Maximo V. Lorenzo
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Maximo Vitaly Lorenzo is an American
artist for comic books and illustrations.
's Rising Stars of Manga
Issue 4 competition. Immediately after he attended the "Joe Kubert School" of comic books and cartooning for two years. In 2006 he received freelance work to illustrate Tokyopop's property Bombos Versus Everything a 182-page graphic novel of the shonen
genre, originally written by Andy Helms. Between 2006-2007, while working on Bombos VS. Everything, he worked as a caricature and portrait artist for Kaman's Art Shoppes. In the summer of 2008 Maximo V. Lorenzo completed art and writing for an 8-page story "Avocado Allegrando" to be included in Popgun
3 a comics anthology
by Image Comics
. In the fall of 2008 he was hired to work on Ghostbusters: Ghost Busted a Ghostbusters
comic anthology. Maximo V. Lorenzo's contributions were, art for "Theater of Pain" written by Matt Yamashita, Ink and tone work for "Worm in the apple" and "Ghost Busted" story by Nathan Johnson, art by Micheal Shelfer. During Domo Kun's special 7-11 campaign, Maximo was featured in a short 7-11 version of the Domo Kun comic in October 2009. At the end of 2009 he competed in and won DC Comics
's Zuda Comics
competition with his entry "One Hit Knock Out".
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artist for comic books and illustrations.
Biography
Lorenzo started his comic book career in 2004, winning a placement for writing and illustrating "Hellbender" for TokyopopTokyopop
Tokyopop, styled TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa, and Western manga-style works. The existing German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well...
's Rising Stars of Manga
Rising Stars of Manga
Rising Stars of Manga was an English-language comic anthology published by TOKYOPOP from 2002 to 2008, and a contest held by the same company. It was originally semi-annual, but switched to annual beginning with the 6th volume....
Issue 4 competition. Immediately after he attended the "Joe Kubert School" of comic books and cartooning for two years. In 2006 he received freelance work to illustrate Tokyopop's property Bombos Versus Everything a 182-page graphic novel of the shonen
Shonen
The term refers to manga marketed to a male audience aged roughly 10 and up. The Kanji characters literally mean "few" and "year", respectively, where the characters generally mean "comic"...
genre, originally written by Andy Helms. Between 2006-2007, while working on Bombos VS. Everything, he worked as a caricature and portrait artist for Kaman's Art Shoppes. In the summer of 2008 Maximo V. Lorenzo completed art and writing for an 8-page story "Avocado Allegrando" to be included in Popgun
Popgun (comics)
Popgun is an award-winning comics anthology series created by Mark Andrew Smith and Joe Keatinge. Popgun was published by Image Comics starting in 2007. The driving concept behind Popgun is a mixtape of graphic short stories that cross the borders of all genres...
3 a comics anthology
Comics anthology
Comics anthologies collect works in the medium of comics that are too short for standalone publication.- U.S. :- UK :British comics have a long tradition publishing comics anthologies, often weekly...
by Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
. In the fall of 2008 he was hired to work on Ghostbusters: Ghost Busted a Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters is a 1984 American science fiction comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, and Rick Moranis and follows three eccentric parapsychologists in New York City, who start a...
comic anthology. Maximo V. Lorenzo's contributions were, art for "Theater of Pain" written by Matt Yamashita, Ink and tone work for "Worm in the apple" and "Ghost Busted" story by Nathan Johnson, art by Micheal Shelfer. During Domo Kun's special 7-11 campaign, Maximo was featured in a short 7-11 version of the Domo Kun comic in October 2009. At the end of 2009 he competed in and won 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...
's Zuda Comics
Zuda Comics
Zuda Comics was DC Comics' webcomics imprint from 2007 until 2010. It featured comics for Flash player instead of in a web page. Announced in a press release on July 9, 2007 and the first ongoing series and competing comic entries went live October 30, 2007...
competition with his entry "One Hit Knock Out".
Tokyopop
- RSOM4Rising Stars of MangaRising Stars of Manga was an English-language comic anthology published by TOKYOPOP from 2002 to 2008, and a contest held by the same company. It was originally semi-annual, but switched to annual beginning with the 6th volume....
: "Hellbender" (20042004 in comics-February:*February 6: Marvel Enterprises and Electronic Arts announce a multi-year agreement in which EA will develop a new generation of fighting video games pitting Marvel superheroes against a new, original set of EA heroes....
, tpbTrade paperback (comics)In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...
, ISBN 1-59182-538-5) - Bombos VS. Everything (with Andy Helms, August 20072007 in comics-January:*January 10: Superman & Batman vs. Aliens & Predator released.*January 24: The Boys is canceled with issue #6.-February:*February 2: Newsarama reports that The Boys has been picked up by Dynamite Entertainment....
, ISBN 978-1-59816-698-9) http://www.tokyopop.com/product/1702 - GhostbustersGhostbusters (comics)The Ghostbusters have been featured in various comic books published by various comicbook companies through the years starting in 1988 and continuing to the present day...
: Ghostbusted (20082008 in comics-January:*January 9: Teen Titans: The Lost Annual, delayed since 2003, is published.*January 23: Hellblazer #240, marking the 20th anniversary of the series, is released.-February:...
) http://www.tokyopop.com/product/2656/Ghostbusters/1 - Domokun (20092009 in comics-January:*January 1: The direct-to-DVD movie Hulk Vs was released.*January 6: The third and final volume of Hollow Fields has been released.-February:...
)
Image Comics
- PopgunPopgun (comics)Popgun is an award-winning comics anthology series created by Mark Andrew Smith and Joe Keatinge. Popgun was published by Image Comics starting in 2007. The driving concept behind Popgun is a mixtape of graphic short stories that cross the borders of all genres...
Volume 3: "Avocado Allegrando" (20092009 in comics-January:*January 1: The direct-to-DVD movie Hulk Vs was released.*January 6: The third and final volume of Hollow Fields has been released.-February:...
, ISBN 1-58240-974-9) (Eisner AwardEisner AwardThe Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
Winning) - PopgunPopgun (comics)Popgun is an award-winning comics anthology series created by Mark Andrew Smith and Joe Keatinge. Popgun was published by Image Comics starting in 2007. The driving concept behind Popgun is a mixtape of graphic short stories that cross the borders of all genres...
Volume 4: "Avocado Allegrando" (20102010 in comics-Events:*February 18: Jim Lee and Dan DiDio were announced as the new Co-Publishers of DC Comics, both replacing Paul Levitz.-January:*January 3: Tibet dies at age 78...
)
DC Comics
- "ONE HIT KNOCK OUT" (Zuda ComicsZuda ComicsZuda Comics was DC Comics' webcomics imprint from 2007 until 2010. It featured comics for Flash player instead of in a web page. Announced in a press release on July 9, 2007 and the first ongoing series and competing comic entries went live October 30, 2007...
, 20092009 in comics-January:*January 1: The direct-to-DVD movie Hulk Vs was released.*January 6: The third and final volume of Hollow Fields has been released.-February:...
) http://zudacomics.com/node/1562