Brazilian comic book artist
Deodato Taumaturgo Borges Filho, better known by his
pen name Mike Deodato (
DEE -ə-DAT -oh ; born May 23, 1963), is a Brazilian
comic book artist .
Early life
Mike Deodato was born on May 23, 1963, in
Campina Grande ,
Paraíba ,
Brazil . He is the son of comic artist
Deodato Borges .
[1]
Career
One of Deodato's first works was a 1993 photo-realistic comic book adaptation of the television series
Beauty and the Beast published by
Innovation Publishing . Deodato became famous in the North American comic book industry for his work with writer
William Messner-Loebs on
Wonder Woman , during which he co-created the character
Artemis of Bana-Mighdall .
[2] After his Wonder Woman project, he became the penciller of
Thor , where he worked firstly with writer
Warren Ellis and then again with writer William Messner-Loebs. Later he drew
Glory for
Rob Liefeld 's Extreme Studios at
Image Comics and
Maximum Press .
[3]
While his style in the mid-1990s was highly reminiscent of
Jim Lee , he has recently changed to a more simplified, photo-realistic and sometimes moody style. His first work with this new artistic identity was
The Incredible Hulk , written by
Bruce Jones . Since then, he has worked on the
Doctor Strange spin-off
Witches
[4] and became the regular penciller of
The Amazing Spider-Man and
The New Avengers . Deodato then took over as regular penciller for the Marvel title
Thunderbolts with issue 110, once again collaborating with Warren Ellis. Deodato then became the regular artist for the
Dark Avengers
ongoing series which came out of the conclusion of
Secret Invasion . With writer
Ed Brubaker , he launched the ongoing series
Secret Avengers in May 2010,
[5] before returning to New Avengers .
In 2012 he became the penciller of The Avengers and The New Avengers .
[6] Deodato worked with
Jason Aaron on the eight-issue flagship comic of Marvel's 2014 crossover storyline,
Original Sin .
[7] In 2017 Deodato drew the
Astonishing X-Men ongoing series with writer
Charles Soule .
[8] He drew the
Infinity Wars limited series in 2018 with writer
Gerry Duggan .
[9]
In March 2019 Deodato announced that he would leave Marvel after his upcoming run on
Savage Avengers .
[10] Following the expiration of his Marvel contract, he worked with DC to create a Batman-centric
Comic-Con Experience 2019 poster. The poster, colored by Marcelo Maiolo, will honor Batman's 80th anniversary.
[11]
In March 2020 Deodato and writer
J. Michael Straczynski started the series The Resistance. The series were one of four inaugural releases comprising a new shared universe within the publisher's Upshot imprint.
[12]
Bibliography
Dark Horse Comics
DC Comics
Image Comics
Glory #1–10 (among other artists) (1995–1996)
Jade Warriors #1–3 (1999–2000)
WildC.A.T.s #47 (along with
Ed Benes ) (1998)
Marvel Comics
Amazing Spider-Man (
Spider-Man ) #509–528; (
Harry Osborn ) #546 (2004–2008)
Astonishing X-Men vol. 4 #2 (2017)
Avengers #380–382, 384–385, 387–388, 390–391, 393–395, 397–402 (1994–1996)
Avengers vol. 4 #34 (2013)
Avengers vol. 5 #9–13, 24, 37, 39, 41 (2013–2015)
Avengers: The Crossing (1995)
BrooklyKnight #1 (2012)
Captain America #616–617 (among other artists) (2011)
Dark Avengers #1–6, 9–16 (2009–2010)
Dark Avengers/
Uncanny X-Men : Exodus (along with
Terry Dodson ) (2009)
Dream Police (2005)
Elektra #1–19 (1996–1998); #-1 (1997, Flashback issue)
Guardians of Knowhere #1–4 (2015)
[13]
Incredible Hulk vol. 1 #447–453 (1996–1997)
Incredible Hulk:
Hercules Unleashed (1996)
Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #50–54, 60–65, 70–72 (2003–2004)
The Invincible Iron Man vol. 3 #6–14 (2016)
Infinity Countdown #1–5 (2018)
Infinity Countdown Prime #1 (2018)
Infinity Wars #1–6 (2018)
Infinity Wars Prime #1 (2018)
Journey into Mystery #503–506, 508–511, #-1 (1996–1997)
Moon Knight vol. 5 #20 (2008)
New Avengers #17–20 (2006)
New Avengers vol. 2 #9–30, 34 (2010–2012)
New Avengers vol. 3 #7–12, 28, 32–33 (2013–2015)
New Avengers Finale (among other artists) (2010)
Old Man Logan #25–33 (2017)
Original Sin #1–8 (2014)
Punisher War Journal vol. 2 #4 (2007)
Savage Avengers #1–5 (2019)
Secret Avengers #1–4, 6–10, 12 (2010–2011)
Spider-Man Unlimited #21–22 (1998)
Star Wars vol. 2 #13–14 (2015)
Star Wars: Vader Down #1 (2015)
Thanos vol. 2 #1–6 (2016–2017)
Thor vol. 1 #491-494, 496, 498–502 (1995-1996)
Thor: The Legend #1 (1996)
Thunderbolts #110–121 (2007–2008)
Thunderbolts Prelude (1997, reprints team's first appearance in Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #449)
Tigra #1–4 (2002)
Ultimates Annual #2 (2006)
Witches #1–4 (2004)
Wolverine vol. 2 Annual #2 (2008)
Wolverine: Origins #28–30 (2008–2009)
X-Men: Legacy #212 (along with
Scot Eaton ) (2008)
X-Men: Original Sin one-shot (2008)
X-Men Unlimited #32 (2001)
X.S.E. , miniseries, #1–4 (1996–1997)
Other publishers
Covers work
A+X #1 (Variant Cover Only Marvel 2012)
Astonishing X-Men #8 (
Marvel , 2017–)
Darth Vader Annual #2 (Marvel, 2017–)
Marvel Legacy #1 (Variant Cover Only Marvel 2016)
She-Hulk (vol. 2) #22-24, #27-36 (2007-2008)
Prowler #10 (2016)
References
^ Johnston, Rich (August 26, 2014).
"Deodato Borges, "Mike Deodato Sr", Dies, Aged 80" .
Bleeding Cool . Retrieved November 10, 2021 .
^ Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1990s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle . London, United Kingdom:
Dorling Kindersley . p. 268.
ISBN
978-0-7566-6742-9 . CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link )
^
"Baker's Dozen" . World Famous Comics . July 7, 2004. Retrieved August 11, 2016 .
^ Yarbrough, Beau (May 24, 2001).
"Charmed I'm Sure: Deodato unlocks the magic of 'Witches' " .
Comic Book Resources . Retrieved August 11, 2016 .
^ Rogers, Vaneta (December 23, 2008).
"Mike Deodato Explores His Dark (Avengers) Side" .
Newsarama . Retrieved January 25, 2009 .
^ Ching, Albert (December 5, 2012).
"Jonathan Hickman Brings the World to Marvel NOW! Avengers " . Newsarama.
Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013 .
^ Ching, Albert (January 8, 2014).
"Jason Aaron Puts Marvel's Secrets Up for Grabs in "Original Sin" " . Comic Book Resources . Retrieved August 11, 2016 .
^ Staley, Brandon (May 3, 2017).
"Mike Deodato Jr. Joins Astonishing X-Men Art Rotation" . Comic Book Resources . Retrieved May 3, 2017 .
^ Gerding, Stephen (March 27, 2018).
"Marvel's Infinity Wars Announcement Teases New Cosmic Character" . Comic Book Resources . Retrieved March 27, 2018 .
^ Webber, Tim (March 3, 2018).
"Mike Deodato Will Leave Marvel After Savage Avengers" . Comic Book Resources . Retrieved March 8, 2018 .
^ Sykes, Joshua (October 28, 2019).
"Mike Deodato Reveals CCXP Batman Poster in First DC Work Post-Marvel" . Comic Book Resources . Retrieved December 18, 2019 .
^ Johnson, Jim (February 4, 2020).
"Straczynski & Deodato Explain How The Resistance Will Launch AWA's Universe" . Comic Book Resources . Retrieved December 22, 2020 .
^ White, Brett (March 6, 2015).
"Bendis, Deodato launch Guardians of Knowhere during Secret Wars" . Comic Book Resources . Retrieved June 7, 2015 .
^
"Red Giant to Release New Original Projects From Superstar Comic Artist Mike Deodato" (Press release). MarketWired. September 5, 2013.
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