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Brazilian comic book artist and director
Rafael Grampá is a
Brazilian
comic book artist and
film director , best known for his creator-owned graphic novel
Mesmo Delivery and
DC Comics '
The Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child .
Career
At the age of 14, Grampá drew flags for
Rio Grande do Sul municipalities, made t-shirt prints, store logos and children's party decorations. In 2001, he became art director of
RBS TV , a subsidiary of
Rede Globo in southern Brazil. In 2004, Grampá moved to São Paulo, where he worked as animation director and concept designer for the animation studio Lobo (Vetor Zero), developing animation films and special effects.[
citation needed ] In 2007, Grampá decided to leave the field of animation and focus exclusively on comics.
[1] In 2008, he published Mesmo Delivery , which won the HQ Mix Awards for Best Artist and Best Especial Graphic Novel.
[2]
[3]
[4] That same year, Grampá, along with
Gabriel Bá and
Fábio Moon , received an
Eisner Award for their self-published anthology
5 , which marked the first time the award has been presented to Brazilian comic book artists.
[5]
Since then, Grampá's wrote and drew a number of short stories for
Marvel and
DC Comics , such as "
Dear Logan ", which appeared in the
Strange Tales II anthology series,
[6] and a
Batman story for the
Batman: Black and White series.
[7] Grampá has also directed several short films, including
Dark Noir (2014), an animated film sponsored by
Absolut Vodka and released simultaneously in 21 countries, and
Romeo Reboot (2015), a live-action film inspired by
Shakespeare 's classic story. In 2017, Grampá and his partners started Handquarters, a content development studio and production company, where Grampá directed the live-action film
A Geek Punk Story . Grampá other credits include
The Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child ,
[8] a sequel to the 1986 DC Comics mini-series
The Dark Knight Returns , written by
Frank Miller .
[9]
Bibliography
Interior art
Gunned Down : "Lao Family's Fish Market" (script and art,
anthology ,
Terra Major , 2006)
5 (with
Becky Cloonan ,
Gabriel Bá ,
Fábio Moon and
Vasilis Lolos , self-published anthology, 2007)
Mesmo Delivery (script and art,
graphic novel ,
Desiderata , 2008)
Hellblazer #250: "All I Goat for Christmas" (with
Brian Azzarello , co-feature,
Vertigo , 2009)
Strange Tales II #1: "
Dear Logan " (script and art, anthology,
Marvel MAX , 2010)
Batman: Black and White vol. 2 #2: "Into the Circle" (script and art, anthology,
DC Comics , 2013)
The Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child (with
Frank Miller ,
one-shot ,
DC Black Label , 2020)
Cover work
Dead of Night featuring Werewolf by Night #4 (
Marvel MAX , 2009)
American Vampire #6 (
Vertigo , 2010)
The Unexpected #1 (Vertigo, 2011)
Uncanny X-Force #19 (
Marvel , 2012)
The Massive #1–3 (
Dark Horse , 2012)
Dominique Laveau: Voodoo Child #1–7 (Vertigo, 2012)
TMNT: The Secret History of the Foot Clan #1 (
IDW Publishing , 2012)
Bloodshot and the H.A.R.D. Corps #14 (
Valiant , 2013)
Catalyst Comix #1, 4, 7 (Dark Horse, 2013)
Shadowman vol. 4 #5 (Valiant, 2013)
All-New X-Men #25 (Marvel, 2014)
Head Lopper #1 (
Image , 2015)
Detective Comics vol. 2 #50 (
DC Comics , 2016)
Batman vol. 3 #1 (DC Comics, 2016)
The Dark Knight III: The Master Race #6 (DC Comics, 2016)
Gotham City Garage Chapter 5
[Note 1] (
DC Digital , 2017)
Batwoman vol. 2 #15 (DC Comics, 2018)
Moonshine #11 (Image, 2018)
The Magic Order #2 (Image, 2018)
Kick-Ass vol. 2 #7 (Image, 2018)
Prodigy #4 (Image, 2019)
Sharkey the Bounty Hunter #3 (Image, 2019)
Wonder Woman #754 (DC Comics, 2020)
The Flash #754 (DC Comics, 2020)
The Batman's Grave #8 (DC Comics, 2020)
Dark Nights: Death Metal — Infinite Hour Exxxtreme! #1 (DC Comics, 2021)
Action Comics #1028 (DC Comics, 2021)
BRZRKR #1–4 (
Boom! Studios , 2021)
Wonder Girl vol. 2 #1 (DC Comics, 2021)
Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham #1 (DC Comics, 2023)
Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham #2 (DC Comics, 2024)
Notes
References
^ Arruda, Juliana (September 5, 2019)
"Rafael Grampá lança HANDQUARTERS, estúdio de storytelling multiplataforma para atender mercado audiovisual e publicitário brasileiro" . Segs.
^ Hessel, Marcelo (August 19, 2011).
"Mesmo Delivery: Mauro Lima vai dirigir a adaptação da HQ de Rafael Grampá" . Omelete. (Portuguese)
^ Wickline, Dan (October 4, 2013).
"Grampa Is At The Vodka Again! "Absolut Vodka Profiles Rafael Grampa" .
Bleeding Cool .
^ Arrant, Chris (November 12, 2008).
"Trucker Turmoil: Rafael Grampa on Mesmo Delivery" .
Newsarama .
^ Floro, Paulo (2008, July 26)
"Gabriel Bá, Fábio Moon e Rafael Grampá vencem o Eisner Awards" . OGrito! Retrieved December 15, 2019.
^ Callahan, Timothy (October 18, 2010).
"Wolwerine: Eight Perfect Pages" .
CBR.com . Retrieved December 15, 2019.
^ (August 20, 2013).
"Celebrating Batman: Black and White" . DC Collectibles.
^ Cordero, Rosy (December 1, 2019).
"DC Comics pulls controversial image from Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child promo" .
Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved December 15, 2019.
^ Gomes, Bruno (November 3, 2018)
"Batman | Frank Miller e Rafael Grampá estão trabalhando em nova HQ do herói" . O Vício. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
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