- "The Star Wars characters are legends of pop culture and the response I have had from fans since my name was announced has been overwhelming."
- ―Mike Deodato, Jr
Mike Deodato, Jr. (born Deodato Taumaturgo Borges Filho on May 23, 1963) is a Brazilian comic book artist who penciled the comic story "Outbid But Never Outgunned" published by Dark Horse Comics.
Deodato has drawn the first,[2] third,[3] and fifth[4] issues of Marvel Comics' crossover event Star Wars: Vader Down. He provided the main cover to four issues from The Last Flight of the Harbinger story arc and variant covers for the first issue and all five issues of Yoda's Secret War from the Star Wars series. He also drew the cover for The Force Awakens Adaptation 3,[5] as well as variant covers for various other issues, such as the first issues of Poe Dameron and Shattered Empire.
He has also worked on many other Marvel series', with lengthy runs on titles such as The Amazing Spider-Man, Dark Avengers and New Avengers. Prior to working together on Vader Down, Deodato had previously collaborated with writer Jason Aaron on the Original Sin event.
Star Wars bibliography
Cover Artist
- Star Wars (2015) 1 (variant)[6]
- Lando 5 (variant)[7]
- Shattered Empire 1 (variant)[8]
- Shattered Empire 3 (variant)[9]
- Poe Dameron 1 (variant)[10]
- The Force Awakens Adaptation 3
- Star Wars (2015) 22
- Star Wars (2015) 23
- Star Wars (2015) 24
- Star Wars (2015) 25
- Star Wars (2015) 26 (variant)
- Star Wars (2015) 27 (variant)
- Star Wars (2015) 28 (variant)
- Star Wars (2015) 29 (variant)
- Star Wars (2015) 30 (variant)
Penciler
Sources
Open Mike Deodato's Vader Down Sketchbook, Part 2 on StarWars.com (backup link)- It's Sith Vs. Rebels in Vader Down #1 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 164
Notes and references
- ↑
Open Mike Deodato's Star Wars Sketchbook on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
STAR WARS VADER DOWN #1 on Previews World's official website (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 STAR WARS #13 on Previews World's official website (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 STAR WARS #14 on Previews World's official website (backup link)
- ↑ "Civil War II" Goes Galactic in Marvel's August 2016 Solicitations on ComicBookResources (May 17, 2016) (backup link archived on October 2, 2018)
- ↑ Star Wars #1 (Limited Edition Mike Deodato Comix Variant) on forbiddenplanet.com (backup link archived on December 10, 2015)
- ↑ STAR WARS LANDO #5 (OF 5) DEODATO VAR on Previews World's official website (backup link)
- ↑ Exclusive Variant Covers For Shattered Empire #1 on TheForce.net (August 5, 2015) (backup link archived on April 12, 2016)
- ↑ JOURNEY STAR WARS FASE #3 (OF 4) DEODATO VAR on Previews World's official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1 Variant Comic Available At Emerald City Comicon 2016 on Jedi News (April 1, 2016) (backup link archived on April 11, 2016)
External links
- Mike Deodato, Jr. (mikedeodatojr) on DeviantArt (backup link)
- Mike Deodato, Jr. (@mikedeodato) on Twitter (backup link)
- Mike Deodato on Wikipedia
- Open Mike Deodato's Star Wars Sketchbook on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
