Renato Guedes
Encyclopedia
Renato Guedes is a comic book
artist, currently under contract for DC Comics
. Guedes is slated to be the ongoing artist for Superman
.
agent, occasionally illustrating covers for the Opera Graphica.
Guedes has done some work for Avatar Press
, with their StarGate SG-1
and Saw: Rebirth titles. He also did the art on 24: One Shot
for IDW Publishing
. Guedes is currently signed exclusively with DC Comics
, and has worked on Action Comics
, Smallville, Superman
, OMAC
and Supergirl
.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
artist, currently under contract for DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
. Guedes is slated to be the ongoing artist for Superman
Superman
Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
.
Personal life
Renato Guedes was born in São Paulo, Brazil in 1980. Guedes began studying art in 1999 at Fabrica de Quadrinhos (currently known as the Quanta Academy of Arts). There, he studied comic art. Before he became an artist, Guedes was a publicistPublicist
A publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage publicity for a public figure, especially a celebrity, a business, or for a work such as a book, film or album...
agent, occasionally illustrating covers for the Opera Graphica.
Career
Avatar Press
Avatar Press is an independent American publisher of comic books, founded in 1996 by William A. Christensen, and based in Rantoul, Illinois.Avatar initially published only mini-series; however, they have since begun to branch out...
, with their StarGate SG-1
Stargate Comics
Stargate comics are a series of comic books based on the science-fiction film of the same name, and the TV series Stargate SG-1 and the spin-off Stargate Atlantis...
and Saw: Rebirth titles. He also did the art on 24: One Shot
24: One Shot
24: One Shot is the first graphic novel published that is based on the TV series 24. It was first released by IDW Publishing but has more recently featured as one of three graphic novels in a collection book known simply as 24 . This book was published by Titan Books in 2005.-Credits:*Writing: J. C...
for IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing, also known as Idea + Design Works, LLC and IDW, is an American publisher of comic books and comic strip collections. The company was founded in 1999 and has been awarded the title "Publisher of the Year Under 5% Market Share" for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Diamond Comic...
. Guedes is currently signed exclusively with DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
, and has worked on Action Comics
Action Comics
Action Comics is an American comic book series that introduced Superman, the first major superhero character as the term is popularly defined...
, Smallville, Superman
Superman (comic book)
Superman is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics hero of the same name. The character Superman began as one of several anthology features in the National Periodical Publications comic book Action Comics #1 in June 1938...
, OMAC
Michael Costner
OMAC is a DC Comics superhero. He was introduced in OMAC #1 .-Fictional character biography:Michael Costner, a seventeen year old petty thief, spent his entire life in Gotham City; first as an orphan in care of the local orphanotrophy, then scraping his life on the streets, stealing to sate his...
and Supergirl
Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)
Kara Zor-El is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics and related media, created by writer Otto Binder and designed by artist Al Plastino. As Supergirl, Kara Zor-El serves as the biological cousin and female counterpart to DC Comic's iconic superhero Superman, created...
.
DC
- Action ComicsAction ComicsAction Comics is an American comic book series that introduced Superman, the first major superhero character as the term is popularly defined...
#810, 821, 836, 873 (among other artists); #838-839, 847, 850, 874 (full art) (2004-06) - DCUDC UniverseThe DC Universe is the shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. The fictional characters Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are well-known superheroes from this universe. Note that in context, "DC Universe" is usually used to refer to the main DC continuity...
: Brave New World (OMACMichael CostnerOMAC is a DC Comics superhero. He was introduced in OMAC #1 .-Fictional character biography:Michael Costner, a seventeen year old petty thief, spent his entire life in Gotham City; first as an orphan in care of the local orphanotrophy, then scraping his life on the streets, stealing to sate his...
) #1 (2006) - Green Arrow and Black CanaryGreen Arrow and Black CanaryGreen Arrow and Black Canary is a comic book ongoing series published by DC Comics starring superheroes Green Arrow and Black Canary.-Publication history:...
#26 (2010) - JSAJustice Society of AmericaThe Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics superhero group, the first team of superheroes in comic book history. Conceived by editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox, the JSA first appeared in All Star Comics #3 ....
80-Page Giant #1 (among other artists) (2010) - OMACMichael CostnerOMAC is a DC Comics superhero. He was introduced in OMAC #1 .-Fictional character biography:Michael Costner, a seventeen year old petty thief, spent his entire life in Gotham City; first as an orphan in care of the local orphanotrophy, then scraping his life on the streets, stealing to sate his...
, miniseries, #1-4, 6-7 (2006-07) - Smallville #2-4, 8 (2003-04)
- SupergirlSupergirl (Kara Zor-El)Kara Zor-El is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics and related media, created by writer Otto Binder and designed by artist Al Plastino. As Supergirl, Kara Zor-El serves as the biological cousin and female counterpart to DC Comic's iconic superhero Superman, created...
, vol. 4, #20-22 (2007) - SupermanSuperman (comic book)Superman is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics hero of the same name. The character Superman began as one of several anthology features in the National Periodical Publications comic book Action Comics #1 in June 1938...
#629, 647, 674, 677-683, 686-689 (full art); #631, 637, 645, 675, 691 (among other artists) (2004-09) - SupermanSuperman (vol. 2)Superman was an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero of the same name. The second volume of the previous ongoing Superman title, the series was published from cover dates January 1987 to April 2006, and ran for 228 issues...
, vol. 2, Annual #13-14 (full art); #226 (among other artists) (2006-09) - Superman/BatmanSuperman/BatmanSuperman/Batman was a monthly comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular characters: Batman and Superman...
Annual #4 (2010) - Superman/Batman Secret Files (Lex LuthorLex LuthorLex Luthor is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and the archenemy of Superman, although given his high status as a supervillain, he has also come into conflict with Batman and other superheroes in the DC Universe. Created by Jerry Siegel and...
) 2003 - Superman: New KryptonSuperman: New Krypton"New Krypton" is a Superman story arc written by Geoff Johns, James Robinson, and Sterling Gates with art by Gary Frank, Alex Ross, Renato Guedes, Jamal Igle and Pete Woods and published by DC Comics...
Special (among other artists) (2008)