Walmir Amaral de Oliveira (2 December 1939 – 10 January 2024) was a Brazilian comic artist.[1]
Walmir Amaral | |
|---|---|
| Born | Walmir Amaral de Oliveira 2 December 1939 |
| Died | 10 January 2024 (aged 84) |
| Occupation(s) | Comics artist, editor |
| Employer | RGE |
| Awards | Prêmio Angelo Agostini for Master of National Comics (1990) |
Born in Rio de Janeiro, he worked at the Rio Gráfica Editora from 1957 to 1986, where he produced covers and illustrations for several licensed characters including Lee Falk's The Phantom.[2][3] In the 1960s, Amaral began writing and drawing the comics for O Anjo, a radio character previously drawn by Flavio Colin. Amaral drew some western comics like Straight Arrow and Black Rider.[4]
Amaral was also one of the creators of the project Gibi Semanal, in which he worked as editor and writer.[5][6] The comic book featured weekly publication of strips such as Beetle Bailey, Peanuts, Frank and Ernest, Tarzan, Rip Kirby, Dick Tracy, and Lucky Luke, as well as characters including Popeye, The Cisco Kid, and The Spirit.[7]
At Editora Abril, he illustrated Zorro stories based on the Disney TV series, The Herculoids from Hanna-Barbera in the comic book Heróis da TV[8] and the series "Alex and Cris" published in Revista Crás!.[9]
In 1990, he was awarded the Prêmio Angelo Agostini for Master of National Comics.[10]
Amaral died on 10 January 2024, at the age of 84.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Walmir Amaral de Oliveira". Lambiek Comiclopedia.
- ^ "Walmir Amaral, herói da era de ouro dos quadrinhos" (in Portuguese). Jornal de Beltrão. 13 October 2010.
- ^ "Editora Criativo resgata HQ rara com arte de Walmir Amaral" (in Portuguese). Universo HQ. 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Walmir Amaral fala sobre sua carreira no Instituto dos Quadrinhos". UNIVERSO HQ (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Walmir Amaral" (in Portuguese). Editora Criativo.
- ^ "Walmir Amaral fala sobre sua carreira no Instituto dos Quadrinhos" (in Portuguese). Universo HQ. 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Gibi Semanal" (in Portuguese). Universo HQ. 1 December 2001.
- ^ Heitor Pitombo (2009). "Entrevista: Walmir Amaral". Fantasma: A Biografia Oficial do Primeiro Herói Fantasiado dos Quadrinhos. Opera Graphica. pp. 105–108. ISBN 9788589961981.
- ^ Crás! A hora e a vez dos quadrinhos nacionais
- ^ "Tudo sobre o Dia do Quadrinho Nacional e o Troféu Angelo Agostini" (in Portuguese). Bigorna.net. 16 December 2005. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Phantom, The (11 January 2024). "The Passing Of Brazilian Artist Walmir Amaral". The Phantom. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
External links
edit- Walmir Amaral at Inducks
- Walmir Amaral discography at Discogs
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