Rafael Albuquerque Explained

Birth Name:Rafael Albuquerque
Birth Date:4 December 1981
Birth Place:Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Pencil:y
Ink:y
Color:y
Notable Works:Blue Beetle
24Seven
American Vampire
Awards:IGN Best of 2010 Award for Best New Series
2011 Eisner Award for Best New Series
2011 Harvey Award for Best New Series
2018 Inkpot Award[1]

Rafael Albuquerque (born April 12, 1981) is a Brazilian comic book creator primarily for his artwork on titles such as DC Comics' Blue Beetle and as illustrator and co-creator of American Vampire. Though primarily a penciler and inker of interior comic art, he has also done work as a cover artist, colorist and writer.

Early life and influences

Rafael Albuquerque was born in 1981 in Porto Alegre, Brazil.[2]

Career

Albuquerque begun his professional career working in advertising, doing work for local companies. He began his comic book career in 2002, after posting his portfolio on the Internet, doing work for the Egyptian publishing company AK Comics,[2] which published books for the Middle East.[3]

In 2005, Albuquerque published the creator-owned graphic novel crime story Rumble in La Rambla. It would be published in the United States in 2007 by Image Comics under the title Crimeland.[4] He collaborated with writers Keith Giffen and Alan Grant in 2006 by illustrating issues #4 and #5 of Jeremiah Harm and the first issue of Pirate Tales for Boom! Studios. In 2006 and 2007, he illustrated the mini series Savage Brothers, also for Boom! Studios.[2] [3]

In 2007 he drew Wonderlost #2 by writer C. B. Cebulski, and "Oil for Blood", a story in volume 2 of 24Seven, both published by Image Comics. The latter was nominated for the 2008 Eisner Award for Best Anthology (though the anthology's editor, Ivan Brandon, was the named nominee, and not the individual creators).[5]

Albuquerque first gained the notice of U.S. comics readers with his work as the regular artist on the DC Comics monthly series Blue Beetle,[3] which he drew from issues #10 (February 2007) to #34 (February 2009). The series proved to be a challenge to Albuquerque, who thought the mainstream superhero book was not well-suited to his darker style, and approached the book by employing less heavy blacks and ink splats, and a more "cartoony" storytelling style. His other DC work has included covers of several titles, as well as interior work on issues #52 and #53 of Superman/Batman. and the Robin/Spoiler Special #1 in 2008.[6] That same year, Albuquerque illustrated writer Ivan Brandon's story, "Wild Goose", which appeared in the Dark Horse Comics anthology Tales of the Fear Agent. In 2009 he drew issues #3 and #4 of Strange Adventures[7] and drew the covers to Marvel Comics' four-issue miniseries .[8]

In January 2010, Newsarama named Albuquerque one of ten creators to watch for the coming year.[9] Albuquerque, with Eduardo Medeiros and Mateus Santolouco, wrote Mondo Urbano, a graphic novel published by Oni Press.[10] That same year Albuquerque began illustrating American Vampire, a horror series published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, the first five issues of which consisted of two separate stories, one by Scott Snyder and one by Stephen King,[11] [12] marking King's first original work for comics.[13] Albuquerque illustrated the two stories with different styles, representative of both the personalities of the characters and the eras in which they were set, explaining that he utilized high-contrast blacks and whites for the 1920s story featuring Pearl in order to evoke the films of that era, and a "dirtier, sketchier technique" involving traditional inking, ink wash and pencils for the 1880s story featuring bank robber Skinner, in order to evoke that story's "rough and violent" setting.[14] The first hardcover collection appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list,[15] and the series won IGN's Best of 2010 Award,[16] 2011 Eisner Award[17] and the 2011 Harvey Award,[18] [19] all of them for Best New Series.

In 2012 Albuquerque illustrated and wrote his first story for DC Comics, which appeared in Legends of the Dark Knight.[20] He drew backup stories for Batman vol. 2 #21–23 (August–October 2013) as part of the "" storyline.[21]

Albuquerque publishes a creator-owned webcomic in Brazil titled Tune 8, which follows a time traveler named Joshua who has only a disembodied female voice as to guide him through the foreign and inhospitable place in which he finds himself. Tune 8 was serialized on the Brazilian website IG.com.br, and later became the 5-part mini series Eight, published by Dark Horse Comics. In 2013, he co-scripted with frequent collaborator Scott Snyder the 64-page American Vampire one-shot The Long Road to Hell.

Personal life

Albuquerque lives in Porto Alegre, Brazil.[2] [22]

Awards and nominations

Won

Nominations

Bibliography

DC Comics

Vertigo

Image Comics

Marvel Comics

Oni Press

Stout Club

Dark Horse

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot Inkpot Award
  2. Web site: About. n.d.. Rafaelalbuquerque.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929015305/http://rafaelalbuquerque.com/about/. September 29, 2015. live.
  3. News: Rafael Albuquerque on Crimeland. Vaneta. Rogers. October 18, 2007. Newsarama. https://web.archive.org/web/20071020021051/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=133392. October 20, 2007. dead.
  4. Web site: Rafael Albuquerque. September 19, 2014. Lambiek Comiclopedia. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929005038/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/a/albuquerque_rafael.htm. September 29, 2015. live.
  5. Web site: 2008 Eisner Nominations Announced. April 14, 2008. Comic Book Resources. https://web.archive.org/web/20150928232822/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=15972. September 28, 2015. live.
  6. Book: Manning. Matthew K.. Dougall. Alastair. 2000s. Batman: A Visual History. Dorling Kindersley. 2014. London, United Kingdom. 300. 978-1465424563. This issue, drawn by Rafael Albuquerque and Victor Ibanez, explained [the Spoiler's] return..
  7. News: The Road to Albuquerque ... Rafael Albuquerque. Chris. Arrant. February 12, 2009. Newsarama. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929234923/http://www.newsarama.com/2222-the-road-to-albuquerque-rafael-albuquerque.html. September 29, 2015. live.
  8. Web site: Nomad: Girl Without a World (2009 - 2010). n.d.. Marvel Comics. https://web.archive.org/web/20180811164455/https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/9009/nomad_girl_without_a_world_2009_-_2010. August 11, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  9. News: Ten for '10: Things to Watch in the New Year - Creators. Chris. Arrant. January 4, 2010. Newsarama. https://web.archive.org/web/20150930000620/http://www.newsarama.com/4476-ten-for-10-things-to-watch-in-the-new-year-creators.html. September 30, 2015. live.
  10. News: Oni Press to publish Mondo Urbano. David. Pepose. February 23, 2010. Newsarama. https://web.archive.org/web/20111019021942/http://blog.newsarama.com/2010/02/23/oni-press-to-publish-mondo-urbano/. October 19, 2011. dead.
  11. Web site: Variant Cover Revealed for Vertigo's American Vampire #1. February 23, 2010 . Dread Central . https://web.archive.org/web/20111223102631/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36087/variant-cover-revealed-vertigos-american-vampire-1 . December 23, 2011 . live. April 1, 2012.
  12. Book: Cowsill. Alan. Dolan. Hannah. 2000s. DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. 2010. London, United Kingdom. 978-0-7566-6742-9 . 340 . The first five double-sized issues consisted of two stories, illustrated by Rafael Albuquerque. Scott Snyder wrote each issue's lead feature, and Stephen King wrote the back-up tales..
  13. News: Stephen King Brings an American Vampire Tale to Vertigo . Vaneta . Rogers . October 26, 2009 . Newsarama. https://web.archive.org/web/20120921220737/http://www.newsarama.com/comics/091026-american-vampire.html . September 21, 2012 . live. April 1, 2012.
  14. News: Rafael Albuquerque Talks American Vampire, Stephen King. Vaneta. Rogers. October 29, 2010. Newsarama. https://web.archive.org/web/20150930001715/http://www.newsarama.com/4125-rafael-albuquerque-talks-american-vampire-stephen-king.html. September 30, 2015. live.
  15. News: Graphic Books Best-Sellers: Vampire 2.0. George Gene. Gustines. October 15, 2010. The New York Times. https://archive.today/20240527133445/https://www.webcitation.org/6buu9HlbY?url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/graphic-books-best-sellers-vampire-2-0/%3F_r=1. May 27, 2024. live.
  16. Web site: Best New Series American Vampire by Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque. 2010. IGN. https://web.archive.org/web/20150928230333/http://bestof.ign.com/2010/comics/best-new-series.html. September 28, 2015. live. August 14, 2012.
  17. Web site: Kevin. Melrose. Winners announced for 2011 Eisner Awards. Comic Book Resources. July 23, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20150928233728/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/07/sdcc-11-winners-announced-for-2011-eisner-awards/. September 28, 2015. live.
  18. Web site: American Vampire wins the Harvey Award!. Rafael. Albuquerque. Rafaelalbuquerque.com. August 21, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20150928162201/http://rafaelalbuquerque.com/american-vampire-wins-the-harvey-award/. September 28, 2015. live.
  19. Web site: 2011 Harvey Awards. n.d.. Harvey Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906230655/http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/2011-harvey-awards/. September 6, 2015. live.
  20. Web site: Conversing on Comics with Rafael Albuquerque. Chris. Arrant. January 11, 2013. Comic Book Resources. https://web.archive.org/web/20130115165441/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2013/01/conversing-on-comics-with-rafael-albuquerque/. January 15, 2013. dead.
  21. Manning "2010s" in Dougall, p. 336: Batman #21 "This issue...also featured a back-up tale written by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV, and drawn by Rafael Albuquerque."
  22. Web site: Rafael Albuquerque. n.d.. Wizard World. https://web.archive.org/web/20140722202703/http://www.wizardworld.com/rafaelalbuquerque.html. July 22, 2014. live. January 10, 2011.
  23. Book: Snyder, Scott . American vampire. 5 October 2010 . 978-1-4012-2830-9. 491898211.
  24. Web site: Wizard Fan Awards 2009 Nomination. Rafael. Albuquerque. January 7, 2009. Rafaelalbuquerque.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20150930014612/http://rafaelalbuquerque.com/httpusst12yimgcomusstyimgcomiwizarduniverse_2036_978496953/. September 30, 2015. live.
  25. Web site: Broken Frontier Awards 2010: The Winners. Frederik. Hautain. January 11, 2011. Broken Frontier. https://web.archive.org/web/20150930014008/http://old.brokenfrontier.com/headlines/p/detail/broken-frontier-awards-2010-the-winners. September 30, 2015. live.
  26. Web site: Nominees announced for Spike TV's 2011 Scream Awards. Kevin. Melrose. September 7, 2011. Comic Book Resources. https://web.archive.org/web/20150908081950/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/09/nominees-announced-for-spike-tvs-2011-scream-awards/. September 8, 2015. live.
  27. Web site: Eagle Awards Nominations Announced. Rich. Johnston. Rich Johnston. March 14, 2011. Bleeding Cool. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610034550/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/03/14/eagle-awards-nominations-announced-2/. June 10, 2015. live.
  28. Web site: Your 2012 Eagle Awards Winners. Tom. Spurgeon. Tom Spurgeon. May 25, 2012. The Comics Reporter. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610195432/http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/your_2012_eagle_awards_winners/. June 10, 2015. live.
  29. Web site: March 29, 2012. Juri Do 24º HQMIX Faz As Pre-Indicacoes. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220618204523/http://trofeu-hqmix.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2012-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-02%3A00&updated-max=2013-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-02%3A00&max-results=13. June 18, 2022. HQ Mix Award. pt. English translation at Google Translate
  30. Book: Hope, Larson. All summer long. May 2018 . 978-0-374-30485-0. 994315474.

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