Al Rio
| Al Rio | |
|---|---|
| Born | Álvaro Araújo Lourenço do Rio 19 May 1962 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil |
| Died | 31 January 2012 (aged 49) Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Area(s) | Artist |
Álvaro Araújo Lourenço do Rio (19 May 1962 – 31 January 2012) – known professionally as Al Rio – was a Brazilian comic book artist, best known for his "good girl" illustration work, particularly on the American comic book series Gen¹³ and DV8, published by Wildstorm Comics.
Al Rio was born in Fortaleza, Ceará, in northeastern Brazil.
Rio began his professional art career in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s, illustrating books for a local English school. After then working as animation director for the same company, Rio became an animator for The Walt Disney Company, working on such properties as the syndicated Aladdin animated series. In the early 1990s he joined the art agency Glass House Graphics.
Known primarily for his comic book work, he drew for Wildstorm Comics — particularly on Gen¹³ and DV8, for which he is best known — Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Chaos Comics, Image Comics, Zenescope Entertainment, Malibu Comics, Crossgen, Vertigo, and Amazing Comics. Titles he worked on include Dungeon Siege, Grimm Fairy Tales, Avengelyne, Voodoo, Grifter and the Mask, Secret Files, WildC.A.T.S., X-Men Unlimited, Captain America, Star Wars - A New Hope, Purgatori, Titan A.E., Exposure, Knockout, Mystic, Peter Parker - Spider Man, Spider-Man, Threshold, and Ana - Jungle Girl. He was especially known for his "good girl art".
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