Joao M. P. Lemos
Encyclopedia
Joao M. P. Lemos is a Portuguese
illustrator
and comic book
author.
A member of the former Bica Studio, in Lisbon
, he works for Marvel Comics
, having designed, penciled and inked Avengers Fairy Tales #1, where the characters of the Avengers were mixed with the cast from J. M. Barrie
's Peter Pan
. The series was written by C. B. Cebulski
and #1 was rated by the IGN
site with a 9.0 out of 10 score. The site also praised Lemos and his colorist Christina Strain
’s joint effort as “gorgeous and appropriately ethereal art”.
Lemos has created set designs and storyboards for Kunta, a short film directed by Angelo Torres and also authored its credits and logo design.
Lemos is noted for his elegant distinctive style, and has been praised for his sensual use of delicate flowing lines. His work has been described by critics, in a rather paradoxical way, as both ethereal and highly detailed. His line work has been compared to the ones by Jean Giraud
, Charles Vess
and Hayao Miyazaki
. Writer Midori Snyder
compared his work to Erté's. Lemos is known for undertaking unusual amounts of research in most of his works.
Lemos, who is currently working on an independent comic series called Shiki, where he rejoins Cebulski and Strain, is the artist behind the illustrations on the story book featured on the 2011 ABC
series 'Once Upon a Time
'.
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
and comic book
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...
author.
A member of the former Bica Studio, in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, he works for Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
, having designed, penciled and inked Avengers Fairy Tales #1, where the characters of the Avengers were mixed with the cast from J. M. Barrie
J. M. Barrie
Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. The child of a family of small-town weavers, he was educated in Scotland. He moved to London, where he developed a career as a novelist and playwright...
's Peter Pan
Peter Pan
Peter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with...
. The series was written by C. B. Cebulski
C. B. Cebulski
C.B. Cebulski is an American writer and editor for Marvel Comics, known for his work on titles such as Marvel Fairy Tales. As of 2011, he holds the position of Senior Vice President of Creative & Creator Development.-Career:...
and #1 was rated by the IGN
IGN
IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
site with a 9.0 out of 10 score. The site also praised Lemos and his colorist Christina Strain
Christina Strain
Christina Strain is an American comic book colorist currently working with Marvel Comics, notable for being the colorist of the award-winning series, Runaways.-Career:Strain got her start in comics working for Crossgen in 2003...
’s joint effort as “gorgeous and appropriately ethereal art”.
Lemos has created set designs and storyboards for Kunta, a short film directed by Angelo Torres and also authored its credits and logo design.
Lemos is noted for his elegant distinctive style, and has been praised for his sensual use of delicate flowing lines. His work has been described by critics, in a rather paradoxical way, as both ethereal and highly detailed. His line work has been compared to the ones by Jean Giraud
Jean Giraud
Jean Henri Gaston Giraud is a French comics artist. Giraud has earned worldwide fame, not only under his own name but also under the pseudonym Moebius, and to a lesser extent Gir, the latter appearing mostly in the form of a boxed signature at the bottom of the artist's paintings, for instance the...
, Charles Vess
Charles Vess
Charles Vess is an American fantasy artist and comic-book illustrator who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales. His illustrations are strongly influenced by the work of artists and illustrators such as Arthur Rackham and Alphonse Mucha...
and Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki
is a Japanese manga artist and prominent film director and animator of many popular anime feature films. Through a career that has spanned nearly fifty years, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a maker of animated feature films and, along with Isao Takahata, co-founded Studio Ghibli,...
. Writer Midori Snyder
Midori Snyder
Midori Snyder is an American writer of fantasy, mythic fiction, and nonfiction on myth and folklore. She has published eight novels for children and adults, winning the Mythopoeic Award for The Innamorati...
compared his work to Erté's. Lemos is known for undertaking unusual amounts of research in most of his works.
Lemos, who is currently working on an independent comic series called Shiki, where he rejoins Cebulski and Strain, is the artist behind the illustrations on the story book featured on the 2011 ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
series 'Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time (TV series)
Once Upon a Time is an American fairy tale drama television series that premiered on Sunday October 23, 2011, on ABC. New episodes air Sunday nights at 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT....
'.