Lee Bermejo | |
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Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Writer, Artist |
Notable works
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Batman: Noël Before Watchmen: Rorschach Joker Lex Luthor: Man of Steel Wednesday Comics |
Awards |
IGN Comics Award Best Graphic Novel 2008 2015 Eisner Awards Best Short Story (nominated) |
IGN Comics Award Best Graphic Novel 2008
Lee Bermejo is an American comic book artist whose published work includes interior illustrations and cover art.
Lee Bermejo's career began in 1997 as an intern at WildStorm. He is self-taught, with little formal art training. His first credited comics work appeared in Gen¹³ #43 (Sept. 1999) Together with writer Joe Kelly and co-artist Doug Mahnke, Bermejo crafted the "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?" story in Action Comics #775 (March 2001). He and writer Brian Azzarello collaborated on the Lex Luthor: Man of Steel limited series in 2005 and the Joker graphic novel in 2008. In 2009, Bermejo drew the Superman story in the Wednesday Comics limited series. Bermejo both wrote and drew the Batman: Noël graphic novel in 2011. He and Azzarello worked together again on the Before Watchmen: Rorschach limited series in 2012-2013. In 2015, Bermejo launched the Suiciders series for Vertigo and We Are Robin for the main DC Comics line.