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22960|archivedate= October 12, 2012|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref> Bermejo both wrote and drew the ''[[Batman: Noël]]'' graphic novel in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/11/03/batman-noel-review|title= ''Batman: Noël'' Review|first= Joey|last= Esposito|date= November 3, 2011|website= [[IGN]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131208042900/http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/11/03/batman-noel-review|archivedate=December 8, 2013 |url-status= live|df= mdy-all|accessdate= December 7, 2013}}</ref> He and Azzarello worked together again on the ''[[Before Watchmen]]: [[Rorschach (comics)|Rorschach]]'' limited series in 2012–2013.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=37383|title= DC Comics Releases Lee Bermejo ''Before Watchmen'' Art|first= Stephen|last= Gerding|date= March 7, 2012|website= [[Comic Book Resources]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120620134429/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=37383|archivedate= June 20, 2012|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref>

In 2015, Bermejo launched the ''Suiciders'' series for [[Vertigo (DC Comics)|Vertigo]] and ''[[We Are... Robin|We Are Robin]]'' for the main DC Comics line.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/07/01/all-six-new-vertigo-titles-including-lee-bermejos-suiciders-and-caitlin-kittredge-and-inaki-mirandas-coffin-hill/|title= All Six New Vertigo Titles, Including Lee Bermejo’sBermejo's ''Suiciders'' And Caitlin Kittredge And Inaki Miranda’sMiranda's ''Coffin Hill''|first= Rich|last= Johnston|date= July 1, 2013|publisher= Bleeding Cool|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131022032613/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/07/01/all-six-new-vertigo-titles-including-lee-bermejos-suiciders-and-caitlin-kittredge-and-inaki-mirandas-coffin-hill/|archivedate= October 22, 2013|url-status= live|df= mdy-all|accessdate= December 8, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.newsarama.com/23637-suiciders-a-passion-project-for-bermejo.html|title= ''We Are Robin'' Writer Bermejo Launches ''Suiciders'' At Vertigo|first= Vaneta|last= Rogers|date= February 25, 2015|work= [[Newsarama]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150808022330/http://www.newsarama.com/23637-suiciders-a-passion-project-for-bermejo.html|archivedate=August 8, 2015|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref> Bermejo drew the 2000s variant cover for [[Action Comics 1000|''Action Comics'' #1000]] (June 2018).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.previewsworld.com/Article/208506-DC-Unveils-Final-Variant-For-Action-Comics-1000|title= DC Unveils Final Variant For ''Action Comics'' #1000|date= March 7, 2018|work= Previews|publisher= [[Diamond Comic Distributors]]|archiveurl=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/71X2BSpc3?url=web/20180809060614/https://www.previewsworld.com/Article/208506-DC-Unveils-Final-Variant-For-Action-Comics-1000 |archivedate= August 9, 2018|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref>

*''[[Gen¹³|Gen¹³]]: Carny Folk'' #143–44; #66 (among other artists) (20001999–2001)

* [[IGN]] Comics Award - Best Graphic Novel 2008 ''[[Joker (graphic novel)|Joker]]'' (DC Comics)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://bestof.ign.com/2008/comics/4.html|title= Best Original Graphic Novel|date= n.d.|website= IGN|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120815114529/http://bestof.ign.com/2008/comics/4.html|archivedate= August 15, 2012|url-status= livedead|accessdate= December 7, 2013 }}</ref>