Diego Jourdan Explained

Caption:Diego Jourdan Pereira
Birth Name:Diego Jourdan Pereira
Birth Date:1977 10, df=y
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Area:Author (Writer, puzzle maker, translator, illustrator, colorist, cartoonist)
Notable Works:Astonishing Bathroom Reader, 5-Minute Jesus Stories, Ivy the Terrible, Oor Wullie
Awards:Premio Morosoli (2014)

Diego Jourdan Pereira (credited in the comics as Diego Jourdan) is a Uruguayan author of trade books for general audiences, who resides in Santiago, Chile.

Life

Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Jourdan Pereira moved to Santiago de Chile, Chile, in 1991, where he has lived since.

Career

Jourdan Pereira studied Graphic Design at Universidad del Pacifico in Chile and Computer Typesetting and Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and worked mainly as a comic-book artist for twenty years,[1] the first ten of which he spent illustrating licensed properties such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joe,, Astro Boy, Digger & Friends, Ghostbusters, and Disney/Pixar characters for American publishers like IDW Publishing, Mirage Studios, and Boom Studios; before crossing the Atlantic to Scotland's DC Thomson where he tackled Ivy the Terrible, Lego City, and Pie Face comics for the weekly The Beano, Snooty & Scamp (Lord & Lauser) at Wendy, countless illustrations for WWE Kids Magazine, and was finally chosen as a Peter Davidson fill-in artist on The Sunday Post Fun Section comic-strips (which include Oor Wullie, The Broons, and Wee Harry).[2]

He also delved into vintage comic-book restoration and re-coloring, starting out with The Purple Smurfs (Papercutz), online Last Kiss cartoon panels, DC Comics’ Justice League International Omnibus, and collections dedicated to Uruguayan cartoonists Carlos María Federici,[3] Geoffrey "Fola" Foladori,[4] and Emilio Cortinas,[5] all published by Uruguayan comics convention Montevideo Comics.

Between 2014 and 2016, he dedicated himself to woodcut printmaking,[6] taking part in Japan's MI Lab Residency program, designed to teach mokuhanga (Japanese water-based woodblock printmaking technique) to foreign artists.[7] [8] Four of his biblical woodcut prints were also included in the book Revealed: A Storybook Bible for Grown-ups, alongside works by Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt van Rijn, Franz Marc, and Eric Gill among many others.[9] Commercially, he applied his printmaking expertise to the development of adult coloring books, mainly for Dover Publications in the USA.[10]

From 2017 onward Jourdan Pereira chose to pursue a career as a nonfiction author,[11] debuting as an English-language writer with the publication of his Astonishing Bathroom Reader[12] [13] in 2020, and its 2021 Bizarre Bathroom Reader sequel.

In September, 2021, two Spanish language titles translated by Jourdan,,[14] and,[15] were released by IDW Publishing. Another of Jourdan Periera's translations, Voices That Count, was published in June 2022.[16]

The end of 2021 saw his return to adult coloring books with the publication of his Masterpixels books.[17] [18]

In 2022, Jourdan Pereira began to abridge classics for the "5-Minute" line of Sky Pony Press' children's storybooks, including 5-Minute Classic Animal Stories,[19] an adaptation of classic fables and tales, and 5-Minute Jesus Stories.[20] He also joined The World Almanac as a puzzle constructor with The World Almanac Book of Crosswords, and its wordsearch annuals.[21] [22] [23]

Early in 2023, he became a contributing writer at Writer's Digest.[24] In October, his translation of Horacio Quiroga's Tales of Love, Madness, and Death was also announced by London-based publisher Renard Press.[25] [26]

Awards and recognition

Bibliography

Author/writer

Translator

Artist/illustrator

The Classic Edition (2022)[46]

The Classic Edition (2024)[48]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diego Jourdan Pereira. 2020-12-06. lambiek.net. en.
  2. Web site: Stringer. Lew. 2016-11-01. BLIMEY! The Blog of British Comics: Diego on the Post. 2020-12-06. BLIMEY! The Blog of British Comics.
  3. Web site: Carlos María Federici. 2020-12-06. lambiek.net. en.
  4. Web site: Geoffrey Foladori. 2020-12-06. lambiek.net. en.
  5. Web site: Emilio Cortinas. 2020-12-06. lambiek.net. en.
  6. Web site: 9th international triennial of graphic art, bitola, 2018 part 3. 2021-09-10. Issuu. en.
  7. Web site: MI-LAB Artist in Residence This webpage is aimed to promote Mokuhanga Inheriting from 13 years Nagasawa Art Park AIR history.. 2020-12-06. ja.
  8. Web site: Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial 2015. 2021-09-10. Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial 2015. ja.
  9. Web site: Revealed. 2020-12-06. Square Halo Books. en-US.
  10. Web site: Un gato amargado para colorear. 2021-10-23. El Observador.
  11. Web site: Bowler. Mitchell. PK 242: Reinventing Yourself As An Artist. 16 June 2021 . 2021-07-12. en-US.
  12. Web site: Astonishing Bathroom Reader. 2020-12-06. Skyhorse Publishing. en-US.
  13. Web site: Chilean Writer Follows the American Dream - Standard Newswire. 2020-12-08. www.standardnewswire.com.
  14. Web site: Sonic the Hedgehog, Vol. 2: El destino del Dr. Eggman (Sonic The Hedgehog, Vol. 2: The Fate of Dr. Eggman Spanish Edition) by Ian Flynn: 9781684057832 PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books . 2022-11-14 . PenguinRandomhouse.com . en-US.
  15. Web site: Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Bienvenidos a Lovecraft (Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft Spanish Edition) by Joe Hill: 9781684057825 PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books . 2022-11-14 . PenguinRandomhouse.com . en-US.
  16. Web site: IDW. 2022-02-18. www.idwpublishing.com.
  17. Web site: Masterpixels: Amazing Wildlife by Diego Jourdan Pereira: 9781684620296 . 2023-07-14 . Union Square & Co. . en-US.
  18. Web site: Masterpixels: Incredible Sea Life by Diego Jourdan Pereira: 9781684620326 . 2023-07-14 . Union Square & Co. . en-US.
  19. Web site: 5-Minute Classic Animal Stories . 2022-09-11 . Skyhorse Publishing . en-US.
  20. Web site: 5-Minute Jesus Stories . 2023-05-13 . Skyhorse Publishing . en-US.
  21. Web site: The World Almanac Book of Crosswords . 2022-09-11 . Skyhorse Publishing . en-US.
  22. Web site: Noble . Barnes & . The World Almanac 2024 Word Search: 175 Large-Print Puzzles!Paperback . 2023-11-18 . Barnes & Noble . en.
  23. Web site: The World Almanac 2025 Word Search . 2024-04-06 . Skyhorse Publishing . en-US.
  24. Web site: Woodson . Michael . 2023-12-24 . Articles by Diego Jourdan Pereira . 2023-12-28 . Writer's Digest . en.
  25. Web site: Diego Jourdan Pereira . 2024-04-28 . Renard Press . en-US.
  26. Web site: 2023-10-22 . "Espeluznantes": se lanza una nueva traducción al inglés de los clásicos cuentos de Horacio Quiroga . 2023-11-18 . LA NACION . es.
  27. Web site: Entregan premios Morosoli 2014 a personalidades de la cultura uruguaya – Noticias Uruguay LARED21. 8 December 2014. LARED21.
  28. Web site: Bible Power Puzzles . 2023-05-13 . Good Books . en-US.
  29. Web site: 2021 Medalists. 2021-02-19. www.illuminationawards.com.
  30. Web site: Purple Dragonfly Book Award Contest 2021 Winners . 2022-09-11 . Story Monsters Book Awards . en-US.
  31. Book: Diego Jourdan Pereira . Diego Jourdan Gana Dinero Ilustrando . 2017.
  32. Web site: Introducción al cómic internacional. 2020-12-06. Quiosquito virtual. es.
  33. Web site: Wise Valdes. Kellydate=2020-09-30. Hot Off The Christian News Wire; October 2020. 2020-12-06. Osprey Observer. 30 September 2020 . en-US.
  34. Book: Pereira, Diego Jourdan. Astonishing Bathroom Reader: Your No.2 Source to All the Flushing Facts, Jamming Trivia, & Gassy Mysteries of the Universe!. 2020-11-17. Racehorse. 978-1-63158-589-0. en.
  35. Book: Pereira, Diego Jourdan . Bizarre Bathroom Reader: Your Plunging Guide into the Strangest Stories, Oddest Trivia, Inexplicable Events, and Unfathomable Mysteries the World Has to Offer! . 2021-11-23 . Simon and Schuster . 978-1-63158-680-4 . en.
  36. Web site: The World Almanac 2024 Word Search . 2023-06-25 . Skyhorse Publishing . en-US.
  37. Web site: Tales of Love, Madness and Death . 2023-10-04 . Renard Press . en-US.
  38. Web site: Gypsy Ballads . 2024-04-28 . Renard Press . en-US.
  39. Book: Soma . 2025-02-25 . 978-1-63715-612-4 . en.
  40. Web site: Planeta . 2024-10-26 . TOKYOPOP Store . en.
  41. Book: Espada . 2025-05-06 . 978-1-63715-759-6 . en.
  42. Web site: Diego Jourdan I.N.D.U.C.K.S. . 2023-01-24 . inducks.org.
  43. Web site: Magnus . 2014-04-08 . GAS Comics: Se vienen los Crononautas! . 2020-12-06 . GAS Comics.
  44. Web site: Go-Bots #1 - TPB (Issue) . 2023-08-14 . Comic Vine . en.
  45. Web site: The Great Gatsby (Deluxe Illustrated Edition) . 2023-05-23 . Skyhorse Publishing . en-US.
  46. Book: Milne, A. A. . Winnie the Pooh: The Classic Edition . 2022-01-04 . Simon and Schuster . 978-1-5107-7137-6 . en.
  47. Web site: La Torre de Papel – El Villegas . 2023-01-24 . www.elvillegas.cl.
  48. Web site: The House at Pooh Corner . 2023-06-25 . Skyhorse Publishing . en-US.

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